After blowing the doors on this segment back in 2010, Nissan is now facing a much harder challenge designing the replacement for the aging Juke subcompact crossover.
Just like the Volkswagen Tiguan, the Juke feats much stiffer competition from rivals that have copied and improved its formula. Thus, Nissan needs to take a long look at what it wants to keep and in which areas the Juke needs a redesign.
Last year, the Sunderland factory announced a substantial investment plan meant to ready it for the arrival of the next Juke. Now, Auto Express is writing that 2017 is the year when this will happen.
According to the British magazine's "well placed sources within Nissan," the Juke will be the second Nissan to be based on the CMF-B platform, preceded by the recently spied Micra.
That's the most important change of all, since the current B0 architecture makes it one of the most expensive non-premium cars in this segment, far more so than the Renault Captur sister car.
Also, it opens the door for brand new engines to be used, ones that are specifically designed for the CMF family. One of them, the source says, is a 1-liter three-cylinder turbo so we might see a replacement for its current 1.2L DIG-S supercharged unit.
Sister company Renault has been working feverishly to improve the 1.5-liter dCi, adding new software almost every year in an effort to reduce CO2 emissions. However, the big story with the next Juke might be the availability of a hybrid system.
The Gripz crossover concept which Nissan showed at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show had one too. If you squint, it kind of looks like a Juke. And even if this story we are quoting turns out to be a fake, the segment is headed in that direction anyway.
Toyota's CH-R crossover, which many people called Toyota's Juke, also has hybrid drive. So does Kia's new Niro crossover. At the top of the Juke's engine range, we might still find a 1.6-liter turbo in both regular and Nismo trim.
That one will face stiff competition from the upcoming MINI Countryman and the SQ2, which Audi is going to give at least 300 horsepower.
Last year, the Sunderland factory announced a substantial investment plan meant to ready it for the arrival of the next Juke. Now, Auto Express is writing that 2017 is the year when this will happen.
According to the British magazine's "well placed sources within Nissan," the Juke will be the second Nissan to be based on the CMF-B platform, preceded by the recently spied Micra.
That's the most important change of all, since the current B0 architecture makes it one of the most expensive non-premium cars in this segment, far more so than the Renault Captur sister car.
Also, it opens the door for brand new engines to be used, ones that are specifically designed for the CMF family. One of them, the source says, is a 1-liter three-cylinder turbo so we might see a replacement for its current 1.2L DIG-S supercharged unit.
Sister company Renault has been working feverishly to improve the 1.5-liter dCi, adding new software almost every year in an effort to reduce CO2 emissions. However, the big story with the next Juke might be the availability of a hybrid system.
The Gripz crossover concept which Nissan showed at last year's Frankfurt Motor Show had one too. If you squint, it kind of looks like a Juke. And even if this story we are quoting turns out to be a fake, the segment is headed in that direction anyway.
Toyota's CH-R crossover, which many people called Toyota's Juke, also has hybrid drive. So does Kia's new Niro crossover. At the top of the Juke's engine range, we might still find a 1.6-liter turbo in both regular and Nismo trim.
That one will face stiff competition from the upcoming MINI Countryman and the SQ2, which Audi is going to give at least 300 horsepower.