Yes, I do think the black works best. We drove down to Exeter to another dealer to see a white Nismo before placing our order, just to make certain, and were not as taken with it so went for black and are very pleased with how the car looks.Never having driven any other Juke it's hard to say how the ride differs but the Nismo is much like a Audi A3 Sline TFSI we used to own and holds the road in much the same way. It also feels as if it's been carved out of granite, solid as a rock-superb build quality.