Juke Owner Opinions?
 

I know there's a few Juke owners here in the forum. I'm actually considering one as a DD. Any thoughts or opinions? If you have one, are you happy with it?

Please save the "it's ugly" comments for another thread. I like it. Nuff said. :tup:

I thought they were ugly till I bought my 370Z. Now I just love how it tries to incorporate the Z style into it. A black lowered one with black rims and dark tint would look amazing.

That being said I do not own one and really have nothing to contribute to this thread. lol

I say make it the ultimate sleeper, BOOST FTW... haha:tup:

Not an owner, but have driven one for extended periods as a loaner car.
They are fun and can be quick & peppy, in terms of overall space they are solid for the price point they are in. The back seat with a 6'4" driver is not happening, but with an average driver you can fit 4 adults fairly easily.

It has 3 modes, eco, normal, sport.
Eco is as it sounds, slow but is fuel friendly. I would use this mode when I was in traffic and did not need the power to get going. Besides that this mode is fairly worthless in my option.
Normal is solid for everyday driving, getting on he freeway, traffic, etc. Provides good power but creates a bit of lag if you punch it. I believe this is to help control fuel economy just a bit.
Sport, little to no lag, fun to punch it and drive. Can spin the front wheels (especially with the manual).

They come fairly equipped if you want, cheap navigation, sirius, aux, usb, etc. You feel up around other cars but the car is fairly low & handles wheel, no arm rest from factory which sucked but you can add one.

I actually felt the same way when I first saw them. It really grew on me after a while. I think it's pretty sweet... and I WAS looking at a black one! :D

Black Juke Nismo from C&C this weekend in Houston.
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Awesome info!! Thank you!

I bet that would look even sweeter with everything blacked out.

Yeah the car was factory fresh, had a custom plate already, but was very clean.
I believe the factory wheels are a black/silver combo which look pretty solid.

I like these cars, too bad the only manual option are on the fwd =(

:)

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Blacked out everyting, Gun Metal wheels.

I drove a Nismo Juke in Auto-X environment with the CVT AWD. It was amazingly fun. I could see myself with one as a DD. However, 6MT is absolutely necessary.

I was looking into one as an option, I liked it mainly for its styling and it does handle pretty well, the 6 speed is smooth and throws are relatively short. That being said the fuel economy isn't quite there, its average at best and still requires premium. I would weight what is more important to you in the economy department, if a sporty car is more important than eco you can't lose with it. In my case long distance driving and eco trumped it so I went with a tdi, can't argue with my choice making an average of 47mpg, but the drive is numb and uninspired. Just my two cents as I was very close to getting it, if my commute wasn't so long I'd own one.

Oh that is another thing, the tank size is like 10 gallons I believe.
So even if you get 25-30MPG that is only 250-300 miles on a full tank so you are filling up a bunch.

Only reason I didn't buy one when I was DD shopping last year is because I needed more cargo space for my drums. The Juke has less space than my Mazdaspeed3 (which was my dead minimum for total cubic feet cargo space available with seats folded down).

The new Nismo Juke in 6MT trim starts in the $22k range. Almost wish I had a smaller kit because I'd rock one of these (even though the woman is strongly against it lol).

Drove my friend's when he bought his 2010 model (FWD CVT), and the only thing I really remember not liking was the seating position in the car (at the time I only had my Altima Coupe as the DD benchmark and was not yet in a Z). I found it to be very upright and awkward, but at the same time I didn't play with the settings much at all as it wasn't my car. I'm 5'8"-ish on a tall day so take that for what it's worth.

Also - depending on your driving style, I wouldn't take EPA MPG ratings for what they're worth. I consistently get 30MPG back and forth to work in my Speed3 (rated at 25MPG HWY) because I have found a sweet spot to rev to that keeps me out of boost. I also have a lot of 55mph roads before my interstate commute and don't have to deal with traffic much, which leads me to my point - get an MT on a Juke and take it easy and I think it could be capable of more than 30MPGs fairly easily.

(On the same commute, I could milk my Z for 27-28MPG with K&N drop-ins and synthetic oil. This was on my 2010 - still breaking in my 2013.)

My recommendation is the NISMO trim. It just looks really cool to me.

I'm sorry... that looks pretty sweet! :driving:

I wrote about it in the off-topic thread. b15 was asking about it too. I'll look for the post and post it back here.

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Found it...

So far so good we just rolled over 700km, engine break-in is 2000km.

We love the interior, specifically the seats. A little too much plastic on the dash, but that is par for the course with cars these days I guess. The overall fit and finish is good. The doors feel and sound very solid when closing, better than the Z. The interior is also quiet. The engine is peppy but it won't win any races. The suspension is great, firm but not jarring.

