The Nissan Juke made its market debut back in June
2010. The first-gen Juke was a revelation in car designing and opened doors to
a new segment altogether which gained popularity across the world. Now, the
second-gen Nissan Juke is being readied for launch this year, and recently, it
was spied on test in Paris. The test mule was seen wearing huge sized alloy
wheels which hint that the new model may have different wheel size options.
Following the footsteps of the original Nissan Juke,
the next-gen Nissan Juke will have an extreme and radical design, apparently
even more so. It draws inspiration from the Nissan Gripz Concept which was
introduced at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. It has been designed by Nissan
Design Europe (London) and will make its world debut on 3 September 2019. A
compact V-motion grille flanked by two-tier front lights comprising super-sleek
LED DRLs at the bonnet level and tri-arrow pattern headlights, floating
roofline, upswept beltline and notably rakish back glass are some of the
peculiar design cues of the all-new model.
The second-gen Juke will be the first Nissan model
underpinned by the CMF-B platform that debuted in the fifth-gen Renault Clio in
January. This platform has two sub-types - CMF-B LS (low specifications) and
CMF-B HS (high specifications). As the Nissan Juke is primarily targeted at
developed markets, it will obviously use the latter. Reports say that the
interior space would grow, thanks to a 50 mm longer wheelbase which will make
the cabin roomier.
The next-gen Nissan Juke will be available in
several mechanical configurations. In addition to a standard variant with a
1.0L turbocharged petrol engine, a 1.3L turbocharged petrol engine and a 1.5L
turbocharged diesel engine, a plug-in hybrid variant is expected. The standard
variant could also feature electrification, with select configurations being
available with a mild-hybrid system.
The Nissan Kicks is not planned for launch in India.
