As Nissan prepares the 2018 Leaf for its premiere on
September 6, a reader over at Inside EVs recently stumbled upon two prototypes
in Orlando, Florida. Compared to the Leaf currently available, the
second-generation car looks much more appealing and as we mentioned last month,
bares a striking resemblance to Nissan's 2016 IDS Concept.
Up front, the Leaf adopts a short overhang and a
steeply angled hood that reaches down to a redesigned grille. Additionally,
there are sharp new headlights while the sides are dominated by an obvious body
line that starts on the rear doors and moves above the rear wheel arches before
tapering off at the base of the taillights.
Interestingly, the Inside EVs reader who snapped
these images claims that the new Leaf looks bigger than the current car and
that its wheelbase could be between 10 and 12 inches longer. If that's the
case, it will be significantly larger than the Chevrolet Bolt.
Nissan will offer Leaf
customers two different battery packs, the first of which will have a 40 kWh
capacity while the range-topper will offer 60 kWh. This should be good enough
for a range of up to 340 miles (547 km).
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