DEALERS will now be able to offer greener Jukes at no additional cost to their customers.

That’s because both the 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre dCi diesel drivetrains have undergone an optimisation programme to further reduce emissions and boost fuel economy. It’s all part of Nissan’s constant drive to improve their products, says the firm.

Thanks to revised gear ratios, 1.6-litre petrol and 1.5-litre dCi turbodiesel models fitted with manual transmissions are now cleaner and more fuel-efficient.

The 1.6-litre petrol variant now returns 47.1mpg on the combined cycle – an improvement of 2.3mpg – and emits just 139g/km of CO2, a reduction of 8g/km.

The petrol model now sits in VED band E, meaning that owners will pay £15 less to tax their cars. With the fuel savings factored in, the optimisation changes will save the typical owner £232 over the course of three years.

And the news gets better for the diesel too. Customers opting for the revised 1.5-litre dCi diesel see fuel economy improve from 55.4mpg to 57.6mpg on the combined cycle, and emissions fall from 134g/km to just 129g/km.

As with the petrol model, the revised diesel-powered Juke drops a VED band (from E to D), and now costs just £95 a year to tax. Over the course of three years, the savings add up to an estimated £171.92.

Dealers can now offer these cars to their customers at no additional cost. On-the-road prices have been held, meaning that buyers really can make a saving by choosing the Juke.

Did you know?

More than 22,000 Jukes have been sold in the UK since it was launched on September 24 2010, replicating the success of the Qashqai by moving out of a niche and into the mainstream.