Nissan Juke review - Interior & comfort

An area where Nissan’s latest facelift to the Juke can really be noticed is on the interior. The interior now gets a larger infotainment screen, which is taken from the Qashqai and Ariya and features wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard, and there’s wider use of high-quality materials in certain trims. We didn’t like the use of carbon fibre around the cabin of the range-topping N-Sport model, though.

There’s a new digital driver’s display that comes as standard in the Juke, and it offers a high resolution and can be controlled via buttons on the steering wheel.

Nissan Juke dashboard

The latest Juke’s dashboard gets a slightly more driver-focused feel than the pre-facelift car’s, with an asymmetrical armrest that envelopes the driver, and the new 12.3-inch infotainment screen angled slightly towards them high up on the dash. The infotainment system itself is much crisper than that of the old Juke, with higher-resolution graphics. It was more responsive to use, too, and handy features have been added, such as the ability to see fuel prices around you via the sat nav, and an improved voice-activated assistant.

However, with every update it feels as though the Juke’s interior becomes more generic. We miss the original car’s sculpted ‘fuel tank’ centre console, and the interesting trio of centre console air vents have made way for a more conventional look in the latest car.

Equipment

The Nissan Juke now comes in Acenta Premium, N-Connecta, Tekna, Tekna+ and N-Sport trims. All are fairly well equipped, coming with the aforementioned large 12.3-inch display, a seven-inch digital gauge cluster, cruise control, reversing camera, and LED headlights and tail-lights.

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N-Connecta adds the sat nav system, a larger 12.3-inch digital driver’s display, wireless smartphone charging, front and rear parking sensors and automatic climate control, though at £2,000 more it’s quite a jump from the entry-level car.

Tekna adds an extra dose of style with a contrasting-colour roof, 19-inch alloys, more safety tech including blind spot intervention, cross-traffic alert and lane keep assist, among other features, interior ambient lighting and a premium Bose sound system that’s incorporated into the headrests. Tekna+ builds on this with two-tone metallic paint, grey bumper and side skirt elements, and black leather and Alcantara interior trim. N-Sport costs the same as Tekna+ but gets a unique, sportier look, with black trim elements and yellow Alcantara upholstery.

Options

Rather like Hyundai and Kia, Nissan would rather you choose the best trim level for your needs, so the list of options is short. Nissan was excited to announce the return of a bold yellow paint option following the facelift, for customers who like to stand out.