Nissan Juke 1.6 Acenta
Micra supermini excepted, Nissan no longer makes normal hatchbacks and saloons. Instead, it has become a post-modern car company and champion of the crossover concept. Having shown with the Qashqai that a high-riding hatchback with a hint of SUV is right in many buyers’ comfort zones, it now applies the formula to the next class down. The Juke is the result.
A smaller, cheaper car attracts a younger buyer, and the Juke plays to that audience. Its style is more exaggerated than that of today’s mainstream cars, and it takes the notion of crossing over in a whole new direction, plundering the gene pools of SUVs, sports coupés and, in the cabin, even motorcycles. Whether the mix creates a car capable of multi-disciplinary miracles, or whether each attribute is fatally compromised by every other, we shall find out here.
We’re testing the normally aspirated 1.6 with 115bhp and mid-spec Acenta trim. This particular Juke’s gearbox is a five-speed manual; a CVT is optional, but four-wheel drive is available only with the turbo engine.
Credit: Autocar
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