At present the fate of Nissan Juke is indeed unlucky for the American market. But this is very different compared to Europe. Reportedly...
At present the fate of Nissan Juke is indeed unlucky for the American market. But this is very different compared to Europe. Reportedly, the Juke generation will soon be sliding with designs that are far different from the last generation.
Designed at Nissan's London studio, the car will be ready to debut when the motor show is in a few months and will begin production in 2019.
"His appearance is not too similar to the last. Also not very similar to IMx (concept electric crossover introduced in Tokyo, last year) or the new Leaf," said Nissan Global design boss Alfonso Albaisa to Autocar.
Albaisa dismissed rumors that Juke's replacement had been reviewed and sent back for redesign.
"Juke will be coming soon. But it can't be 'sent back'. I'm not sure where the story came from. It's a very cool car and still has prestige," he explained.
The first generation Nissan Juke was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010 and immediately gained popularity in the supermini-sized crossover class.
In Europe, sales of Juke continued to grow 10-fold between 2010 and 2016. In 2022 it is expected to double from 2016, at 1.13 million units.
The latest generation of Juke seems to be produced using the development of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance version, namely the V- [platform which is also used for Renault Clio and Nissan Micra. It is estimated that the Juke will use the 899cc 3-cylinder engine and the 1197cc 4-cylinder turbo used by the Micra and Qashqai. Both machines produce 89 bhp output and 114 bhp.
The 109 bhp 1.5L diesel engine will also be available, with a four-wheel drive automatic transmission system, the highest version.
Unfortunately, Albaisa did not confirm whether the Juke generation would be exhibited to measure the market at an exhibition such as the Qazana concept that was exhibited at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Given the level of risk and how comfortable the car was, it was likely that Nissan would maximize the Juke by not releasing the Juke form until the time of its launch.
