Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE is Impressive EV Tech With Weird Spelling
Nissan Ariya e-4ORCE is Impressive EV Tech With Weird Spelling
The all-electric Nissan Ariya is a big leap forward from it’s first EV, the LEAF. Competing with Tesla Model Y, Mustang Mach-E, Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Volkswagen ID.4, Ariya has something they lack- e-4ORCE. It’s not an algebra formula. The dual-motor, all-wheel drive e-4ORCE system uses torque vectoring, rear-wheel recuperation independent from the front, and a bunch of other dynamics to tame body movements. It offers a more comfortable ride quality and helps reduce motion sickness in passengers too. Tom Voelk travels to Sonoma County in California to drive an AWD Ariya Platinum+ and check out the new Pro Pilot Assist 2.0 handsfree driving system.
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00:00 Intro
00:54 Ariya Size
1:19 Powertrain
2:41 Charging
3:09 How e-4ORCE Works
4:24 Pricing
4:49 Pro Pilot Assist 2.0
5:46 Performance
6:34 Handling
7:03 e-4ORCE Demonstration
8:52 Real World Range
10:07 Interior
12:39 Back Seat
13:37 Cargo
14:33 Red Light Green Light
15:34 Summary
17:04 Epilogue
18:02 Before I Go…
Content
7.6 -> Nissan brought the affordable electric vehicle
to the masses with Leaf in 2011. It s next
13.39 -> EV effort, Ariya, arrived over a decade later.
Until now, all of them in the US have been
20.6 -> front-wheel drive. AWD versions will be shipping
with this moniker, e-4ORCE. Either the marketing
27.019 -> department can t spell, or Nissan executives
have a thing for algebra formulas. The + sign
32.9 -> means a larger battery pack by the way. I
m attending an event in California s wine
37.93 -> country. The Nissan staff on hand say EVs
like Ariya are a high priority going forward.
44.3 -> A lot of new models coming to market across
the globe, including in the US. So we ll have
49.76 -> 55% globally, 27 new electrified products
by 2030, and 19 new all electric vehicles.
55.42 -> Nissan hasn t been able to pump out as many
Ariyas as it would like because, you know,
60.62 -> the supply chain shortage and all. So if you
haven t seen one of these in person, on the
65.82 -> outside it s about the same size as a Rogue,
but on the inside cabin space is more like
71.68 -> the larger Murano, because you know electric
vehicles it s very efficient to package to
78.26 -> powertrains.
79.5 -> e-4ORCE models are dual motor. All but the
base Engage model make a combined 389 horsepower
85.92 -> and 442-pound feet of torque. The larger lithium-ion
battery delivers 87kWh usable. Unlike Leaf
94.979 -> it s liquid-cooled. As expected, it s floor
mounted for a low center of gravity. e-4FORCE
100.899 -> Ariyas can travel up to 272 miles of EPA rated
range. Time to play frunk or no frunk . Disappointed
111.49 -> you can t stash your smelly gym bag in here?
114.36 -> This is a design element that we focused on.
We pushed the HVAC up to the front so there
118.62 -> is no frunk, because the frunk does not have
a lot of uses for it, especially in every
123.3 -> day driving. So we wanted to prioritize where
customers are sitting most of the time when
127.219 -> they re in the car for, again, that lounge
like living room experience.
131.06 -> Fire Ariya up and this what you get
138.15 -> All e-4ORCE Ariyas get an excellent heads-up
display that shows loads of information when
142.98 -> driving. This is a single-speed drivetrain,
pull back twice to get into a slightly more
147.86 -> aggressive regeneration mode. Another setting,
e-step, offers a higher level of recuperation
153.7 -> for one-pedal driving. And to change up dynamics,
there are modes to soften or sharpen the throttle
159.67 -> response and steering effort.
162.2 -> Max charging speed is 130kW, Ariya is not
nearly as fast to juice as Ioniq5, EV6 or
170.3 -> even Volkswagen ID.4 if you travel often.
