Nissan has been noticed testing a prototype for a redesigned Leaf, the automaker’s nameplate for its first quantity electrical automobile.
The prototype is for a third-generation Leaf anticipated to launch subsequent 12 months, which means we’ll possible see it arrive as a 2026 mannequin within the U.S.
2025 Nissan Leaf
The primary two generations of the Leaf have been compact hatchbacks, however the prototype factors to a compact crossover with a coupe-like roofline for the brand new era. The design seems to take inspiration from Nissan’s Chill-Out idea rolled out in late 2021. Even the idea’s cross-like wheel design has been reinterpreted for manufacturing.
The platform is regarded as the Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance’s CMF-EV design, which is discovered within the bigger Nissan Ariya, in addition to some Renault fashions bought abroad.
Nissan Chill-Out idea
Whereas the present Leaf is obtainable with a single motor on the entrance solely, the brand new era might supply patrons the choice of a dual-motor all-wheel-drive setup for the primary time.
Vary must also be greater than the utmost 212-mile EPA estimate of the present Leaf. Rumors level to an enchancment of no less than 25%, which might take the vary as much as round 265 miles.
Nissan Chill-Out idea – December 2021
The present Leaf begins at about $30,000 within the U.S. The brand new one will possible price extra given the rise in vary and change to a crossover physique.
One of many deliberate manufacturing places for the automobile is regarded as Nissan’s plant in Sunderland, U.Okay., the place the present Leaf is constructed. Nissan goals to show the location right into a hub for EVs, full with a battery plant close by.
