Nissan Juke Offroading River Redux 

I love how he has road tires on there and expects it to climb a muddy, rocky hill.... (-_-)

Tires with a little better grip than regular summer tires would have done the trick

All driver error! Put all terrains on and an experienced driver through terrain like that and it would be super easy! This video makes the Juke look like a chump when it's all driver error! Shoulda did research but oh well to each his own.....

Wow what a terrible driver. get a host with real off-road experience to drive.

Legends say hes still going up the hill. Esp off Pedal to the metal

It's our show and we're free to ask for support from our viewers. If they don't want to, that's fine, too. But thanks for trolling.

i put snow tires on my 2wd and it handles mud pits and even went up a mild muddy hill with ease

Wow it went thru ankle deep creek. Impressive!

I only like the juke that they installed the GTR engine, but I think it cost $200K. As for offroading the juke: 1) it needs offroad tires 2) vehicles with low ground clearance cannot drive in ruts. Had the guy crossed the river with a little more speed and not driven in the wheel tracks he would not have high centered. My Honda civic can go on most forest roads simply because when there is a deep run I don't put my tire in it.

Wow, this guy needs some "off - road" lessons. Off road fun means traction! I don't care if you have a jeep rubicon or hummer, tires are everything. The video shows some weak looking tires on the Juke. You need an off road tire. Second, doesn't this vehicle have a rear dif lock? I know its listed in the specs on one of the 2015 models. Third, ground clearance is a good thing. The car doesn't have enough, so it's limited.

it's the tires. those are complete summer rubber. you wouldn't have those on your car if you lived in the Northeast. so perhaps some decent traction and try again.

What I noticed was that when in 4x4 mode the rear tires didn't turn or spin up at all, which means the system is very ineffective, regardless of the tires on the vehicle.

What country are you in and which episode gave you that error?

the meaning of awd is like full time 4wd.....what did he switch?

thanks for giving it a go:)

The same segments are often re-distributed through the rest of our network (RU-vid is one of our smallest audiences) and those other audiences don't get the full episodes, so they don't get the double postings like you do on RU-vid. Today we pushed #9 into rentals so this segment is the freebie that will stick around. Now, we could just post new episodes as direct into Rental, but we'd rather give our core subscribers here on RU-vid an opportunity to see them before their limited.

the juke needs all wheel drive lock like the SX4 crossover. SX4 is still the king of softroaders off the road

Switzerland and episode 9 - but afaik RU-vid rentals is US only, so any non-US viewer should get the same message on all of the rental episodes.

I could make that with my 03 eclipse...I've actually taken it up on some mountain trails in southern Arizona lol. Just have to have good tires and know what line to take

The juke is a dirt rally car. Not a muddslinger or rock crawler. And using street tires wont help any vehicle. Do it again with some mudd tires. If you wanna turn it into an off roader give it a 4 inch min lift. The juke is awesome. Kiss the frog!

A juke is not for off-roading. It's just a big attractive family car

The difference between 7" and 9" of ground clearance makes all the difference in the world, that plus better angle of approach on the Xterra (33.2) vs. the Juke (27). Off the rut was a much more dangerous approach for that particular spot and it wasn't our car to destroy in the process of testing.

the JUKE is not the problem it's the DRIVER

I plan on buying a Juke this week, and like most people, I don't intend to do off-road mudding. Lmao.

Challenge... See if you can get your moon head up your arse. Word of advice. Take a bit of a run up, keep the momentum going and keep going until you feel a big thud. Don't worry, that'll be your shoulders.

is this what we call "offroading" now?

i find the juke very good seeing the kind of tires it have on.Give this juke some good mud tires and this hill is no match for the juke.

actually, the error is just "this rental is currently unavailable" - misread it the first time around.

RU-vid rentals cover Australia, Canada, France, Japan, UK and US currently.

Ah, the other option would be to get a Season Pass at our web site (no region locks there). I do wish RU-vid's rentals would cover more of the earth.

It's obvious that the Juke wouldn't be able to take much more. The challenge has to be appropriate to the vehicle.