At home they all take overnight. Great that
176.65 -> Nissan is using a CCS charge port but it would
be more convenient on the driver s side. With
182.591 -> a destination set in the navi system, charging
stations are mapped out along the way.
188.01 -> This is hardly the first EV to get a dual
motor powertrain. e-4ORCE has extra skills.
193.8 -> Nissan engineers took advantage of the instant
reaction times electric motors have and developed
199.04 -> algorithms as unique as the spelling.
201.879 -> As you come into a turn or exit a turn, were
able to brake one side of the vehicle, keep
207.739 -> the torque to the other side of a vehicle.
This is done because we can calculate very
211.849 -> quickly with the electric all-wheel-drive
system. We wanted to make sure, based on our
216.26 -> customer feedback and focus groups, smoothness
was very important to them, so having a smooth
222.47 -> acceleration was part of the take away. So
with our performance themes, we develop the
227.57 -> acceleration that you ll see today, which
is very responsive, very exhilarating, but
232.6 -> yet still smooth. We can minimize the pitch
of the vehicle. This is very unique to Ariya,
238.26 -> you typically in an ICE vehicle or front-wheel-drive
vehicle, under braking a deceleration you
243.54 -> get kind of that forward dive. With our two
motor we re able to pull back a little bit
249.22 -> to kind of give it more of a flat ride as
you come down to a stop.
253.04 -> This helps to eliminate movements that causes
motion sickness in passengers. And over pavement
258.169 -> heaves, it can smooth the ride quality. It
s so unobtrusive, most will never know it
264.09 -> s working.
265.09 -> e-4ORCE is a $4,000 upcharge. Pricing begins
at 48,500 bucks with the smaller 63kWh usable
272.82 -> pack good for 205 miles of rated range. I
m driving the top trim Platinum+ that ll set
279.99 -> you back $61,500. Manufactured in Japan, there
are no federal tax incentives, check with
288.389 -> your state.
289.699 -> Time for some driving. Better yet, let s get
the car to do some of the work. Nissan s new
295.419 -> ProPilot Assist 2.0 is standard and exclusive
to Platinum models. It s similar to handsfree
301.669 -> systems like the excellent GM Super Cruise
and Ford Blue Cruise in that it uses HD mapping
307.85 -> data on divided highways, over 200,000 miles
of it in North America. A camera watches the
314.4 -> driver, they must look forward and pay attention.
This is iPhone video I just grabbed. Riding
320.35 -> for over 5 miles with no hands on the wheel,
everything was very confident even in moderate
326.3 -> curves. It will suggest lane changes when
approaching slow moving vehicles. Once you
331.79 -> signal, it then wants your hand on the wheel.
The car then moves over. Kind feels like a
338 -> Ouija Board as it s all happening. Once the
maneuver is done and the icons turn from green
344.08 -> to blue, the car is in handsfree mode again.
347.97 -> Nissan says the single motor Ariya will do
the 0 to 60 dash in 7.2 seconds. The dual
354.28 -> motor here at 4.8 so if you want the quick
one you re going to go with this
362.77 -> Nice and brisk. I like that. Now if you re
in Sport mode, there s a performance tone.
368.319 -> I m not sure if you can hear this but here
goes. It s kind of cool.
376.09 -> e-4ORCE can vector power front to rear, it
s primarily set up to deliver it evenly, there
382.601 -> s no rear drive setting for kicking the tail
out. Maybe there s an Ariya NISMO in development.
388.46 -> This Platinum model at 5,500 pounds (some
2,500 kilos) is the heaviest Ariya Tossed
395.15 -> hard into tight turns, there s moderate body
roll. The ride quality is soothing but controlled.
402.01 -> There is a touch of sport in the driving dynamics,
but Ariya is pretty much set up for a comfort.
