Nissan expects sales of EVs and e-POWER electrified models to be more than 1 million units a year by the end of fiscal 2023. The all-new crossover demonstrates Nissan’s commitment to meeting customer demand for new electrified, autonomous and connected technologies. The Ariya sets the pace for Nissan’s plan to roll out 12 new models in 18 months. “Combining our strengths in EVs and crossovers, it’s a showcase for Nissan’s new era of excitement and design.” “We created the Nissan Ariya as an answer to the aspirations and practical needs of today’s customers,” said Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida. The model is a major step in Nissan’s transformation as the company refocuses on key strengths, including electrified vehicles and SUVs. Representing the pinnacle of Nissan’s technologies and design, the 100% electric Nissan Ariya debuted during a digital event in Yokohama. As the company’s first all-electric crossover SUV, the Ariya opens a new chapter for the Nissan brand and embodies the company’s vision: enriching people’s lives. If you like the look of the Nissan, and especially its interior, go right ahead.YOKOHAMA, Japan – Marking a key milestone in its Nissan NEXT transformation plan, Nissan today unveiled the all-new Ariya. We're now at the point where there's plenty of choice in electric crossovers, and it becomes a design and styling play. The higher spec Ariyas are playing at a price above Nissan's usual turf, but the qualities of the car itself are well up to an Audi Q4 e-tron or Mercedes EQA. Likely there will be people who have been waiting for the Ariya because they trust Nissan as an EV maker, and want a piece of the Leaf's unimpeachable reliability.įor them, range anxiety won't be an issue and a small battery Ariya's price jump from their Leaf won't be huge. Especially with the stuff EV buyers don't know they need until they don't have it – a heat pump, heated seats and steering wheel. Neither is it conspicuously good value by the simple EV ratio of range versus sticker price. So it doesn't really bring much in the way of new tech. The Ariya's misfortune is to have arrived nearly a year later than planned, on account of the global microchip shortage. Still, the suspension and tyres are quiet at a cruise. Less OK is its tendency to clang noisily into sharp ridges and potholes. You pay for it with a slightly firmer ride, but that's OK. And it certainly has more pep than some of its lumbering rivals, changing direction with moderate enthusiasm. The e-4ORCE version feels even more confident, and you do get a sense of the torque vectoring working on your behalf. Like a macaque has genes of a Top Gear car reviewer, we suspect.īut anyway, this is a coupe-crossover so it's supposed to drive sportily. Nissan says the high power one, with its torque vectoring, has genes of a GT-R. The 394bhp model loses significantly more, down to 255 miles. Adding 4WD cuts that to 319 miles (we saw around 300 in warm weather in the real world). In the FWD models Nissan claims up to 250 miles for the smaller battery, and up to 329 miles for the bigger. The other meaning of range is the WLTP measured distance from fully charged to fully empty. So with two trim options that gives a price spread of £46,145 to £58,590, but we don't yet have a price for the 394bhp version. The 394bhp version will arrive at a later stage. That is, smaller battery and FWD on the one hand, and big battery with 4WD and 306bhp on the other. We've tested models from close to the top of the Ariya tree, and the bottom. Those battery capacities are useable, net, figures. That has two available outputs, 306bhp and 394bhp, the last of which does 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds. You can also have the bigger battery with AWD, a torque vectored system called e-4ORCE which none of us will ever remember how to spell. But because it has a heavier battery the performance is almost exactly the same, seven-and-a-half seconds to 62mph. Next, the same with an 87kWh battery, which passes higher current so allows a 242bhp motor output. The range as in 'line-up of versions' starts with a front-drive 217bhp job with a 63kWh battery. Range means two things so we'll answer both. Well it would be a novelty but the Ariya came on sale late and the BMW iX beat it. The main novelty is that switchgear symbols shine through the wood veneer.
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