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Tuesday 16 February 2010

Nissan Juke

Designed to bring a breath of fresh air to the B-segment, where customers are uninspired by the lack of originality on offer, Juke is a distinctive combination of SUV toughness and sporting style in a compact package. It will be the third member of Nissan's crossover family, reinforcing the company's position as a pioneer of this increasingly popular configuration of vehicle.
The top of the range Juke will come with a new turbocharged direct injection petrol engine, developing 140kW (190PS) and 240 Nm.

The 1.6 direct injection turbo engine is available with Nissan's ALL-MODE 4x4-i system, updated to include torque-vectoring technology. As well splitting torque front to rear - up to a maximum of 50:50 - it can now be split from side-to-side across the rear axle too, enhancing agility and reducing understeer when cornering.The inclusion of this innovation is a first in the small car segment - a technology that has, until now, only been found on top-of-the-range, premium vehicles.The other engine options are Nissan's 1.6-litre 16-valve unit, now with a unique dual-injection system, developing 86kW (117 PS) and 157Nm of torque, as well as the 1.5-litre dCI common rail engine producing 81kW (110PS) and 240 Nm of torque.As well as being sold in Europe (from the autumn), Juke will also be sold in Japan and North America.

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