The New Nissan Juke is Coming!

New Nissan Juke set for 2017 arrival with greener engines, a hybrid version, upgraded technology and an all-new platform.

The Nissan Juke really popularized the supermini-SUV class, paving the way for a whole wave of competing models like the Peugeot 2008, Renault Captur and more recently the Audi Q2. Now Nissan is set to unveil the second-generation of the Juke, improving upon the current model so it can really compete against its rivals. The new Juke will be more refined, more efficient, and will improve in some other crucial areas such as cabin quality.

Well-placed sources within Nissan point out that the car still sells over 100,000 examples a year globally. Nissan’s chief creative officer Shiro Nakamura has revealed the next generation will remain “edgy and less mainstream”, but acknowledged that it would still be recognizable as a Juke. That means the styling will retain key Juke cues, such as the high-mounted headlights and distinct wheelarch blisters. But it will also incorporate Nissan’s new ‘face’.

With the new redesigned Juke there’ll be a slightly longer wheelbase, as Nissan aims to address one of the main criticisms of the current car: rear legroom. Plus there’ll be a slightly longer wheelbase, as Nissan aims to address one of the main criticisms of the current car: rear legroom. The move to the new chassis will open the Juke up to a new range of engines, including 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo gas engine. A 1.5-litre diesel will continue to be offered, alongside a 1.6-litre turbocharged gas engine that’s likely to be the range-topper, with an output of around 190bhp.

Nissan sources have also hinted that the next Juke could also get a hybrid variant, using a range-extender powertrain. When asked if the next Juke would feature some form of electrification, Nakamura told us: “It is very tough to meet our emissions requirements without hybrid. It is almost mandatory.”

The Juke is likely to not show up for awhile, though; we could see a concept within the next six months, ahead of a production car debut in autumn and sales starting before the end of 2017.

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Nissan Redesigns the 2017 Armada

The all-new 2017 Nissan Armada brings everything wanted in the comfort department along with all the capabilities of an off road monster.

 

Steady pressure on the gas as the new Armada climbs easily up the dirt hill, on the Nissan Performance track in Monterey, California, cresting the hill and letting the descent control take over the ensuring downhill. The new Armada dominates the dirt obstacle course. But the real fun is when it takes on the articulation track, making little work of the left and right alternating moguls. The Armada holds steady as one corner then another lifts into the air, three feet off the ground.

Nissan introduced this all new 2017 Armada this past year at the Chicago Auto Show, continuing its place as Nissan’s largest SUV, now in its second generation holding 8 people. The Armada is the only vehicle he only one in its lineup with a body-on-frame architecture.

               

The Armada packs quite a punch under the hood, with its direct injected 5.6-liter V-8 engine making 390 horsepower and 394 pound-feet of torque, it boasts a towing capacity of 8,500 pounds in either its rear-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive versions.

The exterior look, rugged yet somewhat futuristic, is good, and Nissan brings in an SUV version of its V-motion grille, a design cue reaching down the model lineup. LED headlights come standard. Nissan sacrificed a little cargo area for the Armada's platform change, as the Patrol brings in a shorter wheelbase, but that only improved the driving character and capability, both on- and off-road.

 

The Armada's surround view camera, initially designed to make parking safer, also proves a boon on the off-road course. My coach points out how its many views let me see not only the top-down angle on the car, but also a look down the sides, so I can see right where my wheels are placed. That would come in handy on a narrow mountain-side track. Nissan also kept the cabin noise down with laminated glass and plenty of sound-deadening material integrated into the body. I find it easy to maintain a conversation with my co-driver, or listen to the 13-speaker Bose audio system. In this Platinum trim example, Nissan gussies up the cabin with wood trim and plenty of leather.

Where the Armada really stands out is its design. The body maintains a tough look, but hints at something slightly exotic. At a base price of $44,400, the Armada will definitely deserve a look when it shows up in dealers this August.

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