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That's nice, but what about better styling? Where I live, the Tesla model S outsells the Leaf by at least 20:1. I know that the two cars are targeted at diffe
by maxharris 13y ago
That's nice, but what about better styling?
Where I live, the Tesla model S outsells the Leaf by at least 20:1.
I know that the two cars are targeted at different market segments, and that the model S is far more expensive. But that still doesn't explain why the Leaf looks like a deformed catfish. Per unit, it doesn't take a significant amount of money to make something beautiful.
Edit - here's some more evidence:
"Shoppers Say Chevy Volt Expensive, Nissan Leaf Ugly in Study" http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/01/shoppers-say-chevy-volt-expensive-nissan-leaf-ugly-in-study.html http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2012/01/shoppers-say-chev...
"Nissan Leaf. Another ugly EV." http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/nissan-leaf-another-ugly-ev-9505.html http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthread.php/nissan-leaf-anothe...
"Fiat calls out Nissan Leaf for being an ugly electric car" http://www.examiner.com/article/fiat-calls-out-nissan-leaf-for-being-an-ugly-electric-car http://www.examiner.com/article/fiat-calls-out-nissan-leaf-f...
- cowmix 13y agoThe Volt's prices has dropped 5K.. I think / hope it will sell a lot more now. I've had my Volt for about 10K miles and I love it.
- mikeash 13y agoThe price drop certainly helps. My one remaining problem with the Volt is that the back seat only seats two, not three.
- maxharris 13y agohttp://arstechnica.com/features/2013/10/review-tesla-model-s/ http://arstechnica.com/features/2013/10/review-tesla-model-s... "I feel a thrill when looking at beautiful examples of automotive craftsmanship like a BMW M3 or an Audi S5 or an Acura NSX. But the electrics and hybrids produced by the big players are as exciting as cold oatmeal mixed with three-days-dead road kill. Think machines like the execrable crap-box Prius, Honda's truly awful Insight, Nissan's clock-stoppingly ugly Leaf, and Chevy's Volt, which has all the personality of a beige carpet sample square."