Nissan Juke Nismo

Nissan Juke Nismo: Which Version Should You Buy?

The Nissan Juke Nismo buyer’s main choice is between the lighter 1.6 MT with FWD and the heavier 1.6 CVT with AWD. Across the listed model range, every version is an SUV 5-doors powered by a 1,618 cc Gasoline turbo engine with direct injection, 4 Inline cylinders and 4 valves per cylinder.

The Nissan Juke Nismo buyer’s main choice is between the lighter 1.6 MT with FWD and the heavier 1.6 CVT with AWD. Across the listed model range, every version is an SUV 5-doors powered by a 1,618 cc Gasoline turbo engine with direct injection, 4 Inline cylinders and 4 valves per cylinder. The original 1 generation ran from 2013 to 2014 with 4 versions; its restyling ran from 2014 to 2019 with 2 versions. For maximum performance, the restyled 217 hp 1.6 MT is the strongest choice: it reaches 100 km/h in 7 seconds and 220 km/h. For AWD and a variable transmission, the restyled 213 hp 1.6 CVT is the alternative, with 8 seconds to 100 km/h and a 200 km/h maximum speed.

Nissan Juke Nismo generations and versions

The 2013–2014 Nissan Juke Nismo 1 generation is an SUV 5-doors offered in 4 versions. The two 200 hp variants provide the clearest fully measured comparison: the 1.6 MT combines a Manual 6-speed gearbox with FWD, while the 1.6 CVT combines a Variable gearbox with AWD. The same generation also includes a 213 hp 1.6 CVT with AWD and a 217 hp 1.6 MT with FWD.

The 2014–2019 restyling remains part of the 1 generation rather than constituting another generation. It is also an SUV 5-doors, but the selection is reduced to 2 versions: a 213 hp 1.6 CVT with AWD and a 217 hp 1.6 MT with FWD. Both retain the 1,618 cc Gasoline turbo engine, while measured performance, consumption, emissions and weight figures are available for each.

Nissan Juke Nismo engine specs

All listed engines use direct injection. The 2013–2014 200 hp versions have 123.6 hp per litre. The 213 hp 1.6 CVT versions produce 131.6 hp per litre, while the 217 hp 1.6 MT versions lead at 134.1 hp per litre. Compared with a 200 hp version, the 213 hp engine adds 13 hp and the 217 hp engine adds 17 hp.

The 2013–2014 217 hp 1.6 MT has the highest listed torque at 285 Nm. Its restyled equivalent has 280 Nm, a reduction of 5 Nm. The 213 hp 1.6 CVT remains at 250 Nm after restyling, but its listed torque range extends from 2,400–4,800 rpm to 2,400–6,000 rpm.

Nissan Juke Nismo performance, 0–100 and fuel economy

Among versions with measured figures, the restyled 217 hp 1.6 MT is quickest: it is 1 second faster to 100 km/h than the restyled 213 hp 1.6 CVT and has a 20 km/h higher top speed. It also uses 0.2 L/100 km less fuel on the combined cycle and emits 4 g/km less CO₂, although its city consumption is only 0.2 L/100 km lower and its highway consumption is 0.3 L/100 km lower.

The 2013–2014 200 hp 1.6 MT offers the lowest listed consumption: 6.9 L/100 km combined, which is 0.5 L/100 km below the equivalent 200 hp 1.6 CVT. It is also 0.4 second quicker to 100 km/h and 15 km/h faster at maximum speed. These differences coincide with a 146 kg lower kerb weight and the change from AWD and Variable transmission to FWD and Manual transmission.

Every version is Euro 5. No 0–60 mph figure is provided, so Nissan Juke Nismo 0–60 performance is not measured in this catalogue data.

Nissan Juke Nismo dimensions, weight and tank capacity

External length and other body dimensions are not measured in the supplied specifications. Wheel sizes are also not measured for every version. Ground clearance is 180 mm throughout the range.

The restyled 217 hp 1.6 MT has the best measured power-to-weight relationship at 6.13 kg/hp. It carries 0.67 kg less per horsepower than the restyled 213 hp 1.6 CVT. The Manual version is also 118 kg lighter at the kerb and 120 kg lighter at gross weight.

Restyling increased the measured kerb weight of the 217 hp 1.6 MT by 36 kg compared with the 2013–2014 200 hp 1.6 MT, but added 17 hp and reduced weight per horsepower from 6.48 to 6.13 kg/hp. Tank capacity fell from 50 L in the 2013–2014 versions to 46 L in the restyled versions, a difference of 4 L.

Which Nissan Juke Nismo version should you buy?

Choose the restyled 217 hp 1.6 MT if acceleration and top speed matter most. Its 7-second 0–100 km/h time, 220 km/h maximum speed and 6.13 kg/hp are the strongest measured performance results. It also provides 280 Nm, a Manual 6-speed gearbox and FWD.

Choose the restyled 213 hp 1.6 CVT if AWD and a Variable transmission take priority. It gives up 4 hp and 30 Nm to the restyled 1.6 MT, takes 1 second longer to reach 100 km/h and weighs 118 kg more, but it is the only restyled configuration combining AWD with the Variable gearbox.

Choose the 2013–2014 200 hp 1.6 MT if measured fuel economy is the deciding factor. Its 6.9 L/100 km combined figure is the lowest in the data, and its 7.8-second 0–100 km/h result is 0.4 second better than the same-period 200 hp 1.6 CVT. It also retains the larger 50 L tank.

Choose the 2013–2014 200 hp 1.6 CVT when the desired combination is AWD, Variable transmission and a 50 L tank. Its performance and economy are less favorable than those of the same-period 1.6 MT: it is 0.4 second slower to 100 km/h, 15 km/h slower at maximum speed and uses 0.5 L/100 km more on the combined cycle.

The 2013–2014 213 hp 1.6 CVT and 217 hp 1.6 MT have the highest outputs in the original range, but their acceleration, maximum speed, consumption and weight are not measured. Buyers comparing Nissan Juke Nismo specifications on evidence rather than assumptions will find the restyled versions easier to judge because both have complete measured performance, economy and weight figures.

Prices, MSRP, cars for sale, seats, engine oil, engine code, engine problems, engine swaps and modified stage specifications are not measured in the supplied data. They therefore cannot determine the recommendation here.