2023 Nissan Ariya: Review — Cars.com
2023 Nissan Ariya: Review — Cars.com
Delay after delay has pushed back the launch of the 2023 Nissan Ariya. We head to Nashville to finally get our first chance behind the wheel. Watch our video to find out what we think.
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0 -> - During the last couple of years,
1.62 -> several electric vehicles
have hit dealerships,
4.14 -> and Nissan was hoping
its Ariya compact SUV
7.17 -> would be one of them,
8.31 -> but delay after delay pushed
back its launch to this fall.
12.99 -> We're in Nashville with Nissan,
and we finally get a chance
16.35 -> to drive the automaker's
first all-electric SUV.
19.56 -> Let's see if it was worth the wait.
21.529 -> (upbeat music)
33.27 -> So the Ariya is around the
same size as a Nissan Rogue,
36 -> but it's styling is much different.
38.13 -> It's short hood and long sloping roof line
40.65 -> bring some visual drama,
42.33 -> as do its diagonal headlights
and large gaping face.
46.26 -> The sharply raked C-pillar
flows into this deck lid,
49.17 -> and it's split by a pretty cool looking
51.42 -> horizontal taillight.
53.46 -> Overall, the profile
is a really sleek look,
56.22 -> broken up by a couple of things,
57.66 -> like chunky rear fenders
and this big wing.
61.11 -> I think overall, the look works,
63.09 -> but from the driver's
seat, visibility suffers.
66.66 -> Just about the only thing I don't like
68.79 -> from behind the wheel
is the rear visibility.
71.13 -> There's a camera that blocks the view.
72.96 -> There's also the sloping rear roof line
74.7 -> that makes it hard to see backwards.
76.83 -> Other than that, the Ariya is
really comfortable on the road
79.65 -> and has great road manners.
81.72 -> So I'm driving the Ariya about
30 miles south of Nashville
84.87 -> on a variety of different
roads, from really big highways
88.05 -> to these beautiful, small,
winding two-lane roads,
91.02 -> and it feels at home in all scenarios.
94.47 -> The Ariya is biased toward comfort
96.3 -> in terms of ride and handling,
97.8 -> and feels overall composed and stable.
100.26 -> It won't win any handling awards,
102.27 -> but natural feeling steering
and good maneuverability help.
106.41 -> If you're comparing the
Ariya to a gas-powered SUV,
109.17 -> it'll feel super quick
110.76 -> thanks to near instant electric torque.
113.19 -> Compared with other EVs though,
115.05 -> it's adequately peppy from a
stop, and strong mid-range.
118.89 -> It's regenerative brakes have
a solid but natural feel,
122.13 -> but the e-Pedal setup will
take some getting used to.
125.61 -> Push a button on the console
to engage the system.
128.82 -> It allows the car to brake
130.38 -> when your foot leaves
the accelerator pedal
132.6 -> from maximum energy recapture.
135.03 -> Unlike the Nissan Leaf, however,
136.77 -> it doesn't brake down to a full stop.
138.99 -> There's still a little bit of creep.
140.91 -> I find that odd, since the Leaf
has true one pedal driving.
144.72 -> The Ariya will be
available in several trims
147 -> with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive,
149.19 -> and two types of batteries,
150.93 -> a standard range 63 kilowatt hour battery,
153.84 -> or a long range 87 kilowatt hour battery.
157.2 -> The long range battery is EPA estimated
159.51 -> for 304 miles of max range
in front-wheel drive models,
163.62 -> but the standard battery
delivers much less.
166.17 -> It's good for 216 miles
with front-wheel drive.
169.5 -> All-wheel drive range estimates
170.85 -> have not yet been
announced for this battery.
173.64 -> It competes against the Mustang Mach-E,
175.83 -> which has EPA estimated range
of 247 miles to 314 miles,
181.17 -> depending on battery size and trim.
183.24 -> It also goes against the Volkswagen ID.4,
185.94 -> which gets between 208
and 275 miles of range,
190.02 -> depending on equipment.
191.79 -> All versions come with standard features
194.01 -> such as Nissan's Safety Shield
360 suite of safety systems.
198.42 -> The ProPILOT driver assistance system,
200.67 -> which allows for hands-off
eyes-on driving, is available.
204.24 -> It works on mapped highways,
205.62 -> and will even make lane changes.
