Real life car review - Nissan Juke Hybrid

The Nissan Juke Hybrid was launched a couple of months ago and is now hitting the roads. What's it like to drive, how is the fuel economy and what is it like to live with? Let's find out in this Real life car reviw. My apologies for the poor video and audio in the outdoor segments, it was extremely windy.
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0:00 Intro
0:20 A peek under the hood
2:29 Interior
6:03 Rear passenger space
7:10 A peek in the trunk
8:30 The drive
9:22 Drive modes
12:00 Driveline calibration
13:00 Ride comfort with 19 inch wheels
14:35 Pro Pilot reviewed
16:16 Great fysical controls
17:15 Around View Monitor
18:05 Interior noise / Build quality
20:25 Flaws / Room for imprevement
23:30 Seats reviewed (they're good!)
24:42 Final thoughts

[@mikejba]

Thanks for the review Arnold, very thorough! Have a great day

[@Carnold_YT]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@datadualdefence4760]

Its a great car, very nice design. Started to look around for this brand. Specially the Kiiro version of Nissan Juke is kinda unique and standing out among other cars. But not sure its still available or nit!
Great video!

[@Carnold_YT]

Thanks for watching!

[@BenMitro]

1.2kWh battery? That won't get you very far without having to run the petrol engine.

[@Carnold_YT]

That's true, and it's true for a lot of hybrids. However, the electric assist really helps to bring the fuel consumption down.

[@BenMitro]

@@Carnold_YT That's a good thing - I see some actually have 10 - 15kWh of battery.
I was actually toying with the idea of putting a generator/alternator on my old ICE engine to add some energy and take it away when braking. I believe up to 5kW can be pushed through the alternator belt, so I figured I can make a very weak hybrid by attaching one of the 48V / 2kW DC motors I have that I could press into service (+ converters to top up the 12V starter battery).but it is a lot of work with unknown results, so I haven't started this project...yet.

[@Carnold_YT]

That's an interesting idea. Starter-generators are common in mild hybrids, but the also require a strong belt and high belt tension. Maybe you can find something at the scrapyard?

[@BenMitro]

@@Carnold_YT I figured since the standard alternator can deliver 80 amps at 12V (960W), I would just stretch the friendship a little and put 2kW though it. But yes, a dual pulley arrangement would be a better idea.

[@markmd9]

@@BenMitro if you don't have a garage full of instruments and you don't do regularly different car modifications don't even think about it.
You will lose a lot of time for a shitty result.