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The primary reason the Nissan Leaf looked as dumb as it did was because it appeals to early adopters to have something that is outwardly different from conventi
by cptskippy 8y ago
The primary reason the Nissan Leaf looked as dumb as it did was because it appeals to early adopters to have something that is outwardly different from convention. I would imagine they're taking a similar approach here.
- gwbas1c 8y ago> as dumb as it did The Leaf looked awesome, it was the best looking car I ever owned.
- Zanni 8y agoI think you mean "as distinctive as it does," but yeah, you're bang on. Ditto for the Prius.
- myself248 8y agoEhh, the Gen-I Prius (MY97-03) was also sold as the Echo with a traditional powertrain, and it looked pretty normal, if a bit homely. The Gen-II Prius ('04-09) was smoother and looked more uniquely-Prius, but it still had pretty normal headlights and stuff. I think it was the most normal of the bunch. The Gen-III Prius ('10-14) took the Kammback profile even more seriously but still doesn't look totally alien. Unmistakably Prius, though. The Gen-IV Prius ('15-present) is where the design went completely off the rails, jarring slashy features on an otherwise-watermelon-seed-shaped car.
- cptskippy 8y agoYeah, I think the Gen 1 is largely overlooked because it was just a repurposed Echo. That might actually be validation of why new technologies adopt unconventional designs.
- illirik 8y agoToyota design as a whole has gone bananas since ca. 2015. Example (2019 Rav4): https://t1-cms-1.images.toyota-europe.com/toyotaone/euen/toyota-rav4-2019-header-mobile_tcm-11-1542809.jpg https://t1-cms-1.images.toyota-europe.com/toyotaone/euen/toy...