Nissan has given its common Juke crossover a wide-reaching inside overhaul in a bid to keep up its place close to the highest of the gross sales charts.

The updates come because the third-generation Juke enters its fifth 12 months on sale, having bought a file 31,745 items within the UK final 12 months to rank as one of many nation’s best-selling vehicles. 

The updates focus totally on bettering high quality and ease of use, with new supplies, higher match and end, a bigger touchscreen and upgraded smartphone connectivity among the many upgrades.

Speaking on the launch of the facelifted crossover, assistant chief engineer Stephane Gandy mentioned: “We wanted to make it feel as though you’re in a jet fighter. When you’re inside, everything is quite close to your side. Positioning that screen and playing with the orientation, it plays with emotions.”

The Juke has additionally been given a brand new range-topping trim stage, N-Sport, which sits alongside Tekna vehicles and above the prevailing Acenta Premium and N-Connecta trims.

Entry-level Visia trim has been dropped, owing to it accounting for simply 1% of whole gross sales.

Andrew Humberstone, managing director of Nissan GB, mentioned: “The latest-generation Juke was launched in 2019, and continuous enhancements, together with a brand new hybrid powertrain, have ensured it stays common with UK prospects in a fiercely aggressive sector.

“2023 was the current generation Juke’s best-selling year, and these latest updates retain its distinctive style while enhancing connectivity, quality, interior design and safety to ensure it stays ahead of the competition.”