BY TUNG NGUYEN | 11th Oct 2018
The hot hatch market is getting crowded, with the likes of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, Ford Focus ST, the Hyundai i30 N newcomer and fresh Renault Megane RS on offer.
Hoping to stand apart from the crowd, Nissan has finally brought the Juke Nismo RS to Australia – after it was made available in international markets five years ago – to complete the performance sub-brand’s trifecta.
Sitting alongside ground-up sportscars such as the two-seat 370Z and fast-and-furious GT-R, the Nismo-tuned Juke small SUV sticks out even more than its standard siblings as one of the only small-sized high-riding high performers in the country.
Can the aggressive bodykit, modest bump in power and small mechanical tweaks justify the new Juke's Nismo badge?