Lower, faster and visually even more dramatic and with a tougher stance, the Nismo know-how redefines the Nissan Juke, writes Trish Whelan.
One of the stars of the Tokyo Motor Show, the Nissan Juke Nismo shows how a premium sports version of the compact crossover could look. Nismo is the company's performance arm applying tuning and performance expertise learned on the racetrack to Nissan road cars.
Even standing still you can see this is a performance car.
The chassis has been lowered and stiffened while the 1.6 direct injection turbo petrol engine now delivers more power and performance.
Nissan Motor Co Ltd says Nismo brings new levels of individuality to mainstream Nissan cars like Juke. The future for Nismo is to develop premium sports designs for an ever-widening range of Nissan customers.