As opposed to what the Western media reports have
claimed for over a year now, the Nissan Juke is not dead. An all-new Nissan
Juke is on the way, and like its predecessor, it aims to bedazzle with an
outlandish design.
The Nissan Juke created a whole new market segment
that is the fastest growing in some regions and markets right now. Its radical
design is considered polarising, but it has compelled Nissan’s rivals to think
out of the box, the result of which is models like Toyota C-HR and Hyundai
Kona. There’s a similar thought process around designing the second-gen Nissan
Juke.
In an interview with Autocar, Alfonso Albaisa,
Senior VP (Global Design), Nissan, talked about the next-gen Nissan Juke’s
design. He said that the redesigned model “doesn’t look too much like the last
one (first-gen model)” and that “it doesn’t look like the IMx or new Leaf
either.” “It’s an urban meteor with a nasty attitude,” the design chief said
expressing his views about the future model. The all-new model is expected to
feature a design inspired by the Nissan Gripz Concept.
The British publication says that the all-new Nissan
Juke is likely to ride on the V-platform that underpins the fifth-gen Nissan
Micra. However, Nissan had confirmed in September 2015 that the next-gen Nissan
Juke would use the CMF-B platform. Designed at Nissan Design Europe (London),
it will debut at a motor show within months, possibly at the Geneva Motor Show
in March 2019.