407.36 -> This would be a great road tripper if not
for the slower charge speed. Now one thing
413.169 -> about the brake pedal there is a good amount
of travel it is kind of soft once you get
418.56 -> to the bottom it is firm, but check that on
your test drive.
424.59 -> Our first stop is Sonoma Raceway where there
s a short course to show some benefits of
429.319 -> e-4ORCE.
430.319 -> We re gonna roll over to the green cones.
Go full throttle all the way down to the blue
434.629 -> brake cones.
438.21 -> Even with a comfy suspension
439.74 -> Keep going. Keep going. Keep going nice, excellent
446.41 -> Body movements are managed under hard braking
using rear motor regeneration
451.55 -> A maneuver that most people wouldn t and shouldn
t do?
455.69 -> Full throttle around the wet corner? Yes.
Find out and see if does it.
461.61 -> Traction is excellent. The programming doesn
t train power dramatically midway through
465.48 -> the curve really nice control.
467.349 -> Actually it s fantastic control. Yeah. When
I jumped in on Sunday and visited for the
472.94 -> first time, it s way better than it used to
be. That s pretty much good proof. It s very
478.181 -> good proof.
479.599 -> Next a slalom.
480.909 -> I like to say go for throttle through here
now. Remember you ve got a GoPro hanging off
486.849 -> back there. OK I ll try to clear it..
490.25 -> The e-4FORCE system uses brake and active
torque vectoring. Ariya tracks right where
495.259 -> the driver is pointing it
496.59 -> Nice. You can feel working through there as
well. Oh yeah definitely but it s fantastic.
504.02 -> Yeah, very nicely control. Not a bunch of
understeer. Yeah, obviously you can feel the
511.36 -> electronics kicking in and saying no no no
no no no you need to go that way. Yeah but
516.33 -> it was helpful, so as you gave it to steering
input to get us around that and guide it back
521.979 -> out rather than just pull everything back
or understeering over a cone. You would have
526.732 -> had to buy me a beer by the way.
528.8 -> Glad I didn t have to pay out. Oooh.
534.02 -> Adding an extra motor drops the distance Ariya
can travel. Front drive models are rated as
538.649 -> high as 304 miles. The Platinum+ e-4ORCE model
I m in is officially rated at 267 miles. Obviously,
547.92 -> driving style, topography and temperature
effect efficiency.
552.14 -> On events it s hard to gauge real world range
because we have limited time with the vehicles.
559.43 -> As best I can tell with almost all of our
driving on the highway, I m short of that
568.52 -> EPA rated range by around 20 miles.
570.31 -> Consider that speed varied from 60 to 75 miles
an hour, it was windy, temperatures were in
575.67 -> the high 40 s to mid 50s F. A 225-mile trip
should be drama free.
584.44 -> By their very nature, electric vehicles tend
to be pretty quiet. The area seems a little
590.07 -> bit more harsh than usual. There s acoustic
glass, extra insulation in the body panels,
597.1 -> and the engineers made sure that there s no
chattering coming from the suspension parts
603.32 -> that is noise that is usually mass by an internal
combustion engine.
612.31 -> The visual of the cabin keeps the chill vibe
going. Much nicer than Leaf. Let s start with
618.26 -> an Evolve model. It s synthetic leather in
here, accents are not silver. The Japanese
624.2 -> Kumiko pattern that s lighted and scattered
throughout the cabin is a theme that s repeated
630.89 -> if you look closely. On startup these emerge
from this broad panel that looks and feels
636.42 -> like real bark.
637.58 -> So we don t see is a lot of buttons. We have
a lot of haptic buttons. A light press, if
642.24 -> you press too hard it doesn t like that. Be
gentle with it, you ll get that haptic feedback
646.49 -> right away, you can adjust the temperatures.
