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Car buyers opting for Nissan’s
sector-defining Juke crossover
are about to get even more than
they bargained for. As part of
Nissan’s constant drive to
improve its products, both the
1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre
dCi diesel drivetrains have
undergone an optimisation
programme to further reduce
emissions and boost fuel
economy.
Thanks to revised gear ratios,
1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre
dCi turbodiesel models fitted
with manual transmissions are
now cleaner and more
fuel-efficient.
The 1.6-litre petrol variant now
returns 47.1mpg on the combined
cycle – an improvement of 2.3mpg
– and emits just 139g/km of CO2,
a reduction of 8g/km. As a
result of these changes, the
1.6-litre petrol model now sits
in VED Band E, meaning that
owners will pay £15 less to tax
their cars. With the fuel
savings factored in, the
optimisation changes will save
the typical owner £232 over the
course of three years*.
Customers opting for the revised
1.5-litre dCi diesel see fuel
economy improve from 55.4mpg to
57.6mpg on the combined cycle,
and emissions fall from 134g/km
to just 129g/km. As with the
petrol model, the revised
diesel-powered Juke drops a VED
band (from E to D), and now
costs just £95 a year to tax.
Over the course of three years,
the savings add up to an
estimated £171.92*.
The icing on the cake for all
Juke buyers is that these
revisions come at no additional
cost. On-the-road prices have
been held, meaning that buyers
really can make a saving by
choosing the Juke.
Over 22,000 Jukes have been sold
in the UK since it was launched
on 24th September
2010, replicating the success of
the Nissan Qashqai by moving out
of a niche and into the
mainstream.
*Savings
based on annual mileage of 10k
per year and national average
fuel prices: petrol 136.2p /
diesel 140.3p. |
