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Nissan prepares for release a new crossover

Nissan Juke

The car is developed on the basis of concept car Qazana and to a batch production will go under name Juke. The presentation will take place on the International motor show in Geneva in the spring.

New crossover Nissan Juke

Nissan Motor publishes the sketch of a new compact crossover, and also informs some details on the car. Created, according to own promise, in rather deadlines, Juke it's outwardly similar to the prototype — concept car Nissan Qazana.

Nissan Juke it's designed specially for the European car market which becomes the main things for a novelty. Here the car will go on sale in October of this year. The 1st public display of the car will take place already on February, 10th — then the company will extend new photos and the description, and the official presentation will take place in March on the International motor show in Geneva. By the way Qazana for the first time have shown here year before.

The company asserts, that at creation Juke inquiries of the European consumers are as much as possible considered and the experience received by working out and sales of larger crossover — Qashqai is to no small degree made use. As the senior vice-president on marketing and sales of European division Nissan Motor Simon Thomas has declared, Juke urged to offer Europeans worthy alternative: instead of traditional compact hatchbacks on the market there is a small accessible crossover.

Specifications on model while are rather avaricious. Dimensions are for certain known only: length — 4,060 mm, width — 1,780 mm, height — 1,570 mm. The wheel base makes 2,530 mm.

Will collect the car in the Great Britain at factory Nissan Motor in Sunderland. In a modelling number the novelty will take a place between family hatchback Note and crossover Qashqai. On car cost while it is informed nothing, but the company counts on high availability of a novelty in Europe. As to other car markets after Europe Juke probably will appear in Japan and other countries of Asia.

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Monday, January 11, 2010