What is it?
It’s a new Nissan Juke, but you’d know that even if you hadn’t been told, because it so clearly looks like a replacement for the Juke that has been around for the past nine years, and which popularised, rather than invented, the trendy compact crossover.
The Juke is now, as it was then, a small, tall hatch, bigger than before, though not by a huge amount. At 4.2 metres long, it’s halfway between a supermini (Ford Fiesta etc) and small family car (Focus etc) in length, a size that now means adults can sit behind adults and which lifts the boot volume by 20% over the old Juke, to 422 litres.
It sits on the Renault-Nissan group’s small CMF-B platform, which you’ll also find underneath the latest Renaults Clio and Captur and it’ll be built in Sunderland.
It’s a relatively conventional architecture, with MacPherson struts at the front and a torsion beam at the rear, while the transverse engine drives the front wheels only. The only engine option – for the moment – is a three-cylinder, 1.0-litre petrol turbo making 115bhp and 133lb ft, which is allowed to rise to 148lb ft on overboost for a short time in higher gears, to facilitate overtaking. But the platform has been developed to accept electrification, so you can expect hybrid versions, though no diesel, later.
With the 1.0, claimed performance is moderate – 0-62mph takes 10.4sec with a six-speed manual; a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic version, which can be had on anything above base trim level, adds £1400 and 0.7sec to the 0-62mph time. Depending on your wheel and trim specification and gearbox choice, the Juke will return between 44.1mpg and 47.9mpg, and between 110g/km and 118g/km, on the WLTP emissions test cycle.
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three and a half stars, if this had a VAG bage on it would probably have got 5, its bettr looking than anything Vag produce, it will be a hell of a lot more reliable and of higher quality (including the latest Audi offerings), but because of the badge according to Autocar its only worth 3 and a half stars..
Boring.
It is pretty bland, almost stereotype mini suv now.
Thekrankis wrote:
I remember some Nissan spokesperson a while ago saying that a replacement Juke didn't have to look anything like the current one, it could be completely different. This gave me hope that the new one might be equally 'radical', but they obviously changed their minds and have just come up with a tamed, slightly normalised version of the original. Its disappointing.
£24k
Just can't get over the price of cars these days. £24k gets you a 3 pot 1 litre with a slightly sluggish 0-60 time, a riot of black plastic inside and heater controls from the 80's. And what happened to choice, 1 engine!! By the time any hybrids are added to the party you'll be looking at something approaching £30k
Can't understand why the SMMT hardly ever point to increasing prices for car sales declining
Sorted
The only people who can afford it will be Google workers and Call Girls in Goa! Lucky for Autocar it seems to have thousands of readers in that demographic if the comments are anything to go by .
xxxx wrote:
Choice...that is made for you...you disparage it, you can't afford it. Stupid to believe that the trade body that REPRESENTS the UK OEM's, would do such a thing...you never disappoint, keep your honesty, most amusing. Perhaps you've clocked in by now and not gotten someone to do it for you.
Takeitslower, are a rested 'FMS'
If only I could understand your rants, "Perhaps you've clocked in by now and not gotten someone to do it for you" I'd insult you.
xxxx wrote:
Takeitslower is just a sad little troll, hiding behind a keyboard. He wouldn't have the gumption to say it to your face.