Car WTFs
Nissan Keeps Getting Weird With The 2015 Juke
I don’t know why Nissan has to keep being this way with the 2015 Juke. First, instead of being normal about teasing the vehicle with images, the company had to get all fancy by making it look like it had solar flares. A simple darkened image or headlight teaser would have sufficed. But now that the new Juke has officially been unveiled in Geneva, things have gotten even weirder.
If you go to the Juke page on Nissan’s site, there are some predictable photos taken from Geneva, along with some other promo photos the company had ready to go. But mixed seamlessly within the bunch is a shirtless man doing some kind of hyper-motion tricks on the Juke. I don’t know what to make of this, but I know it doesn’t make me want the crossover any more.
The 2015 Juke has been only slightly redesigned. But apparently the redesign is enough to cause a shirtless man, mid-workout mind you, to come sprinting over and attempt to jump over the vehicle. This is not something I want.
It’s unfortunate, because the new Juke does have some intriguing things going on, including a new 1.2-liter turbocharged engine and a lot of upgraded technology like the Around View Monitor four-camera parking aid. It will also fit more cargo by increasing capacity by 40%. And I suppose the new design makes the Juke look pretty decent when it isn’t being used as a piece of workout equipment.
What do you think of the new Juke?
Many of us thought that the Dodge Challenger Hellcat was about as intimidating as a car could get. After all, people couldn’t hardly get them off the lot without crashing them when they first came out. Then Dodge upped the ante with the new Demon. But aside from the raw power, there are some other interesting aspects of the new Demon.
Check out the video below for a full rundown of just how unique this car is.
Think you finally have your Mercedes names mastered? Well, a new challenge appears to be coming, friend.
How to now identify Mercedes models by name
Some moves in the northwoods of Canada by the brand appear to signal a change in the naming conventions that will be used for Mercedes and AMG models. Candian trademarks have been filed for A 40, CLA 40, SLC 40, SLC 50 and GLE 50 in addition to CLA 53, G73 and S73.
If this proves true in the states, it would signal an end to the rule of two digits for Mercedes, three-digits for AMG counterparts. The new world would be two digits, ending in a “0” for Mercedes, and two digits ending in a “3” for AMG. This supports rumors of an AMG ‘73’ model with a hybrid powertrain.
While this change isn’t terribly difficult to comprehend, it certainly makes things interesting when comparing legacy and upcoming Mercedes models. There are a lot of numbers to keep straight, and a lot of explaining to do. And the letter and number combos leave something to be desired in terms of cachet.
It makes one appreciate the simplicity of giving each vehicle an actual name, like the domestic manufacturers do. Sure, that’s how we ended up with the Chevy Nova, but what are you going to do? There are only so many names, surely one for an automobile would end up meaning “no go” in some language, right?…
I like my car. It’s a 2011 Toyota toaster, I mean Camry. If you made a list of everything a car has to do, the Camry would check all the boxes. It gets me from point A to point B with the consistency a learning golfer would envy. It’s a toaster. You put in the bread, choose your level of toastiness, push down the thingy and then wait for it to pop up. But there is one interesting thing about my car. The shifter. That’s it up there. That is definitely not conventional at all. So, what’s with Toyota’s weird shifter pattern? (more…)
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Dave
May 20, 2014 at 7:06 am
To sum up in one word:
HIDEOUS!!!
This thing looks like the face of an angry insect. If it was a horse, I would shoot it. With a 20mm Vulcan cannon. Over and over…
Gord
Mar 23, 2015 at 10:23 am
@Dave
Hey just because women have always said these things about you, don’t take it out on the car!