Return of the juke?
 

People gave the Juke a lot of shyt... calling it the joke; etc... But anyone who took the time to drive one would have found out... handling was phenomenal in sport trims. It was the first time I ever felt a cvt feel good and it had a great shifting manual. The joke is the Nissan kicks.

I'm excited to see the juke come back. Not only that... it was said the Z was gonna come back in a new modular chassis platform that can facilitate FWD and RWD. The juke was supposed to be the first car. The maxima second. The Z 3rd. Then 2 more surprise cars... So that means. The New Z is coming SOON.

Awesome!!!

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/n...rossover-shown

https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/20...-can-buy-them/

Couldn't find the modular chassis article cuz it's very old but. I remember Nissan explaining the modular chassis would drive Z R&D costs down by a lot.

I actually love my 6sp Nismo RS Juke, its a great daily driver throughout all seasons, and i picked it up for pretty cheap with only 8k miles on it since no one wants the stick version.

I always like the juke as well. We managed to cram 9 people into one once for a trip doown the block in negative weather lol. Tell me that isn't impressive!

I think it would be awesome if gen 2 did stick with AWD. it would bring the enthusiasts for the juke. I think this was a missed opportunity in the enthusiast outlook. Many had opinions without driving it. The thing in my opinion was just as fun as a Z. Though slower. It had all the torque response missing in a FRS at the time.

On a side note... I've always felt.
Take that juke engine. The acura tlx transmission and stick it in a 86 rwd with an awd and manual option? You would have the perfect cheap car.

I saw that happen at the Circus once, but it was filled with a bunch of clowns...:)

You know what they say.. If the shoe fits!!

What about the nose? Did everyone have their big red noses on to go with those floppy shoes?

I had an opportunity to autoX a Juke Nismo a number of years back. Overall I can admit the car was fun to drive. But transmission options were a big fail :thumbsdown: The CVT was boring. And MT was FWD :ugh:

That said, I'm actively looking for another DD and a low mileage Juke Nismo RS MT would meet my minimal needs - I want MT and enough room to fit the 4 Z wheels and tires.

No, the noses were too large. We had to leave them behind :/

Great. Maybe GM will also resurrect the Pontiac Aztek. Seriously, the Juke is uglier than a baboon's ***.

I would have had legit interest in a Juke if it were a) Faster, b) didn't have that horrid front end, c) had AWD in manual available.

The aztek didnt perform like a juke. Looks were polarizing yet they sold a bunch of jukes.

I really liked how the Aztek handled on twisty roads. And then when you tired from all that performance and Pontiac excitement, you could tent out the back end and rest in Aztek luxury.

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You are the first guy I ever heard say this but...
You make good points. It had no looks but all convenience and functionality.

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