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Juke Kiiro Batman Edition
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I'm not at all mad we didn't get the new Juke in North America.
Half the power. No torque vectoring AWD. All the quirky, futuristic, very Japanese styling stripped away. I haven't driven one, not living in Europe and all haha, but I'd guess the surprisingly tight suspension of the original, even in base trims, is replaced with a much softer and more compliant load out.
Just another boring blob putting 100hp to the ground. I don't even know why they still call that a Juke. That's no Juke!
Half the power. No torque vectoring AWD. All the quirky, futuristic, very Japanese styling stripped away. I haven't driven one, not living in Europe and all haha, but I'd guess the surprisingly tight suspension of the original, even in base trims, is replaced with a much softer and more compliant load out.
Just another boring blob putting 100hp to the ground. I don't even know why they still call that a Juke. That's no Juke!
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In every other metric than power, it’s a better car from what I’ve seen of the reviews. No AWD and odd 130 hp is a deal breaker but it’s still a turbo so it has some potential. Interior and exterior is a quantum leap over the US Jukes. They are popular in Europe so there is something appealing about them. The switch to DSG was a smart move as the Europeans aren’t keen on CVT. That is a definite plus. Don’t know, the pieces are there but Nissan has to make a decision if the US is a priority for them.
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Yeah it's got its charms. Nice tech certainly. I just got a 2022 Frontier Pro-4x with all the packages and the tech in it is pretty sweet. I can start the car and adjust the hvac from anywhere with my phone. Wireless charging. Adaptive cruise control and lots of monitoring and safety tech. Nissans new infotainment system has a TON of features and customization and the screen is really big. Steering wheel heater. Airbags in every nook and cranny including in the footwells. Etc. It even has a nice big separate screen in the gauge cluster that can do a lot of cool stuff on its own. Cars have gained a lot of features the past few years.
I'm a fan of lots of features in a car but it's sad they had to strip out so much personality in the new one. The Nissan Kicks has better tech and a better interior than the Juke too and I wouldn't swap my RS for one in a million years - despite Nissan sending me a letter about every other day asking me to lol.
I suppose a lot of the reason it was redesigned the way it was was because it's only in Europe so it was built to cater to that market.
I'm a fan of lots of features in a car but it's sad they had to strip out so much personality in the new one. The Nissan Kicks has better tech and a better interior than the Juke too and I wouldn't swap my RS for one in a million years - despite Nissan sending me a letter about every other day asking me to lol.
I suppose a lot of the reason it was redesigned the way it was was because it's only in Europe so it was built to cater to that market.
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Juke proportions. Cool retrofuture segmented LED lights. 2.0 Turbo with 300hp. Same transfer caseless AWD w/ electronic rear diff that does vectoring. 6 speed stick. Nismo tuned suspension. 35k sticker.
Make it happen Nissan!
Narrator: It didn't happen.
Make it happen Nissan!
Narrator: It didn't happen.
I really like it but does it matter? Is not like they will bring the Juke back. 
Don't forget DCT
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