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Did you read what I said? IN THE SEGMENT. Dude, I am a telecomunication engineer, and I do know what is serious off roading, because my job requires to visit places with very difficult ways to access it, deep mud, rivers, rocky roads, places where you need low range and a good 4x4 car, like a modified pick up truck. I know the Forester is not a rock climber, but dude, who is talking about that? This videos shows the most common off road situations SUV/Crossover buyers will try with their cars.

bad driver , you dont know how to drive awd . AND PUT MUD TIRES!!! this is not a street !!

Wait, hold on...at 1:43 he notices that 2WD is slipping in rocks with water. Are you kidding me? You expect to cross a river and a hill on 2WD? WITH road tires no less? No wonder people called shenanigan!

i had a 08' suzuki sx4 4x4 and could have made up that by stradeling the ruts, my only issue was ground clearince at 5"

Keep the Nissan Joke on pavement. The toughest terrain they will ever face would be an irregularity on the highway. Let's see an Xterra Pro4x review ;)

I have a 2011 and this is like my normal driveway. We have to drive through a creek, going down into it and up the other side. My bridge is out right now, so no choice. He could have made it if he wouldn't have kept high centering.

how about using Real off road tyres because of what i could observe the problema was the tyres had no grip

the juke-R is a road race car. its low to the ground and they don't sell them

It's all relative. My 4Runner wouldn't even notice it. -RD

Dude, you're trying with Street tires, no grip at all. Also, your technical approach was aweful. The juke has the power to overcome that small Hill. I've take one closer to an active volcano than you imagine. And the Juke gave me a great ride. Just take the right tires and have a good tech to overcome any trouble.

Dude I pull my juke threw a lot worse on a daily basis

Snow, mud, ice, sure. Medium-duty is fine too. Heavy-duty not so much. With no fully locking differentials, limited ground clearance/attack angles and no low-range Subarus won't make it through bigger rocks, steep/slippery inclines or even very thick mud. It all depends what you call "offroading." The trails I know, most people would shit themselves thinking about going with their ATV.

Do you know why, because most people don't do this. The awd systems on a crossover arnt meant to traverse steep muddy grades and go rock crawling. They're made for slippery road conditions with light off road use. Also what do you consider a real 4x4? Because they still make plenty of those things. The only thing I see disappearing are the mall crawler truck based SUVs that never saw mud one day in their life.

Nothing wrong with the Jukes power and 4x4 response, as it responded very well. The tyres was the real problem!!!

We have way more views on iTunes and Mevio and possibly Blinkx (european, mostly). We're also on Blip.tv and host at our own site, but those are smaller than RU-vid in terms of total views per month.

You did it all wrong. You need to keep all four wheels on highest ground

BTW, you can check this video. The Forester running on a Jeep Hill. Check the video by Minute 4, I really dont think a Rav4 or a CR-V can what you'll see in the video. So for its segment, it is way capable. /watch?v=0RJkjFRnLJI

You can make any vehicle look terrible if you have a driver that has no clue what he is doing.

Did you disable the ESP? . This is compulsory to let the torque vectoring system works properly off roads

Seriously -you didn’t even try- you could’ve moved over half a foot in either direction and made it

Nissan wanted to make a direct WRX/Lan EVO competitor but the higher-ups said, "not unless its a CUV because everyone likes CUVs". I'm somewhat convinced the Juke would have looked better lower and less tall, as a car, than this CUV.

DJ. take off that rock music and play "How much is that puppy in the window"

Have to agree with comments below, the tyres were the first thing that sprang to mind. A set of ATs would have made the difference needed. But let's face it, who is deliberately going to go off roading in a Juke? What I'd really like to know is the maximum wading depth, when you unintentionally find yourself on a flooded road? The river in this video had quite a current, and a rocky bed, but the water itself was only around 10cm deep which gives no clue. I know the ground clearance of the car is 1.8cm but can find no reference to the wading depth in the car specifications anywhere; I've heard some say they had it up to the door sills but no mention of the conditions (if there was a current or any water disturbance which could splash up higher.) With nothing else to go on, I guess that means 1.8cm is the maximum you can be sure of, which doesn't seem that great, it's probably standard compact hatchback territory. But maybe that's because I'm used to my normal drive (Toyota Land Cruiser) with a wading depth 4 times higher (70cm) as standard.

