Nissan Is Making a High-Performance Leaf Nismo

From Road & Track

Nissan revealed the second generation of its all-electric Leaf hatchback earlier this month, with an output of 147 horsepower and 236 lb.-ft. of torque, as well as an estimated range of 150 miles. That's all well and good, but what's suddenly got us interested is an upcoming, high-performance Nismo version.

Today at an event in Europe, Nissan confirmed it will be bringing a Leaf Nismo concept to the Toyko Motor Show later this month. According to Autocar, this car is meant to preview the final design that will be put into production.

Nissan didn't reveal any specs during the announcement, but did show an image of the concept to journalists.

Compared to the normal Leaf, the Nismo concept features a more aggressive red-accented front bumper, red-accented side-skirts, a partially blacked-out hood, a black roof, and different wheels.

As of now, there's no telling what other sorts of other suspension or battery output upgrades Nissan will give the Leaf Nismo, if any, so we'll have to wait until Tokyo to find out.

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