Nissan ready for round two with more in-your-face Juke
Nissan’s design team has given the world’s first B-segment crossover a concentrated dose of Juke-ness for its 2015 upgrade.
In South Africa, the Nissan Juke has maintained a near-300 unit average a month since its introduction in 2011, selling close on 12 000 units in the period to date. This makes it a very popular car in our nation. The favourite and bold styling cues of the Juke remain untouched, with the bumpers, lights and side mirrors being refreshed and newly designed and larger wheels.
Viewed from the front, all three levels of lighting have been given more prominence, starting with the fog lights that nestle in a newly designed black air intake and redesigned colour-coded bumper. The rounded fog lights with new clear lenses take centre stage and flank a new grille with grated design and a bolder SUV-style Nissan badge. This badge cue is repeated in the centre console instrumentation and at the back of the car in the diffuser design.
The most dramatic and visually enticing change is found in the uppermost-lights that have been completely redesigned and which joins the family of modern Nissan crossovers with its boomerang shape and integrated daytime running lights – a standard feature across the entire Juke range.
Step inside and the Juke has retained all of the playful elements that have made it a top seller. The centrepiece remains the painted transmission tunnel, which is inspired by the radical lines of an Italian superbike and hints of the Juke’s nimble road manners.
The range of engines delivers on the stated promise of offering a car with great drivability and engine responsiveness.
All Juke models are sold with a 3-year / 45 000 kilometre service plan and a 3-year / 100 000 kilometre mechanical warranty. Prices include VAT.
1.2 DIG-T Juke Acenta R254 900
1.2 DIG-T Juke Acenta+ R277 900
1.5 dCi Juke Acenta+ R299 900
1.6 DIG-T Juke Tekna R325 900
1.6 DIG-T Juke Tekna with Sunroof and NissanConnect R354 900
1.6 DIG-T 4WD XTronic Juke Tekna with Sunroof and NissanConnect R364 900