The 2018 Nissan Leaf had its Middle East debut at
the Expo 2020 Dubai site on 12 November, 2017. Today, Nissan had
put it on display at the 2017 Dubai Motor Show.
The 2018 Nissan Leaf is the second generation of the
world’s best-selling electric car. Nissan has completely redesigned the EV’s
design with inputs from the Nissan IDS Concept and its latest production
models. Sleek LED headlamps with a floating boomerang signature, V-motion
grille featuring a clear-blue 3D mesh pattern with a “freezing” motif inside
it, a signature floating, two-tone roof, 17-inch aero design wheels,
diffuser-style rear bumper with blue highlights and LED rear combination lamps
are some of the 2018 Nissan Leaf’s noteworthy exterior elements.
Inside, the car looks even more conventional and
closer to other Nissan models now. Flat-bottomed steering wheel, 7-inch
full-colour driver information display, 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system
navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and blue stitching in the seats are
the highlights here.
Nissan has increased driving comfort with the
addition of e-Pedal technology, which lets drivers start, accelerate,
decelerate and stop by increasing/decreasing the pressure applied to the
accelerator. Parking the car is now more convenient, thanks to ProPILOT Park,
which controls every operation required for parking, including acceleration,
braking, shifting, turning the steering wheel and applying the parking brake.
The redesigned Leaf features ProPILOT single-lane autonomous driving technology
for highway usage as well.
The 2018 Nissan Leaf is powered by the new EM57
electric motor that generates 150 PS and 320 Nm of torque. A 40 kWh battery
pack is standard. It takes 16 hours using a 3 kW charger/8 hours using a 6 kW
charger to fully charge the battery pack. Using a quick charger, though, the
charging time from alert to 80% battery capacity takes only 40 minutes. The
second-gen Nissan Leaf’s has a driving range (JC08 test cycle) of 400 km.