The only thing I miss is auto headlights. The euro version has them, I don't know why they deleted the option for North America (on the Nismo version). The other thing to get used to is the fuel tank capacity. It's only 50 litres. I managed to empty it to the point where I was able to put 42 litres in during the fill up last night, just 4 km shy of 500 km on that tank.

Great info! Thank you sir!

I would happily rock the Nismo as a daily. I checked all of the options and accessories I'd want, and it still came in under $25k on Nissan's website.

Thank you so much! Just the kind of info I was looking for!

I wasn't aware the Nismo version is already available! gotta check it out now.

:iagree:
Have had extensive test drives and i concur. but only with the AWD version. Loads of torque for such a small SUV, extremely fun. Eco mode is worthless.
Design is quirky, yet unique and good looking. High quality fit and finish. Roominess is questionable depending on what your plans are in terms of usage, it can go from roomy to tight.

Well, I did it. Picking mine up tomorrow. :tup:

I didn't get the NISMO or the AWD. I just picked up a base model but I got a really killer deal. The company I work for has an employee purchase program with Nissan so I got over $1000 off ($200 below invoice), plus an extra $1000 from Nissan.

This is a vehicle that I'd actually prefer the fwd, since that way you can get a manual. I don't cvt.

We dd drive one and love it. Like most cars it has its +/-'s but it drives great, the vawd is responsive, and for our needs (no kids, 1 dog) it holds bikes and groceries like a champ. My only real gripe was a lack of a center consol but we fixed that by ordering from overseas. It was a simple process thanks to the juke forum folks.

It sucks that they couldn't do AWD and Manual for whatever reason. But The AWD torque response is nuts. I didnt know 188hp could feel so powerful.

I'd assume it's because Nissan's AWD system is built around the cvt, and they don't see enough sales of manual equipped vehicles to justify making it work together. Realistically, I'd be surprised if more than 15% of Juke sold have manuals. It doesn't make sense to split that between two drivetrain types. Which royally sucks, because that would be a fun little car.

Pretty much what chuck said, we were told they would have to design a new setup if they did AWD with manual and it was not worth the cost, especially for a lower budget car.
I agree it would be fun, but driving the FWD with manual is not bad, nor is AWD with CVT if you like the CVT.

I've not driven one, but I've liked the design of the Juke. I was neutral until I realized I always checked them out when I saw one on the road. The only complaint being at some angles that blister of the "nostril" headlights kinda jumps out at me. But any other angle I really like it. (Other vehicles have this issue with me as well.)

I'm kind of bummed. I didn't get to pick it up today. I have to wait until tomorrow for it to be delivered to my dealer. :crying:

They respond very well to modifications.. the STILLEN Cat-Back exhaust netted 20 wheel horsepower, just the rear section was 13 wheel horsepower.

Our cat-back plus UpRev tuning with boost.. monster torque increases:

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I thought about one but ended up getting a Honda Fit instead

I am happy with my choice and it is pretty damn fun to drive, just throwing it out there as an option I believe you should consider

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Build thread:

http://www.the370z.com/other-vehicle...ort-build.html

Damn. That's quite an increase in a tiny little gokart like the Juke.

on an unrelated note....i really hope that the engine in the juke is what they are planning to throw into the rumored mini-Z, factory turbo-charge FTW! :tup:

Honestly, the Fiesta ST does everything a bit better, is about the same size and costs less.

C&D specs for both to compare.

2014 Ford Fiesta ST Hatchback First Drive – Review – Car and Driver

2011 Nissan Juke SL – Instrumented Test – Car and Driver

Numbers

car - Fiesta Juke
Hp – 197 - 188
TQ - 214 – 177
Lbs – 2700 – 2909
0-60 – 6.7 – 7.5
¼ - 15.2 – 15.7
Skid - >.90G - .78G
Cargo V – 26 – 26.6
PassVol – 85.1 – 86.7
Eco – 27/35 – 24/31
MSRP – 22,195 – 23,300

Same interior volume, much better performance, better gas mileage, and cheaper. The only thing the Juke has is a higher road presence and a funky look.

I had an AWD Juke before the 370Z. It was great on gas, quick off the line, had all the bells and whistles, etc. However, they're deceptively small if you plan on loading it up. The new Sentra actually has more interior and trunk space. Overall, the best DD I ever had. Hopefully, I'll get the chance to own one again down the road.

not a juke owner, but wife and I have test driven them a few times including an awd/cvt nismo juke just recently. I think with this car, the only way to go is the with the awd, you can really feel the torque vectoring at work and it's a blast, the nismo was awesome, the seats are better than our Z seats and it's peppy.

Only reason it's not our dd is that it is just too small and impractical compared to our rogue. :(

:iagree: And hope it's 2600lbs. :excited: