Nissan Leaf boot capacity: 7 banana boxes, almost like the Kia e-Niro! [video] • CARS

Youtuber Bjorn Nyland has finally checked the luggage compartment capacity of the new Nissan Leaf (2018). It turns out that the car included as many as 7 boxes of bananas, thanks to which the car performs better than the Hyundai Ioniq Electric and Jaguar I-Pace (!), Much better than the previous Leaf, and only in its segment. loses to Kia e-Niro.

According to experiments carried out by Bjorn Nyland, the current boot capacity rating (with backrests folded out) is as follows:

1. Van Nissan e-NV200 - 50 boxes,
2. Tesla Model X for 5 seats - box 10 + 1,
3. Tesla Model S before restyling - 8 + 2 boxes,
4. Tesla Model X for 6 seats - box 9 + 1,
5. Kia e-Niro – 8 box,
6. Restyling Tesla Model S - 8 boxes,
7. Nissan Leaf (2018) - 7 boxes,
8. Kia Soul EV (2018) – 6 boxes,
9. Jaguar I-Pace – 6 box,
10. Hyundai Ioniq Electric - 6 boxes,
11. Nissan Leaf (2013) - 5 boxes,
12. Opel Ampera-e - 5 boxes,
13. VW e-Golf - 5 boxes,
14. Hyundai Kona Electric - 5 boxes,
15. VW e-Up - 4 boxes,
16. BMW i3 – 4 boxes.

With the seatbacks folded down, the car can hold up to 21 drawers, again just one less than the e-Niro. As such, when it comes to loading capacity, the Nissan Leaf does not only perform better than its competitors in the VW e-Golf and Hyundai Kona Electric segments. The car also wins with the Jaguar I-Pace, which is a larger segment car (D / D-SUV).

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Recall that a few days later at CES 2019, the new Nissan Leaf E-Plus will debut with a larger battery and a more powerful engine. It is unknown if the new components will reduce the car's luggage space, but in the first teaser of the car, the Leaf (2019) appears to have a different and slightly more convex rear end:

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