2019 Nissan Juke vs 2020

What's the difference?

Updated:

Not much has changed since we originally reviewed the current Nissan Juke Ti-S in November of 2018, with pricing and spec remaining the same.

There has been some news on the Juke's much-anticipated replacement, with an official reveal date of September 3, 2019.

Not much can be told about the new Juke yet, as it has only been spied under camouflage, but it is known to be larger than this current model, as the new car has been photographed alongside the current one. 

It will also share roughly the same design theme and styling pillars, while bringing it up-to-date with Nissan's current line-up. Take a look at current versions of the larger US-market Murano for clues as to what it could look like.

It is also known that it will share a platform with the recently-revealed Renault Captur, paving the way for low-capacity turbocharged engines and even the possibility of hybrid tech in the Juke's next iteration.

As originally published September 3, 2018:

The Nissan Juke is straight-up bizarre.

Back in 2011, it was ahead of the small SUV curve, using the now-common trope of lifting up a small hatchback, giving it a slightly different body and calling it an ‘SUV’.

But the Juke didn't arrive locally until late 2013, the hatchback in question is the now-dead-in-Australia Nissan Micra, and despite that initial lead on its main competitors, the Micra-based Juke is hardly ahead on sales.

Despite that, Nissan is powering on with the Juke formula, while refining equipment levels, offering new style options and even introducing an even more performance-focused Nismo variant.

So, in a now-very-crowded small SUV segment are the Juke’s differences enough to set it apart? I spent a week reviewing the second-from-the-top Ti-S all-wheel drive (AWD) turbo to find out.

Few cars have improved as much over their immediate predecessors as Nissan’s Juke.

Though a 1.5 million-selling global smash hit, the old F15 original bombed in Australia, languishing as a divisive, cramped, noisy, cheaply presented and yet expensive oddball alternative to the Mazda CX-3 and Honda HR-V set that it ironically helped inspire back in 2010. 

In contrast, the all-new F16-series is larger, roomier, nicer inside, prettier outside and more practical, as Nissan strives to keep its pioneering city SUV on top of its game.

Can the 2021 Juke turn the tide? We take a long hard look at the bottom end of the range to find out.