You also noticed there s buttons on the side
651.23 -> of the center console, we talked about the
legroom, you can push that center console,
655.63 -> back spread your legs out, you ve got plenty
of living room like experience, especially,
659.35 -> when you re using Pro Pilot Assist 2.0. Other
buttons that you don t see? So there s another
663.951 -> button on the center that s to open and close
the front table, that ll come out. You can
668.93 -> use that to put your coffee on when you re
waiting to charge, anything like that.
674.06 -> Let s move to the Platinum interior. Gotta
believe Austin Butler would be a fan of this
678.981 -> trim with it s blue suede material and all.
To me Nissan s Zero Gravity seats are second
685.19 -> only to Volvo in comfort. Ariya Platinum is
the only EV in class to get Napa leather.
691.06 -> They re vented too. All Ariyas get heated
seats and wheel. Between e-4ORCE and all of
696.85 -> the cameras, this car should stay dent free
longer than most. Platinum also comes with
702.62 -> an auto park system that I didn t try out.
The big glass roof is standard on Evolve and
708.54 -> Platinum. There are two 12.3-inch displays
in the single housing. Notice the swerve?
714.61 -> Or that the gauge cluster screen is concave,
and the interface side is convex? Oddly, there
721.291 -> s very little storage in the big center console,
mostly the phone charge pad but the rest of
727.35 -> the interior is fairly standard. Not all niceties
are high tech, haven t seen this in a car
733.27 -> before. Nissan has a natural voice command
system that I didn t demo, it also has a new
739.01 -> customizable user interface. It's a big step
up from what I ve experienced in Pathfinder
745 -> and Altima but still kind of basic, though
Nissan claims it s designed to keep a driver
751.7 -> focused. Touch response is average, a bit
laggy in some cases. Android Auto and Apple
757.149 -> CarPlay are wireless. It s upgradable over
the air.
761.139 -> Remember, Rogue-sized on the outside, Murano-sized
on the inside. I am 5 foot nine and back here
769.19 -> I have that much headroom. Knee and leg room
are pretty generous, foot room, maybe a little
774.95 -> tight . Cushions are high enough so that thigh
support is pretty good and door openings are
780.91 -> big enough so that car seats go in and out
without much trouble. Door pockets, those
784.949 -> are a little bit small. At least there s storage
on seatback and I do like this texture, it
790.95 -> s not just shiny plastic, looks like fabric.
One thing that s nice, heated seats are standard
796.589 -> on all Ariyas. This console moves back-and-forth
and if it is all the way back it really impinges
803.43 -> on the person sitting in the middle.
805.78 -> Switching to the Evolve model. The floor is
perfectly flat, helping with foot room. Remember
810.56 -> the cabin space in similar to Murano, so the
bench is wide enough for three smaller-to-normal-sized
814.339 -> adults. This would be a decent vehicle for
carpooling or family use.
818.74 -> Ariya s form factor is very much like competitors
Tesla Model Y, Mustang Mach-E, Kia EV6 and
826.52 -> Ioniq 5, kind of a hatchbacky/SUV, crossover
type of vehicle. It s practical. It s what
833.25 -> people want these days.
835 -> Adding a rear motor takes away some underfloor
storage but there s room for the supplied
839.47 -> travel charge cord and a repair kit, no spare.
Bag hooks and cubbies? Check. A semi-hard
847.029 -> cargo cover stows here just don t pile heavy
things onto it. No remote releases. It s a
853.7 -> stretch to get to these, maybe go to the back
doors. No pass though or 40/20/40 split seats
860.449 -> at least the backs fold flat. This is a good
amount of room, 60 cubic feet. All seats filled
867.329 -> it s a respectable 23 cubes so all passengers
can take a carry-on suitcase and small bag
872.94 -> along. Let s wrap things up with Red Light
Green Light.
877.709 -> Green Light- The e-4ORCE system makes for
a powerful, secure and comfortable driving
882.759 -> experience. The cabin with its comfy seating
is a calm airy living room that makes good
888.07 -> use of space. Ariya seems to hit it s rated
range in mixed driving conditions. The clean
894.63 -> purposeful design is cohesive inside and out.
