Nissan can still turn themselves around, they just need to rebadge the Renault 5 and sell it in the US. The Leaf is stupid, sell the 5.
>rebadge the Renault 5Isn't the new Nissan Micra basically that?
>>28639757I physically recoiled when that image loaded, holy fuck.
>>28639757>>28639764It is a bit weird to see Nissan just give up on their own EVs. That thing is almost identical with the Renault 5 except for some exterior pieces and upholstery details.I think the new Leaf is largely built on the same French platform as the Renault Megane EV, too, though that's a bit more than a quick rebadge job.
>>28639810Coz nissan engineers are lazy as fuck
>>28639752They are.They new Micra is being launched by the end of this year, and it literally is the Renault 5.To be fair, the thing is awesome. A hot hatch, light weight, spicy EV.
>>28639834That, or Nissan's just broke and would be years behind if they tried to develop a new EV on their own at this point.At least these aren't rebadged Chinese cars like certain Mazdas and Hondas.
>>28639757Ew, that's hideous. The R5 line doesn't work at all as a Nissan. The Micra was always much more rounded. Swing and a big miss.
I thought yuropoor povertyshitboxes with their 1 litre 3 cyl ecodiesels were not something Americans wanted?
>>28639810the Leaf was just a Zoe
>>28639752>>28639757Nobody wants this shit really. An EV that's slightly smaller than a SUV with none of the benefits. Who wants that? This is just to trick dummies with more money than braincells. Smart people will stick to real small cars or SUVs.
>>28639952>An EV that's slightly smaller than a SUV>Length 3,920 mm (154.3 in)It's almost as small as a Suzuki Swift. That's tiny even compared to most Euro hatchbacks.Not sure if I care for the design, but I wouldn't mind seeing more cars of this size class around.
>>28639752I hate the square running lights on those, they would have to go.As would lane assist, the mandatory speed control etc.
>>28640267I like them a lot. They're just too big.
>>28640267>As would lane assist, the mandatory speed control etc.Recent Renaults have a kind of custom profile button that you can configure to disable all that crap.I'd prefer if they just remembered the settings, but I think EU safety regs require them to be activated when the vehicle starts.I suspect the faggot eurocrats who write these regulations don't drive their own cars. Or at least don't drive them in environments where this "assist" garbage is worse than useless.
>>28640254>almost as small as a Suzuki Swift>less cargo space You just proved my point. Why buy a car that's bigger and less practical than the engine driven cars they're supposed to replace. We're going backwards and nobody is doing anything about it. Why can't we just admit the technology isn't there yet?
>>28640279I'd like fog lights there.I bet they do dual duty and assymetric when cornering when not being running lights..
They still have good third world presence. Government vehicles used to be 100% Hiluxes in my country and in the last 5 years they have been 90% Nissan Frontier
>>28639757I didn't know this was a thing. Why did they go out of their way to make it so much uglier? Should've kept it boxy, just minor tweaks to resemble the 80's/90's Micra.
>>28639752its so joever for nu cars
>>28640410Have you seen what they did with the new Leaf? Yup, it's now a coupe cuckover.
>>28639757Why did they make the headlights so... Asian?
>>28639752>>28639757the American market just doesn't really have a appetite for EVs, it's a small trickle of total sales and it's not experience the growth they projected them to have. Most greenie/liberal people who really wanted one already bought a Tesla. There just isn't that much more of a market for them here. People that live in North America drive much more than the rest of the world, EVs aren't suited for it.
>>28639810Renault owns/owned part of Nissan, for years now
>>28640294>I'd prefer if they just remembered the settings, but I think EU safety regs require them to be activated when the vehicle starts.correct. one-button disable is the best you can get, so it's nice they at least put that in.
>>28639752The Kicks already sells like shit here. I don't think another lifted hatchback will get more buyers.
>>28640751Yeah. Some cars, especially Japanese ones, make disabling those suicide assist systems way harder than necessary.
