Nissan Juke - Petrol or diesel?
Discussion
I can't directly relate to the Juke but my partner and I bought a new Micra last year and had the chance to test drive both the small petrol and diesel options.
We ended up going for the diesel. The 1.5 DCi diesel engine is particularly agriculatural and clattery, but it does quieten down when you get up to speed, does return superb economy and is really very torquey given its low capacity. Even cruising along at 80MPH it'll pull quite well when you put your foot down. I'm always impressed when I drive it.
The petrol was obviously quieter and smoother but just felt so gutless in comparison so it was a no brainer for us.
My partner is so used to the torque of the diesel now that when she drove my Corrado VR6 recently, she complained about how slow it felt! I had to resist the urge to make her pull over, and walk home
We ended up going for the diesel. The 1.5 DCi diesel engine is particularly agriculatural and clattery, but it does quieten down when you get up to speed, does return superb economy and is really very torquey given its low capacity. Even cruising along at 80MPH it'll pull quite well when you put your foot down. I'm always impressed when I drive it.
The petrol was obviously quieter and smoother but just felt so gutless in comparison so it was a no brainer for us.
My partner is so used to the torque of the diesel now that when she drove my Corrado VR6 recently, she complained about how slow it felt! I had to resist the urge to make her pull over, and walk home
Edited by Chicane-UK on Thursday 6th January 17:13
Sam.F said:
Why a CVT specifically?
We've had a 335d mapped , c63 and a gt-r and these were only available in auto. We do mainly town/city driving and the autos are just so much better in traffic. Her disco 3 is an auto which she's part exchanging so now a manual just seems a backwards step for what we need.Juke diesel is out as just found out that only petrol has auto.
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