899.11 -> Yellow Light- The ride quality is serene,
enthusiast will want more engagement. The
904.92 -> haptic controls work well but the Nissan guy
is right, not if they re pushed hard. Check
910.25 -> that brake pedal travel on your test drive,
seems overly long to me.
915.63 -> Red Light- Travelers might be kept waiting
at DC fast charge stations with a max charge
920.35 -> speed of 130kW. There are lots of standard
features but pricing is hurt by lack of federal
927.6 -> incentives. There s little storage in the
big center console and motored back, it cuts
933.23 -> into rear passenger space.
935.81 -> The production Ariya looks nearly identical
to the concept unveiled at the Tokyo Moto
940.29 -> Show in 2019. In person it s attractive, not
nearly as polarizing as Leaf. Chunky and svelte
947.819 -> at the same time, the silhouette reminds me
most of Volkswagen ID.4 or maybe Volvo C30
955.14 -> Recharge, especially these wheels. Like Lexus,
Nissan ditched the rear badge in favor of
961.55 -> lettering. Good to see a rear wiper. Too many
automakers claim airflow from the spoiler
968.08 -> clears rain of the rear glass. I live in Seattle.
It doesn t. Fun fact, even though most automakers
975.8 -> market this form factor as an SUV/crossover,
this is classified by the EPA as a small station
982.23 -> wagon. Even with AWD, Ariya is not meant for
aggressive off-road maneuvers, ground clearance
988.99 -> is just 6.7 inches.
990.769 -> I haven t driven the single motor Ariya, but
the dual motor version here with e-4ORCE is
997.11 -> impressive. It s quick it s comfortable it
s quiet and handles well. If you re looking
1003.43 -> for an EV this should be on your test drive
list.
1007.11 -> Owners will probably never understand how
much the e-4ORCE system does to keep things
1011.48 -> calm and controlled. Nissan claims Ariya production
is ramping up, that there ll be more of these
1017.21 -> on the road. They should be popular. Let s
just hope the next model doesn t take 10 years
1023.089 -> to come to market.
1026.77 -> I attended an event where Nissan did a very
thorough demonstration of e-4ORCE packaged
1032.12 -> in a Leaf mule where the system could be turned
on and off for comparison. I ll have a link
1037.11 -> in the video descript It does a great job
of explaining the tech in depth.
1042.459 -> Special thanks to John Vincent with US News
and World Report for taking time to help me
1046.829 -> with car-to-car footage. I threw some GoPros
on the back of his car and we motored around
1051.83 -> for awhile. Keep in mind, because of the wide-angle
lens, right here, I m 4-5 feet off his bumper.
1059.45 -> So at 50 miles an hour he had to trust my
driving skills. Running footage is VERY time
1064.86 -> consuming and I have very little of that at
events. Generally I m the last person back.
1069.9 -> And that was true this time.
1071.95 -> And once again, I attended an event to get
shoot this video. The hotel was nice, the
1077.35 -> food was great. But really, I m more about
getting you accurate information.
1083.99 -> Before I go a quick story, I ve been able
to do some really cool things in the automotive
1089.179 -> world and one of the neatest things was just
before Covid hit. I was back in Japan, covering
1096.24 -> the Tokyo motor show and then was able to
go to the Nissan design studios where I was
1102.77 -> sworn to secrecy and shown just about everything
the company was going to be putting out for
1109.28 -> the next five years or so. So I was able to
see the new Pathfinder, the Frontier, the
1115.68 -> new Z car and then this. So it s really fun
to see these cars in the real world now motoring
1123.78 -> about. There are a couple more things, but
I am sworn to secrecy, so stay tuned. Thanks
1132.03 -> for watching. Remember, subscribe to this
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1144.98 -> Voelk.
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