Yeah, I believe the issue was that the car is so quiet that at highway speeds, the noise generated from hitting the side mirrors was annoying. So they shaped th

Yeah, I believe the issue was that the car is so quiet that at highway speeds, the noise generated from hitting the side mirrors was annoying. So they shaped the front of the car to mitigate that issue. I've driven one a few times. It's ugly, but not more ugly than a lot of other econo-cars like the Fuse. I'm tall and it's fairly comfortable inside, and it performs fine. If I was still a daily driving commuter and still had two cars in the household, I'd definitely be interested in the Leaf because it would save me $250 in gas a month and let me drive in the carpool lane.