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...Taken just this morning by notorious spy photographer Brenda Priddy, the prototype 2013 Leaf shows many subtle but unmistakable signs of the changes Nissan has made to cut costs.
Most visible are the revised headlights, which dispense with the current Leaf’s light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and use more conventional high-intensity discharge headlamp bulbs.
Also on the outside, Nissan has deleted the current alloy wheels and replaced them with black-painted steel wheels and dark grey plastic wheel covers.
We suspect the black-painted covers shown on the test car may be silver once they reach production, and with luck the black steel wheels underneath will be silver too.
Inside, the Leaf’s current light-grey fabric upholstery—made of partially recycled fibers——has been replaced by less expensive black cloth.
The various interior trim and dashboard moldings are uniformly black plastic as well—probably less expensive, though perhaps more heat-absorbing for those in hot and sunny climates.
It also appears that Nissan has deleted the cruise control from the steering wheel, with a silver blanking plate on its right-hand side where those controls are now sited....
...Taken just this morning by notorious spy photographer Brenda Priddy, the prototype 2013 Leaf shows many subtle but unmistakable signs of the changes Nissan has made to cut costs.
Most visible are the revised headlights, which dispense with the current Leaf’s light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and use more conventional high-intensity discharge headlamp bulbs.
Also on the outside, Nissan has deleted the current alloy wheels and replaced them with black-painted steel wheels and dark grey plastic wheel covers.
We suspect the black-painted covers shown on the test car may be silver once they reach production, and with luck the black steel wheels underneath will be silver too.
Inside, the Leaf’s current light-grey fabric upholstery—made of partially recycled fibers——has been replaced by less expensive black cloth.
The various interior trim and dashboard moldings are uniformly black plastic as well—probably less expensive, though perhaps more heat-absorbing for those in hot and sunny climates.
It also appears that Nissan has deleted the cruise control from the steering wheel, with a silver blanking plate on its right-hand side where those controls are now sited....
