Nissan Juke review

Prices start at £23,500. That gets you into an entry-level combustion model with six-speed manual gearbox. You’re looking at £25,000 if you want the seven-speed DCT. Meanwhile it’s £27,095 to step up to the full hybrid.

On lease, you’re looking at around £225 and £300 for the ICE and hybrid models respectively, on a four-year agreement with a £5k down payment and 10,000 yearly mileage allowance, through Nissan’s own finance scheme.

A Renault Captur or Vauxhall Mokka are cheaper at time of writing, but the Juke undercuts most of its other rivals including the Ford Puma, Peugeot 2008, Skoda Kamiq and VW T-Cross.

Is the kit list generous?

Well, you’ve five to choose from, including a new N-Sport grade as part of the mid-life facelift. But let’s start at the bottom and work our way up.

Base spec is now Acenta Premium, which gets 17-inch wheels, 12.3-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and rear-view camera. Second up N-Connecta trim gets 12.3-inch digital instrument display, connected navigation, wireless phone charger and front and rear parking sensors.

Mid-spec Tekna adds 19-inch alloy wheels, heated windscreen, steering wheel and front seats, interior ambient lighting, Bose audio system, and Nissan’s ‘Advanced Safety Shield pack’ including 360-degree camera, adaptive cruise control, driver alert monitor, blind spot intervention, lane keep assist and more.

The penultimate (deep breath, we’re getting there) Tekna+ trim adds two-tone metallic paint, grey inserts on the front and rear bumpers and side skirts, and black leather/Alcantara seats. 

Finally, the new N-Sport trim gets a fancy yellow paintjob, black wheels, roof, door mirrors, wheel arch inserts, grille and A- and B-pillars, silver front bumper finisher, black leather and yellow Alcantara seats, and flashy N-Sport badging. Phew.

That's a lot to take in. What would you choose?

To our eyes mid-spec Tekna trim looks the pick of the bunch, thanks to the creature comforts that you’ll surely appreciate in winter. We’d be tempted by the hybrid too, for both the extra power and improved economy it offers. 

All in there, you’re looking at £30,595.