Nissan Has Built A Convertible Leaf, And We Can't Stop Staring

Although it's just a concept and is about as likely to see production as a polystyrene engine block, this Leaf Open Car is a Japanese oddball we just can't stop looking at
Nissan Has Built A Convertible Leaf, And We Can't Stop Staring

If you asked us which one major change we’d make to the current Nissan Leaf, it probably wouldn’t be taking the roof off. But let’s not dwell, because the company has done it anyway.

This odd-looking Leaf Open Car is a one-off concept produced to celebrate sales of the all-electric hatchback hitting 100,000 in the Japanese firm’s domestic market. Nissan took it to some kind of industrio-political forum with local government officials to “discuss the creation of a zero-emission society.”

Nissan Has Built A Convertible Leaf, And We Can't Stop Staring

You could say that the Leaf Open Car isn’t the prettiest convertible you’ve seen, and you’d be right unless you’ve been trapped in a windowless room all your life with nothing but a Lexus SC430 for company. In fairness, from the rear it’s actually not that bad at all, but from the front three-quarter…

The rear seats are raised weirdly high in the absence of a roof; so high that there’s no room for head rests. It’s like the designers hated the rear windscreen and tailgate, left in place presumably to make the open-air conversion easier, and decided to hide it with the seats.

Nissan Has Built A Convertible Leaf, And We Can't Stop Staring

On the other hand, maybe the seats had to be lifted out of the way of the extra chassis bracing the car needed. Or maybe this silent runabout is aimed at dignitaries who want to be able to see and wave at crowds more easily. A Leaf Popemobile, perhaps? Stranger things have happened.

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Anonymous

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05/29/2018 - 08:05 |
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The TallDutchmen

That is going to catch a lot of air!

05/29/2018 - 08:08 |
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DL🏁

Now make a Nismo version with two motors

05/29/2018 - 08:12 |
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Ali Mahfooz

Nissan celebrating it’s 100,000th electric production car while Tesla is still sorting out issues with the Model 3 production line and Musk probably doesn’t care what he said about 100,000 cars being produced by the end of this year. LOL RIP.

05/29/2018 - 08:24 |
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Indeed

05/29/2018 - 08:31 |
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05/29/2018 - 12:22 |
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Anonymous

We should just leaf it alone

05/29/2018 - 08:53 |
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TheRacingGoat

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Stop it.

05/29/2018 - 12:05 |
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Ahmad Fahrurrozi

The brand new Murano, can’t wait to see Doug review this car😂

05/29/2018 - 09:01 |
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Jakob

I can understand the idea behind a car like this, but god, this looks stupid. I can’t believe somebody designed this, let alone reviewed and approved it for production.

05/29/2018 - 09:13 |
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Klush

It reminds me of this

05/29/2018 - 10:00 |
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Alvian Raynaldi

In reply to by Klush

I am you , but bigger

05/29/2018 - 11:38 |
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jdm-supra-1600(md squad)(Supra squad leader)

In reply to by Klush

If he reviews it he will leave it in the edge of the road

05/29/2018 - 11:44 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Klush

Still better than this

05/29/2018 - 15:22 |
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CannedRex24

It’s actually really nice looking!

Good job nissan!

05/29/2018 - 10:22 |
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Anonymous

I wonder what the quirks and features are.

05/29/2018 - 12:15 |
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