At the beginning of the new millennium, the Japanese designer Nissan decided, its hitherto of large sport utility vehicles ( SUV ) such as the Nissan Pathfinder or Nissan Patrol dominated offroader program to complement smaller models. The Nissan Juke be the first mini-SUV the manufacturer on the market. Technically the Nissan Juke based on cooperation with Renault developed building platform on the basis of even small cars such as the Nissan Cube emerged. Since the Juke design should remember an SUV, the Japanese offered the new style in an all-wheel variant. The however there were only in conjunction with the top engine.
Two Japanese companies Daihatsu and Toyota started a joint production of compact SUV Toyota Rush and his twin Daihatsu Be-go in 2006. Toyota Rush has three modifications to the developers and combines the features of an SUV, hatchback and station wagon. Turning radius Toyota Rush is only 5 meters, which is very attractive in cramped urban conditions.
As the Japanese top engine installed in the Nissan Juke a petrol engine with turbo charging, which could make the small SUV up to 140 kW (190 hp) of power. The Nissan reaching Juke within eight seconds from the hundreds brand. The top speed was 215 kilometers per hour. They combined the engine of 1.6 liter capacity class with a manual six-speed gearbox or an automatic transmission available as an option. The average fuel consumption was the manufacturer with about 6.9 liters of one hundred kilometers. This corresponds to CO2 emissions of around 159 g / km.
As an alternative, there was the Nissan Juke with front-wheel drive than gasoline with a smaller 1.6 liter engine, the maximum developed 86 kW (117 hp) of power and
the Juke up to 170 km / h. The sprint from zero to 100 km / h achieved the model with this engine features in 11.5 seconds. For the fuel consumption and environmental values were better than with the turbo-wheel model: The tamer of Nissan Juke 1.6-liter class spent an average of 6.3 liters, which corresponds to a CO2 emission of 145 g / km equaled. Most economical Nissan Juke was the diesel model with the 1.5-liter common rail engine and 81 kW (110 hp). Here, the combined fuel consumption leveled at 5.1 liters of diesel a (134 g / km CO2). The maximum speed of the diesel model was the manufacturer at 175 km / h. All engines meet the requirements of the emissions standard Euro5, and the diesel was fitted as standard with a particulate filter.
For winter operation Toyota Rush is equipped with a device Active Winter Pack, which heats the glass and mirrors and heated seats exercise. To facilitate the beginning of the movement off the mountain car Toyota Rush is equipped with systems of DAC and HAC. At Toyota Rush has an engine brand 3SZ-VE completely new development. Developing the capacity of 109 hp, the power unit makes it possible to move confidently not only on the asphalt cities.