Does the 2026 Nissan Leaf meet your criteria for a dumb car?

All it's connected features appear to come from Android Auto or Apple Car Play. AKA from a connection to your phone.

I like the looks of it because it appears to be a serious EV unlike too many which are just some company getting their toes wet.

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madwolf an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Did the new Leaf get dumber? I have an old 2019 model and it’s connected. In the mobile app I see its location, turn on AC etc.

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everdrive 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Does Nissan still not put telematics in the base model in 2026?

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everdrive 6 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Looking at the specs page the base model includes "Dual 12.3" widescreen displays" Why? What the hell is wrong with modern cars?

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rootusrootus 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Lots (most?) cars are going to LCDs for the instrument panel. The second screen is the infotainment.

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al_borland 5 hours ago | parent [-]

My previous car had its infotainment system reboot several times while I was on the expressway. The idea of my instrument panel, or other more critical systems, crashing and rebooting while driving terrifies me.

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rootusrootus 5 hours ago | parent [-]

The infotainment is not connected to the ECU and other car control electronics. At least not on my Tesla nor my F150 Lightning. You can reboot them to your hearts content while driving down the road.

	▲	al_borland 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, but it is still rather unnerving when part of the car goes dark. It also makes me question the QA on this stuff. If that is crashing, will the other systems be crashing at some point as well? Is there redundancy? These are the questions that went through my mind while hoping the screen would come back on before I missed my exit. Even knowing the systems are completely separate, it spoke to overall quality.

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sagarm 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Backup cameras are an enormous safety improvement. Plus touchscreens are much cheaper than buttons and knobs.

	▲	DaSHacka 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> Backup cameras are an enormous safety improvement. Sure, however.... > Plus touchscreens are much cheaper than buttons and knobs. And how much LESS safe is using a touchscreen while operating a motor vehicle? Its literally no different from using an iPad.
	▲	stephenr 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Backup cameras are an enormous safety improvement. You know that a backup camera can be added to practically any car right? My ~2002 Toyota has a Pioneer deck from around 2007 (I guess?) that supports reversing camera input. My wifes 2012 Toyota hybrid has a reversing camera using some POS cheap Chinese deck that's so shit it doesn't even support Bluetooth audio. No part of reversing cameras are dependent on any of the "modern" trends in cars that are being discussed here.

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46493168 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Does Nissan still air cool their batteries or have they wised up?

	▲	i80and 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The 2026 redesign has put in a proper liquid cooling loop. (Battery heating is inexplicably an extra $300 option, and not available on the base trim AFAICS?)