Nissan Juke Hybrid priced from £27,250

Nissan has added a new hybrid powertrain to the Juke line-up, which is available to order now.

The new model, which will be sold alongside the existing Juke range, is priced from £27,250.

It is powered by a 1.6 petrol engine and an electric motor. Fuel consumption is rated at up to 56mpg and the car emits 114-115g/km of CO2.

All hybrid versions come equipped with Nissan’s e-Pedal Step which, when activated, allows the movement of the car to be controlled using just the accelerator pedal. When the foot is lifted from the accelerator, moderate braking is applied and will decelerate the Juke to a crawl.

Externally the hybrid can be identified by the fitment of a new front grille mesh design with a smaller aperture to optimise aero efficiency and hybrid badging fitted to the side and rear of the vehicle. All-new Nissan Ariya-derived two-tone 19-inch Aero alloy wheels are now standard on Tekna+ models for visual impact and efficiency.

The new hybrid powertrain develops 143PS and delivers a 0-62mph acceleration time of 10.1 seconds.

The hybrid system is paired with an automatic gearboxt that uses dog clutches instead of conventional synchroniser rings to shift the 4 “ICE” gears and 2 “EV” gears.

Additionally, to reduce friction, this gearbox does not use a clutch.

All vehicle starts are 100% electric, and the two EV motors are used in combination to synchronise the gears, delivering a smooth, connected and responsive acceleration.

The gearbox is controlled by an algorithm, managing the shift points, battery regeneration, as well as the advanced series-parallel architecture.

The powertrain can navigate through different hybridisation type possible (series, parallel, series-parallel) according to acceleration and power requirements seamlessly and without any driver input.

When slowing down, the electric motor will act as a generator and capture kinetic energy, turning it into electricity to be stored in the hybrid propulsion battery.

As with the Leaf pure EV, the Juke hybrid will be equipped with Nissan’s e-Pedal step system, which, when activated, allows the progress of the car to be controlled using the accelerator pedal.

When the foot is lifted from the accelerator, moderate braking is applied (up to 0.15g) and will decelerate the Juke to creep speed (~5kph/3mph).

Additional foot braking may sometimes be necessary to decelerate and is needed to achieve full stop.

The button for e-Pedal is positioned in the centre console, behind the electric parking brake button, while the button to activate 100% EV mode is between two of the central air-vents. When e-Pedal and EV mode are activated, visual reminders appear at the bottom of the combimeter screen.

The boot space is 354 litres, a slight reduction of 68 litres compared to the petrol version, as a consequence of the packaging of the 1.2kWh battery pack.

With rear seats folded, load space is 1,237 litres, while rear knee room remains unchanged at 553mm.

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