2017
New Nissan Juke
Launched
in 2011, the Nissan Juke has always been a very divisive car due to its bold
and eye-popping styling. With this in mind, Nissan is apparently working on
toning down the design of the next-generation Juke by basing it around the
Gripz concept introduced back in September at Frankfurt.
The
second-gen Nissan Juke is expected to be revealed sometime next year before
arriving in dealerships in 2017. As with the existing model as well as the
Gripz concept, the 2017 Juke will include similar arrow-shaped LED headlights
and a familiar V-shaped front grille. However, Motoring reports that the side
profile will be much more conservative than the current model.
Beyond
its refined and cleaner design, the mechanicals of the new Nissan Juke will be
radically improved. For starters, it will be offered with a plug-in hybrid
powertrain, incorporating the electric motor of the Nissan LEAF with a small
petrol engine acting as a generator to charge the batteries. In the Juke, this
powerplant should output just over 100 hp and 254 Nm of torque.
Elsewhere,
a selection of four-cylinder petrol engines will be offered across the 2017
Juke range and topped out by a 1.6-litre turbo delivering 217 hp and 260 Nm of
torque. Interestingly, that engine as well as its six-speed dual-clutch
transmission will be borrowed straight from the exciting Renault Clip RS 220.
