Taking a long-distance ride in the Juke necessitates a few modifications to my usual pre-drive preparations. Take, for example, packing. It isn't exactly "normal" in the Juke. On my recent trip to Las Vegas, stuffing the paltry 10.5 cu-ft of rear cargo space was as easy as throwing in my girlfriend's duffle bag and my backpack. Shortly thereafter, we laughed at how the trunk barely accommodated our stuff. For reference, our little green Mazda2 long termer has more space (13.3 cu-ft) than Nissan's smallest and funkiest CUV. Imagine that. Next, came music selection. Admittedly, picking music isn't all that abnormal -- everyone does it all the time. But in the Juke, the available options are surprising for such a relatively cheap segment player. The lower dash conveniently has both USB and auxiliary inputs that can accommodate a number of music devises. They're located near the cup holders for easy access. There is also Sirius XM radio. I preferred an iPhone/iPod arrangement, which my copilot-turned-DJ took over at first chance. Our Top 40 pop tunes pumped through a nice sounding Rockford Fosgate system, but it's no match against any Windex-clear Nissan/Infiniti Bose setup. Then again, it's more likely the aforementioned input jacks will catch more attention from the targeted twenty-something buyers than stellar audio quality.Halfway through our four-hour drive, I noticed only a handful of other Jukes on the road. In LA proper, they're as common as out-of-work actors. This is a rarified ride in the desert. At one gas station, a fellow gas-filler mentioned he had never really seen a Juke up close. "It's definitely different," he said as he examined the front fascia. Nearly everything about this car is just that - different. Save for the standard operating procedure of the pedals, steering wheel, and seatbelt, you'll be doing something different when a Juke is in your driveway. In that sense, Nissan undoubtedly nailed it.Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Long Term Update 3: 2011 Nissan Juke SV
Taking a long-distance ride in the Juke necessitates a few modifications to my usual pre-drive preparations. Take, for example, packing. It isn't exactly "normal" in the Juke. On my recent trip to Las Vegas, stuffing the paltry 10.5 cu-ft of rear cargo space was as easy as throwing in my girlfriend's duffle bag and my backpack. Shortly thereafter, we laughed at how the trunk barely accommodated our stuff. For reference, our little green Mazda2 long termer has more space (13.3 cu-ft) than Nissan's smallest and funkiest CUV. Imagine that. Next, came music selection. Admittedly, picking music isn't all that abnormal -- everyone does it all the time. But in the Juke, the available options are surprising for such a relatively cheap segment player. The lower dash conveniently has both USB and auxiliary inputs that can accommodate a number of music devises. They're located near the cup holders for easy access. There is also Sirius XM radio. I preferred an iPhone/iPod arrangement, which my copilot-turned-DJ took over at first chance. Our Top 40 pop tunes pumped through a nice sounding Rockford Fosgate system, but it's no match against any Windex-clear Nissan/Infiniti Bose setup. Then again, it's more likely the aforementioned input jacks will catch more attention from the targeted twenty-something buyers than stellar audio quality.Halfway through our four-hour drive, I noticed only a handful of other Jukes on the road. In LA proper, they're as common as out-of-work actors. This is a rarified ride in the desert. At one gas station, a fellow gas-filler mentioned he had never really seen a Juke up close. "It's definitely different," he said as he examined the front fascia. Nearly everything about this car is just that - different. Save for the standard operating procedure of the pedals, steering wheel, and seatbelt, you'll be doing something different when a Juke is in your driveway. In that sense, Nissan undoubtedly nailed it.
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