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New Nissan Leaf With Kuhl Racing Body Kit Is Not Your Average EV

Japanese tuners have nothing better to do than to mess with our expectations when it comes to what a hybrid or electric car should look like. Just check out the Nisan Leaf that's been heavily customized by the guys at Kuhl Racing.
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Other than the windows and stuff, this is an all-new car, and it's looking a lot more restrained than the first-generation EV. If we didn't know better, we'd say it's just like an ordinary hatchback.

However, there's nothing ordinary about what Kuhl Racing did. The company became famous when it unveiled its etched metal Nissan GT-R and has been cranking out insane projects ever since. This one was presented at the Osaka Auto Messe 2019 and looked to have work done by Artisan Spirit as well.

We're referring to the etched wave patterns done to the hood of the car, as well as the custom paintwork. This stuff isn't for sale, but everything else is available for you custom Leaf lovers.

The kit is just ground effects, with a full chin spoiler at the front, some blades on the sides and a massive diffuser at the back. Also, you can't miss the giant dragster-style trunk spoiler.

Just like the Kuhl Suzuki Swift Sport, which we featured recently, this custom Leaf wants to draw your attention through the use of air ride suspension. That's how the Verz alloy wheels were brought so deep into the bodywork.

The second-generation Leaf, codenamed ZE1, came out in 2017 with a 150 HP (110 kW) motor and a 40 kWh battery pack. If that doesn't impress you, know that an e+ model just came out, and that makes 218 HP, packing a 62 kWh battery pack as well. But given the schedule of this tuning project, there's no reason to believe Kuhl was able to get its hands on the hot. It's a shame because, with a 0 to 100 km/h time of 7.3 seconds, that was more deserving of the massive rear diffuser.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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