One might think this video is a waste of time but it actually tells you a lot about the chassis and suspension. Like how it lifts its rear wheel at 3:50. it shows the has little travel. It has less then an inch more ground clearance at 7" then say a 04 wrx at 6.3. Interesting, especially to Juke owners

& ground clearance. We couldn't keep all 4 tires on the ground while going up the hill.

Try it again in a Juke-R.

The all new Nissan Joke not Juke.

if there's ever a zombies attack! we all going to become zombies lunch in that juke.

come on we have taken our old 510 two drive on harder places get with it man

this guys a Hatchet Man ! did nissan loan him this Juke ? what a mistake !!! all he needed was good tires, & half a brain to know how to drive.

HOLY SHIT 4 inches of water

A decent set of tyres would have helped. You wouldn’t use a wooden spoon to cut a steak, you use the correct tool for the job. Same goes for tyres. 😋😆👍😎

I drove across a 50ft wide river 26-32" deep in my jeep :D

The Juke does not have enough ground clearance and has not the necessary overhang front and rear, to drive this hill. For this reason, I would put down to increase the ground clearance and not on the track. Then society also the Nissan Juke over this obstacle.If you're going off-road driving, then you switched previously a four-wheel drive and if you do not already in the obstacle. It hurts me in the soul, just as the driver is driving with the Juke. Either you can drive or Leave it. test again!

Why this dude dressed like Dexter Morgan?

If it had tires like what we saw on the 4Runner in the intro, the Juke probably could've done better.

ever tried with more speed and momentum

Uh there's two awd settings. You must be in torque vectoring mode and not the full all time awd mode.

OFF ROADING WITH A 2007-2009 PONTIAC TORRENT AWD

That's why you buy an Xterra, put a 2'' suspension lift and 33s on it!

Wtf? The juke is not an SUV or off-road capable, it's a fwd car

The tire is not good for off-road bro...

Drive the juke on a snow blizzard

Tires 😂was struggling

Pure case of city slicker driver error..

WTF why do you re-use footage so much.

bad AWD system and not off-road tires the issue?

I am deeply concerned by the driving.

Is it 4x4 model ?

really I see over and over again how people underestimate importance of good tires....this is off road terrain, so you need off road tires.....even if you have 16WD it wouldn't help if tires are not good, dah....

A 2012 chevy slivrado pick up and 2012 ford pick up and also 2012 or 2011 dodge pick up)( going through a river and a big muddy hill and also see how much power it can go and also see if it has the power to drag very heavy stuff and see it has the power to do a donut on the dirty roads also see how much torque it has and that's it

wet tires, ground and trying to getting the car up the hill without any speed....

If i can drive a small Suzuki SX4 on a road just as bad as that with a lower ground clearance and not bottom out my vehicle the juke would have no problem. Driver error.

The tyres are not suitable for the mission ... juke needs a set of tyres completely with better grib

is Juke suppose to be off-roading?

Let's see some mud or snow

Everyone thinks Subarus can go everywhere.. Granted, they have a great AWD system but they're not serious offroaders.

But they have been proved on really bad off road terrains with really good results. Since the Symetrical AWD system is full active a not reactive, plus the fact that the system can send all power and torque to just that one wheel with best traction, it is a clear that it is very capable, even though it is not considered a serious off roader. It can go where others cars in the same segment cant go.

can anyone photoshop a pic of a juke with all terrain tires pls

Street tyres going off road - barmy

It needs a axle lock

Don't think this chap can drive, my Tekna Juke with 2WD has ploughed through worse and climbed a steeper hill. Sigh.

Difflock and tires

This is not offroading, its lolroading

I thought its big brother was the X-Trail Not the X-Terra

Well, this is another example of what IS NOT a good AWD system. There are only two real AWD System out there: Subaru Symetrical AWD and Audi Quattro (with its little brother, the VW 4Motion). Try to do the same test with a Forester, it would have climbed the hill with no problem, why? Because it is capable to send all the power and torque to the wheel with best traction, not wasting it on spining wheels.

Tengo un juke 4x2 y he pasdo por peores sitios que ese y con un remolque con barca de mas de 400 kg

the juke's awd system is terrible, it just lets the front wheels spin while the back as all the traction?? lol