Nissan’s revelation that they are going to redesign the Juke for a second generation most likely reads like a foregone conclusion – in the U.S almost 4,000 of them were sold each of the past two years, however the information means more than the news of a new foggy Nissan. The latest Juke is going to be the first car to drive on a new Renault-Nissan shared platform named “CMF-B,” which stands for Common Module Family and the B most likely standing for the Juke’s B-segment sizing. We are award that a number of the new ukes are going to be produced in the U.K, alhough it is still uncertain if the next-gen Jules for ale in the U.S will come fromthere or from Japan. We have been in touch with Nissan’s U.S. repsa nd once they have replied to us we will update you further.
Judging by the U.K release, the CMF-B connection will provide the Juke with “an engineering architecture that drives synergies in all major areas, from purchasing to vehicle engineering and powertrains.” Ignoring the fact that we loathe the word “synergy” we should mention that we are interested about the possibility of a powertrain overlap between the Juke and other Renault-Nissan partners, the main reason being hat although the current Juke’s turbocharged 1.6-liter four is sprightly and enjoyable, it also drinks a lot of fuel.
We don’t know know which exact engine the new Juke is going to have, but it could be one provided by Mercedes. In Nissan’s announcement they didnt reveal when we can expect to see the new Juke. It will most likely not be for at least another year away, but Nissan just modified the Juke for 2015 so it probably has quite a it of life left in it, even more so considering how popular it is. Fingers crossed that Nissan build the next Juke to be just as fun and strange as the current model, as you son’t come across vehicled that have real character to them quite so often anymore these days.
