Nissan Juke review

Prices start at £24,485. That gets you into an entry-level combustion model with six-speed manual gearbox. It's £25,985 if you want the seven-speed DCT.

Meanwhile it’s £30,295 to step up to the full hybrid. Quite the leap, but that's partly because it forces you to step up to N-Connecta trim level.

On lease, it's around £230 or £300 per month for the ICE and hybrid models respectively, on a four-year agreement with a £5k deposit and 10,000 yearly mileage allowance. Going through a third party instead of Nissan might bring those numbers down.

A Renault Captur or Vauxhall Mokka are cheaper at time of writing, but the Juke undercuts most of its other rivals including the Ford Puma, Peugeot 2008, Skoda Kamiq and VW T-Cross. So if cost is your main driving factor…

Is the kit list generous?

Well, you’ve four to choose from, including a new Pulse Edition grade. But let’s start at the bottom and work our way up.

Base spec is now Acenta Premium, which gets 17-inch wheels, 12.3-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and rearview camera. 

Second up N-Connecta trim adds 19-inch black alloys (why?), tinted rear windows, 12.3-inch digital instrument display, heated steering wheel and front seats, and a 360-degree camera with front and rear parking sensors.

Then we’re into the new Pulse Edition, pictured above. It gets a unique ‘Ocean Blue’ paintjob with a sound‑wave inspired graphic running along the roofline, contrasting black roof and mirrors, bucket seats (yes, really) including speakers in the headrests as part of the Bose premium audio system, and a dark blue synthetic leather trim.

Finally, top-of-the-tree Tekna+ trim gets 19-inch alloys with ‘deep 3D effect’, heated windscreen, sports seats, and black leather and Alcantara upholstery.

That's a lot to take in. What would you choose?

To our eyes mid-spec N-Connecta trim looks the pick of the bunch, thanks to the creature comforts that you’ll surely appreciate in winter. We’d be tempted by the hybrid too, for both the extra power and improved economy it offers.

All in there, you'll be spending £30,295.