I actually kinda dig this...

"Long Live the Longdoor" (victoryred08) 01/23/2014 at 22:08 • Filed to: IDX = 510!

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The Nissan IDX concept. I normally don't get excited about concepts...

I hope they make it and it looks at least similar to this. I also just watched /Drive's Detroit Auto Show 2014 vid and they made an interesting point: IDX is 510 in roman numerals. Excite!

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 22:12

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There's a good chance it'll use the Juke engine. And I'm glad that powerplant is making it's way through the Nissan lineup. It's phoenominal.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 22:13

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The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/23/2014 at 22:14

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JustWaitingForAMate > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 22:19

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I want one.

Depending on price and what internals it finally ends up with, I may have one in my driveway.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 22:21

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Is anything actually screwed on?

maximillious > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 22:34

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I will be trading my ST in for this if everything goes right with it.

Long Live the Longdoor > JustWaitingForAMate 01/23/2014 at 22:38

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You and me both :)

Long Live the Longdoor > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 01/23/2014 at 22:39

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Meh, who cares? It looks dope and it's racey! POWAR!

Long Live the Longdoor > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 01/23/2014 at 22:40

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I've heard good things about it, it makes me wish the juke looked less... well... like a juke.

Long Live the Longdoor > maximillious 01/23/2014 at 22:42

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Yup. I'd shamelessly add this racing livery too lol

GhostZ > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 01/23/2014 at 22:42

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MR or HR engine? I worry about the MR, because it's largest bore seems to be 84mm. Worse for the HR engine, which bores out to 79mm. That limits the MR to a 1800cc capacity unless you start going undersquare. They're already low-revving engines, so that does not bode well if they want to turn it into a serious performance engine like the SR20 was.

I'd much rather see them adopt the QR engine, which has a wider bore and shorter stroke than the SR20 did. If Nissan adopted a crazy-enough top end, they could wring the QR20 out to 8000rpm with those dimensions by just meeting (not exceeding) the 20-year-old SR20's rev potential. There's no reason that I'm aware of that the QR can't be as powerful as the S15 SR20, if not more powerful, and offer better economy.

But I could be wrong, I haven't tore the two blocks apart (or seen a detailed comparison) to show why the QR hasn't been utilized to its potential yet.

maximillious > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 22:42

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Matte black would be my choice

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 22:45

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I actually like the look. I really wish the the Nismo came with AWD/6MT as a combo.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > GhostZ 01/23/2014 at 22:50

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It's an MR. And the engine already puts out close to 200hp in the Nismo engine, and supposedly more if they ever make the Nismo RS or whatever they wanna call it. The potential is there, but it won't be like the old Japanese setups of high revving and turbo. :\

GhostZ > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 01/23/2014 at 23:09

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Right, forgot about the Nismo version.

Looking at the recent engines from BMW, Ford, Nissan, and Honda, I think you're right. We're at a point where RPM is more of a limit of valvetrain than the bottom end, or at least, the disparity is larger than before.

rockchalk816 > Long Live the Longdoor 01/23/2014 at 23:10

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I've been excited about this since first seeing the concept. Being a college student most classes are spent dreaming about what car I will buy once I get out in a couple years. All I want is a small light affordable rear wheel drive manual and I can't stop dreaming about this possibility now. It's tied at the too now with a brz.

On another note though why can't American car companies make a small light rwd car. Make a focus or fiesta rwd not just bulky stangs chargers or camaro. Why can't we have a fun to drive affordable rwd car.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > GhostZ 01/24/2014 at 02:09

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Small displacement turbocharged engine have made it so that the old rules don't apply. It's a crazy time we live in. :\