Did the 2026 Nissan Leaf Just Show Off Its New Mini-Ariya SUV Coupe Look?

What’s everyone’s take on this new look? Is it a step forward or just a gimmick?

Suv Coupe is the weirdest form factor. It takes a crossover and just reduces the cargo for pretty much no gain in efficiency or otherwise.

Carscoops seems to be right, this thing does look like the Chill-out Concept from 2021. Neat. A lot of people might miss the hatchback, but this looks like a decent winner to me, with a bit more appeal. I’m eager to see the final production form.

@Lin
Except that if it’s a much larger footprint like a Crossover, that’s not something everyone wants, and it will increase the price.

the LEAF is the budget option for EVs. It’s supposed to stay that way. I fear this will push into the 35k region again when the LEAF was one of the few sub-30k vehicles.

All LEAF fans/owners wanted was CCS1/NACS compatibility and a liquid cooled battery… the whole platform didn’t need to be fattened up to be YAC.

@Lin
Me, I miss the hatchback

…ugh.

We get “YAC” with the LEAF.

Yay.

Oh great, a crossover with less space than the original leaf. Well done Nissan, well done.

Goddamn that website is coded poorly. Barely functions even without adblockers. Autoreload breaks it halfway down. Ugh

Another SUV, how thrilling.

Teo said:
Another SUV, how thrilling.

I like the term “YAC”

Yet-Another-Crossover