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In raptures over Chapman’s Homer, Keats forgets

who discovered the Pacific—not stout Cortez

with eagle eyes but Balboa upon a peak in Darien.

Where he withdrew his handkerchief and saw

the death warrant drop of arterial blood,

a fate too deep for tears. Years, I was afraid

someone would refer to you in past tense,

and I’d sink like an animal past the dream

of evolution clean into disrepair. You lived—

this wasn’t that sort of tragedy. More like

a fairground after rain where heavy tents

had gauged large crevices. Franz said the silences

need to be loved, perhaps more than the words

that describe them in time. The dog cries

because it sets the human world in motion,

and I rise to stop the wailing, accusative at times.

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Excerpted from If You Love That Lady: Poems . Copyright (c) 2026 by Maya C. Popa. Used with permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.

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2027 Nissan Leaf Nismo debuts in Japan as the new flagship trim.

It gets a redesigned bodykit but drops the fancy LED taillights.

Pricing opens at $40,500 and climbs to $44,400 for the top B7 trim.

Nissan has launched a Nismo variant of the new Leaf in Japan, positioning it as the performance flagship of the range. The fully electric crossover picks up a more aggressive bodykit, sportier cabin touches, a sharper chassis setup, and reworked electronics, but it gains no extra horsepower and, stranger still, misses out on the 3D holographic taillights that mark the top of the lineup.

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Starting with the functional aero, the Leaf Nismo sets itself apart with a pronounced front splitter built around a “twin blade” design and Arteria Magma red inserts. Those red accents carry over to the mirror caps and the plastic cladding along the profile, which rides on a new set of lightweight 19-inch Enkei alloy wheels.

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At the back, the Leaf Nismo borrows the smaller taillights from the entry-level Leaf instead of getting the cooler LEDs from the Platinum+ and Autech trims with their Z-inspired graphics. That is an odd call given where this car sits in the range and what it costs, since the flagship ends up wearing the cheapest lights in the family. The rear does at least get a unique ducktail spoiler and a lightly redesigned bumper with a red pinstripe to claw back some visual interest.

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The color palette runs to four shades and two bi-tone finishes with a black roof, combined with a stealthy black and red interior theme. Inside, the cabin gains Nismo badges , contrasting stitching, custom graphics on the digital cockpit, matte suede fabric, and synthetic leather upholstery, along with a set of optional power-adjustable Recaro buckets.

No Power Boost

If you were expecting a power boost to match the aggressive styling, you will be disappointed. Nissan has carried over the electric powertrain from the standard Leaf without adding a single extra pony, so the bodykit writes a check the drivetrain never cashes. The entry-level B5 Nismo uses a 53 kWh battery with a 174 hp (130 kW / 177 PS) electric motor, while the range-topping B7 Nismo steps up to a 75 kWh battery and a 214 hp (160 kW / 217 PS) electric motor.

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As with the standard model, the Leaf Nismo is available exclusively in FWD form, leaving the 4ORCE AWD system for the more expensive Ariya Nismo . Nissan engineers did add a bespoke Nismo drive mode for sharper accelerator response, along with Nismo-calibrated paddles that pull stronger regenerative braking, so the changes reach past the styling even if the output figures sit still.

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More importantly, the crossover also benefits from Nismo-specific chassis tuning, which is where the badge starts to justify itself. The modifications include new springs, anti-roll bars, swing-valve shock absorbers, reinforced subframe bushes, and a re-calibrated steering weight. Backing up the improved handling is a new set of 235/45 R19 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 performance tires.

Pricing And Market Launch

The Nissan Leaf Nismo is now available to order in Japan. Pricing starts at ¥6,601,100 ($40,500) for the B5 and climbs to ¥7,227,000 ($44,400) for the range-topping B7 with the Recaro bucket seat package.

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Nissan has yet to confirm whether the model will reach other markets such as Europe and North America, though it seems plausible given the automaker’s plans to expand its global Nismo lineup.