Nissan Juke is the latest addition to Nissan’s crossover range in Europe. There is nothing subtle about the Nissan Juke, its stands out with its bold, futuristic design and a very purposeful stance.

The Juke has been highly anticipated in Europe and now Nissan has registered more than 15,000 bookings for the Juke across Europe. The Juke left Nissan shocked in Japan after it registered 5300 bookings within one week of its launch, while the company’s monthly targets were a measly 1300.

The Nissan Juke is not about the futuristic styling alone, it gets stylish yet practical interiors and is offered with a choice of 3 powerful and efficient engines. There are two 1.6 liter gasoline engines on offer, one a turbocharged direct injection engine producing 187 hp and 240 Nm of torque and a naturally aspirated engine producing 115 hp and 159 Nm of torque. Both these engines get dual fuel injection, that is two injectors per cylinder.

The 1.5 liter dCi diesel engine is on offer and this reliable motor produces 109 hp and 240 Nm of torque. All these engines would be offered with an optional all new 6-speed Xtronic CVT.

All wheel drive Nissan Jukes come with the ALL MODE 4×4i with a newly developed torque vectoring system that improves handling characteristics of the car by enhancing its agility and reducing understeer. The Juke is not much of an off-roader.

The Nissan Juke starts at 16,500 Euros for the base version and majority of the bookings have been for the base version only.

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It has been only one week since the Nissan Juke’s launch in the Japanese market and already the Juke has sold much more than what the company’s monthly targets were.

Nissan hoped to sell only 1300 units of the Juke compact sports crossover this month, but now it has over 5,296 confirmed bookings for the Juke on the 7th day since its launch itself. The risk Nissan has taken with the Juke’s bold design has paid off well.

Nissan knew the Juke was a highly anticipated product but now it is flabbergasted by the huge response to the Juke. The main selling points of the Nissan Juke is its radically futuristic styling. The Juke is Nissan’s first compact sports crossover and this segment is it its natal stages in Japan.

The Juke 15RX comes with a new 1.5 liter HR15DE petrol engine which is the world’s first mass-produced dual injection engine, there are two nozzles for each cylinder. The engine produces about 114 PS of power and 159Nm of torque. The engine has Variable Valve Timing (CVTC) for both intake and exhaust improve performance and efficiency.

This engine is mated with an all new 6-speed Xtronic CVT. A 1.6 liter MR16DE petrol engine is also offered.

The Nissan Juke is available in 2WD and 4WD configurations. 4WD Jukes come with the ALL MODE 4×4i with a newly developed torque vectoring system. Though the Juke 4WD isn’t a very capable off-roader, this electronically controlled 4WD results in better handling on-road.

The Nissan Juke is loaded with safety features like ABS, EBD, High-strength body construction, 6 airbags, The Juke has an astonishing 95% recyclability rate. The Nissan Juke range starts at 1,690,500 yen and goes up to 1,790,250 yen with all the options.

Nissan would begin selling the Jukes in the UK an USA from October, 2010.

News source: Nikkei