2024 Nissan JUKE here late this year

The updated 2024 Nissan JUKE has been shown in Europe in the lead-up to its Australian release at the end of this year, when the midlife makeover for Nissan’s second-generation pint-size SUV will bring an overhauled interior and a new N-Sport variant.

Local pricing and specification details won’t be confirmed until closer to the upgraded JUKE’s local launch, but it would be safe to expect some minor but not insignificant price increases to go with the MY24 enhancements, which follow an MY23 update released in October 2022.

Nissan is especially proud to re-introduce a lairy yellow colourway to the JUKE’s exterior paint colour palette, but that’s about the only external difference you’ll see compared to the existing model.

Indeed, to see any major changes you’ll have to climb inside, where there’s an all-new centre console and reworked central dash fascia headlined by a new touch-screen infotainment system that’s angled another eight degrees towards the driver and spans up to 12.3 inches on some variants (up from 8.0-inch).

The new interface also now boasts wireless Android Auto as well as wireless Apple CarPlay and is complemented by an equally new 12.3-inch configurable digital instrument cluster.

Other changes around the cabin include an enlarged glovebox, redesigned armrests, an electric park brake, wireless charging pad, sharpened reverse camera image and upgraded seats for certain variants, as well as a bigger variety of USB-A and USB-C ports.

No changes have been made to any of the JUKE’s mechanical or chassis components, which means local versions will continue with a familiar 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol engine outputting 84kW/180Nm and driving the front wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission as standard.

The same mill will almost certainly power the new N-Sport grade, which aims to amp up the JUKE’s aesthetic game with a black roof, pillars, mirrors and grille, plus a unique alloy wheel design and Alcantara-lined seats with ‘JUKE’ embossing on the backrests.

Upgrades you can’t necessarily see, meantime, will include the addition of lane departure warning for all grades and emergency lane keeping for the higher-specced half of the line-up – at least in Europe.

Released here in 2020, Australia’s second-generation Nissan JUKE already comes standard across the range with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian and cyclist detection, rear cross traffic alert, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, blind spot warning, traffic sign recognition and an active speed-limiter.

“We’re very excited by the updated JUKE, which has just been unveiled. We anticipate arrivals at the end of 2024. Final Australian specification will be confirmed closer to the launch date,” said Nissan Australia.

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