The Nissan Juke->ke3600 is a pretty interesting car. On its face, the Juke doesn't exude the kind of bravado and confidence you'd normally associate with a powerful crossover. For some reason, however, the quirky-looking crossover has been the subject of some of the most insane aftermarket programs we've seen in a while.

Nowhere was that more evident than when Nissan->ke62 itself decided to drop the GT-R's supercar-like powertrain in the crossover. The Japanese automaker's in-house tuning firm, NISMO, also went to work on the Juke and as it turns out, they're tinkering on the crossover is far from finished.

According to Autocar, NISMO is preparing for a more powerful version of the Juke NISMO, one that's meant to be a step up from their current program that we saw at the Paris Motor Show. Whereas that version saw its output bump up to 197 horsepower from the 186 horsepower of the standard model, the hotter NISMO Juke is expected to generate 217 horsepower and 220 pounds per feet of torque.

In addition, NISMO will also revise the Juke's suspension setup, lowering the crossover by 20 mm (0.78 inches), thus giving it equal handling improvements relative to the power bump it's going to get.

Unfortunately, we are uncertain what name this new hot Juke will carry. There is a chance that it will be just a new-generation Juke NISMO, but we suspect it will carry a different designation that will set it apart from a standard Juke NISMO – possibly Juke NISMO R, or something to that effect.

It appears that the Juke's popularity has given Nissan even more confidence to play around with it. We're looking forward to seeing this hotter Juke in the coming months and more importantly, we're not closing the possibility of seeing more Juke programs in the future.

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