The all-new Nissan JUKE (2020) Interior, Exterior and Drive

The 2020 Nissan Juke has been unveiled. The car comes nine years after the previous version, giving it some long-overdue updates to – Nissan hopes – make it a leading name in the now-hugely popular crossover SUV market.

The new Nissan Juke range starts with the Visia trim, which costs from £17,395. Next up is the £18,995 Acenta, followed by the £20,995 N-Connecta, the £22,495 Tekna and the £23,895 Tekna+. The limited-run Premiere Edition – of which there will only be 140 in the UK – will start from £23,995. You’ll pay a £1,500 premium to have an automatic gearbox.

The Juke is available for you to order now, with deliveries slated to take place at the end of November.

The Nissan Juke has undergone a notable styling shift. Most notable is the front end, where the thick-rimmed grille is similar to what you would find on the Qashqai and X-Trail.

While the layout of the headlights is quintessentially Juke – with a pair of circular lights residing beneath two thinner ones above – even that hasn’t remained untouched. The lower, round lights now use striking, Y-shaped LEDs.

Around the sides, the Juke keeps its chunky wheel arches. Visia models have 16-inch steel wheels, the Acenta and N-Connecta versions have 17-inch alloy wheels, and Tekna and Tekna+ cars have 19-inch items. The profile also highlights the car’s sloping, coupe-inspired roof.

The prominent crease above the rear wheels runs to the back of the car where the Juke has a sporty, squat appearance and striking set of blade-like LED taillights.

Overall, the 2019 Juke is 4.2 metres long, 1.6 metres tall and 1.8 metres wide, making it larger and roomier than the outgoing version of the crossover. Despite this, the new car is 23kg lighter than its predecessor.

No matter which version of the new Nissan Juke you buy, it will be powered by a 1.0-litre, three-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine. It produces 117hp and can come with either a six-speed manual or seven-speed, quick-shifting dual-clutch (DCT) automatic gearbox.

Manual versions of the Juke go from 0-62mph in 10.4 seconds, while automatic cars do so in 11.1. No matter what transmission you go for, though, the Juke has a top speed of 112mph.

Nissan has confirmed that, later down the line, the Juke will get a plug-in hybrid variant. This should give you an all-electric driving range of around thirty miles – not to mention make you exempt from inner-city fees like London’s Congestion Charge.

Compared with the old car, the new Juke has 6cm more knee-room for its rear-seat passengers, as well as headroom that’s been increased by 1cm. At the back is a 422-litre boot, meaning that the Juke will have little trouble swallowing a couple of suitcases, or a baby’s pram, with all the seats folded up.

Infotainment has also been improved. Acenta models and above get an eight-inch infotainment touchscreen. Get an N-Connecta version or higher and this system comes with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto compatibility, in-car wifi and built-in satnav. To that you can add Google Assistant, which lets you control such essential fixtures as the central locking, lights and satnav using voice commands via an app on your smartphone.
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