2018 Nissan Kicks (replaces Juke)
11-29-17, 02:56 PM
#1
2018 Nissan Kicks (replaces Juke)
The Nissan Kicks went on sale last year in certain markets outside the U.S., and it'll finally coming to a dealership near you in June of next year (assuming you live in America). But wait – doesn't Nissan already have a compact CUV to compete with the likes of the Chevy Trax and Honda HR-V? Not anymore. The Juke is gone for 2018, replaced by the significantly less polarizing Kicks.
The 2018 Nissan Kicks will start "well under $19,000." That means it'll be a few thousand dollars less expensive than the Juke it replaces (before incentives, naturally). And that's likely a big reason why the Juke is kicked to the curb. And don't expect the Kicks to follow the Juke down the turbocharged path of pint-sized pocket rocket, either. Power for the Kicks will come from a 1.6-liter four-cylinder with 125 horsepower and 115 pound-feet of torque. Those ponies will be routed to the front wheels only through a continuously variable transmission.
The 2018 Nissan Kicks will start "well under $19,000." That means it'll be a few thousand dollars less expensive than the Juke it replaces (before incentives, naturally). And that's likely a big reason why the Juke is kicked to the curb. And don't expect the Kicks to follow the Juke down the turbocharged path of pint-sized pocket rocket, either. Power for the Kicks will come from a 1.6-liter four-cylinder with 125 horsepower and 115 pound-feet of torque. Those ponies will be routed to the front wheels only through a continuously variable transmission.
11-29-17, 03:15 PM
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Lexus Fanatic
IMO, FAR better looking than the Juke, inside and out. The Juke would have been better-named "Joke". 
My only complaint with the Kicks, style-wise, is that the D-pillars are too large....something that afflicts almost every small SUV or crossover nowadays except for Subaru.
My only complaint with the Kicks, style-wise, is that the D-pillars are too large....something that afflicts almost every small SUV or crossover nowadays except for Subaru.
11-29-17, 04:31 PM
#5
Lexus Fanatic
11-29-17, 06:55 PM
#6
Lexus Champion
IMO, FAR better looking than the Juke, inside and out. The Juke would have been better-named "Joke". My only complaint with the Kicks, style-wise, is that the D-pillars are too large....something that afflicts almost every small SUV or crossover nowadays except for Subaru.
My only complaint with the Kicks, style-wise, is that the D-pillars are too large....something that afflicts almost every small SUV or crossover nowadays except for Subaru.
11-29-17, 07:04 PM
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Lexus Fanatic
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11-30-17, 05:17 AM
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As for Qashqai - it's easy to pronounce - you pronounce it; "Qashqai" Simple.
11-30-17, 07:08 AM
#9
Lexus Fanatic
As for Qashqai - it's easy to pronounce - you pronounce it; "Qashqai" Simple.
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11-30-17, 04:09 PM
#10
Lexus Test Driver
Nissan replaced the Juke because it was based on an older platform, The new Rogue platform has been in use outside NA market for at least 2 years as a Rogue and Qashqai models. They had to rename the Qashqai in the US as focus groups on yanks didn't pan out.
11-30-17, 04:26 PM
#11
Lexus Fanatic
And, get this.....when the Juke is phased out and the Kicks arrives, Nissan will have SIX different sizes (and price-ranges) of SUVs in the U.S. Kicks on the bottom, then Rogue Sport, then Rogue, then Murano, then Pathfinder, then Armada. If that isn't overlap, then I can't imagine what is.
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11-30-17, 11:57 PM
#14
For a while, there have been actually two Rogues for sale in the American market....the newer, latest-generation Rogue and the older-generation one still sold at the same dealerships, which was re-named to "Rogue Select". Now that the older Rogue Selects have (apparantly) all been sold out, a new, sightly smaller Rogue Sport has been added....so there are still two Rogues available in the American market. And all three of these were easier for most Americans to pronounce than Qashqai LOL.
And, get this.....when the Juke is phased out and the Kicks arrives, Nissan will have SIX different sizes (and price-ranges) of SUVs in the U.S. Kicks on the bottom, then Rogue Sport, then Rogue, then Murano, then Pathfinder, then Armada. If that isn't overlap, then I can't imagine what is.
And, get this.....when the Juke is phased out and the Kicks arrives, Nissan will have SIX different sizes (and price-ranges) of SUVs in the U.S. Kicks on the bottom, then Rogue Sport, then Rogue, then Murano, then Pathfinder, then Armada. If that isn't overlap, then I can't imagine what is.
I know you say the 4 Runner, but that is way more truckish, boxy, traditional compared to the competition. There is room for a way swoopier/sportier/more car like 5 seat Toyota SUV based on the Camry that slots below the RX350. A lot of people don't want that Lexus badge as its too flashy and ostentatious, they don't want people to know they are wealthy.
12-01-17, 06:51 AM
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Lexus Fanatic
Nissan is on point, as these tall wagons/crossovers are what people want now days. Toyota are the dummies in this segment IMO, offering the weirdly styled, cramped, slow, no AWD option C-HR as their entry point, which is priced way too close to the much larger and more conventional Rav4.
Toyota doesn't offer anything in that segment between the Rav4 and Highlander, that premium 2 row SUV like the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Nissan Murano, Ford Edge, entry level Benz, BMW, and Audi SUV's.
The Grand Cherokee, Murano, and Edge essentially compete with the Highlander....in the highlander's class. They are not really in a "slot" or "segment" between the RAV-4 and Highlander.