Nissan Introduces 2012 Juke with Improved Fuel Economy in Europe

Nissan continues to fine-tune its Juke small crossover, which has received some mechanical tweaks in Europe that promise to further reduce emissions and lift fuel economy.

The Japanese company says both the 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre dCi diesel drivetrains have undergone an optimisation programme that includes revised gear ratios for the manual transmission models.

As a result of these changes, the 1.6-litre petrol variant now returns 47.1mpg UK (equal to 39.2mpg US or 6.0 lt/100km) on the combined cycle, an improvement of 2.3mpg, while emitting 139g/km of CO2, a reduction of 8g/km over the previous model.

Those that opt for the revised 1.5-litre dCi diesel, will see fuel economy jump from 55.4mpg UK to 57.6mpg UK (47.9mpg US or 4.9 lt/100km) on the combined cycle, and emissions drop from 134g/km to just 129g/km.

At least for the United Kingdom, where the company has sold some 22,000 Jukes since it launched exactly a year ago, Nissan says prices remain unchanged.

 

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2012 Infiniti M Hybrid priced from $53,700

Infiniti is touting its 2012 M Hybrid as the “only vehicle in America to offer more than 350 horsepower and 30-plus miles per gallon.” If that sounds like an excellent combination, the Japanese automaker has just announced that the cost of entry is $53,700.

The 30-plus mpg figure is, of course, on the highway, with an EPA estimated fuel economy rating of 32 mpg. The M Hybrid is rated at 27 mpg in the city and has a combined rating of 29 – not too shabby for a car with 360-horsepower on tap, courtesy of the 3.5-liter V6 mounted under the hood. $53,700 is a lot of scratch, but there’s not a lot of luxury sedans on the market that offer that much power while retuning that type of fuel economy. Hit the jump for the official press release.

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