Faults:

Basically nothing. It is a low mileage modern petrol car, so I expect nothing less.

General Comments:

Another run about bought for work, this Juke is an average car all around, but they are very cheap to buy used, you can have a low mileage 2018 car for less than 10 grand.

1.6 petrol is cheap enough to tax and insure, thought the performance and economy are not great - not fast at all especially on the open road out of town. And you only get 35 - 39 mpg! Shocking for a modern car! I was expecting around low 40's but it really struggles for this. My previous Renault Clio was better on fuel and it was 20 years old. Still, the petrol engines are less complicated than the diesels and should have no big repair bills as the miles rise.

The Juke is an odd looking car, some say ugly but it is not that bad. Interior is very smart looking, and outside mine is red with alloy wheels. There are worse looking cars.

In short if you are after a cheap runabout they are ideal, just do not expect anything fancy.

Faults:

Nothing so far.

General Comments:

I test drove a Fiesta ST and the new Polo GTI, and was on the verge of getting the Fiesta when I saw a Nissan Juke Nismo on the road. I went for a test drive and loved it, then I heard about a newer more hardcore performance model in the pipeline called the Nismo RS. I waited for that and did a test drive in the manual and auto versions, and placed an order for the manual version a few days later.

Its performance and handling are very good; maybe not quite on par with the Fiesta ST, although it's very close, but it just feels a nicer place to be, really makes you feel like you're in something special. It's a bit higher than a standard car, and it feels bigger inside, and it has some great techy gadgets like the LCD boost gauge and G-Force counter; it's kinda like a little Skyline GTR. I decided to go for the storm white paint with the Recaro seats, which look fantastic with the red Nimso trim.

Looking around, there is not really anything like it on the road currently in terms of sports crossovers, and 218 BHP from its 1.6 turbo engine makes for a very enjoyable ride.

My only niggle is why did Nissan only release a 4WD version in automatic, which has much less power.

Very good car, but a manual 1.6 turbo with 4WD would have made a great car fantastic.

Faults:

Nothing yet - I have just taken delivery of a Juke. Very impressed.

General Comments:

Fit and finish appears a bit light weight, so comments on durability will follow. It's not BMW quality, but I didn't pay BMW money - nor was my previous Ford that good for that matter!

The small engine impresses with its urge off the line, and I am taking it easy, so it will possibly feel even better as things go on. Taking it easy has resulted in an average MPG of 44 so far - see if that keeps up.

Gadget count is high and easy to use - nav/Bluetooth/DAB/reversing camera and so on. All touch screen and a doddle to use.

Rear space is a bit pokey, but I knew that anyway - the split boot floor means the boot is large enough to cope nowadays.