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I was at Nissan North America for the preview drive a few months ago. Steve Perry was not the only one talking about the headlights and flow patterns. Extensive modifications and design were necessary to the front of the car for wind noise. Without the normal buzz of an ICE, wind noise was very loud and noticeable. The design of the headlights splits the air stream to miss the rear view mirrors. Getting rid of the wind noise was a major hurdle in the finished Leaf. They did a great job making the car quiet.
BTW: If you have seen any posts about a 6 second 0-60 time, it's not true unless they had a Leaf set up a lot different than I drove. Me and and editor from Winding rode tested the 0-60. He used the clock on his iPhone. It was at least a 10 second 0-60 time. It pulls well, but it's not a Tesla.
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