207.81 -> Compared with General
Motors' system, Super Cruise,
210.99 -> it's a little different,
because with Super Cruise,
213.03 -> you don't have to have
your hands on the wheel
214.77 -> to make the lane changes, but
with Nissan's system, you do.
219.75 -> The Ariya seats five,
and in the front seat
222.06 -> it feels very spacious,
even for a taller driver.
225.57 -> The overall vibe in here is very airy,
227.94 -> very open, and very kinda minimalistic.
231 -> The look really works,
and I really appreciate
233.19 -> the kinda straightforwardness
of everything.
235.86 -> There are a couple of weird quirks,
237.57 -> but overall, I think they work well.
239.91 -> One is small item storage.
241.59 -> You'd think that this
would be a big space,
243.54 -> but it's actually a
pretty small space here.
246.96 -> The biggest space is this tray
249.3 -> that kinda powers down
with the touch of a button,
252.39 -> and opens up a really large
space for small stuff.
256.62 -> I'll also have to power that back.
259.38 -> Down here, this is all open,
261.36 -> which is kind of not
something you see every day.
263.49 -> You can fit a purse or a bag down here.
266.52 -> Speaking of down here,
267.63 -> there's also this ambient mood lighting
269.58 -> throughout the whole cabin.
270.72 -> It's on the doors, it's by the feet.
273.6 -> It just kind of creates this
really modern, cool vibe.
277.23 -> Controls are also a little bit different,
279.66 -> but again, I think they work
281.1 -> and they're overall pretty
straightforward and easy.
283.83 -> There's a lot of touch
sensitive controls here,
286.29 -> which are generally hit or miss.
288.304 -> These are hip.
289.77 -> When you touch them,
they make kind of a noise
291.99 -> and they give you haptic feedback,
293.4 -> so you know what's happening.
294.72 -> They're really responsive, clearly marked.
297.15 -> If you need more climate
controls, they're in the screen.
300.51 -> The screen itself is also very bright,
303.24 -> very responsive, and just easy to reach.
306.6 -> On the kinda strange side
is this gear selector.
309.39 -> It is not traditional at all.
311.52 -> It took a little bit of getting used to.
313.56 -> Also, these touch
sensitive buttons down here
316.35 -> are not as responsive as
the climate control up here.
319.95 -> These control drive modes,
322.11 -> they control the one pedal braking.
324.09 -> So lastly, one other kinda cool gimmick
326.52 -> is that this console
powers back and forward
330.63 -> depending on comfort.
332.07 -> So if you wanna open up
this big space for whatever,
334.8 -> a larger bag, or there's, you know,
336.63 -> the charging ports down here,
338.16 -> you can power it all the way back.
339.54 -> Not super comfortable,
but opens up a huge space.
342.27 -> If you wanna power it
forward, it'll do that,
345.45 -> and it'll go all the way forward,
346.62 -> lining up your elbow with this padding.
350.01 -> Overall, I'm really impressed
with the screen setup.
352.26 -> There's two 12-inch screens.
354.21 -> One is kind of concave, and
it is in front of the driver,
357.27 -> and one is kind of convex,
and it is right here
359.67 -> for all of your navigation and multimedia.
362.4 -> Android Auto, Apple CarPlay is
standard, as is Amazon Alexa,
365.85 -> which is kind of a really
cool driver helper.
368.76 -> One problem is that wireless
Android Auto is not available.
372.69 -> You can do wireless Apple CarPlay,
374.355 -> but not wireless Android Auto.
377.04 -> So that is one demerit against it.
379.23 -> Other than that,
380.063 -> the menus are really easy
and straightforward to use.
382.353 -> The screen is really responsive.
385.11 -> Overall, it's real straightforward.
387.81 -> In back, I have loads of leg room.
390.39 -> Taller people might need a
little bit more headroom.
393.06 -> At 5'6", I'm fine,
394.38 -> but the sloping rear roof
line kinda cuts into that.
397.29 -> One cool feature about the backseat
398.82 -> is these latch anchors
for car seat connection.
401.97 -> They are under a really neat flap,
404.31 -> so for easy accessibility,
406.02 -> and there's an extra anchor
in the middle position.
408.57 -> So if your car seat
allows sharing anchors,
411.63 -> you're able to put a car
seat in the middle position
414 -> using the latch anchors.
415.41 -> That's not something that
you see in every car.
417.75 -> In back, the cargo area is pretty large.
420.06 -> Nissan says there's about 59
cubic feet of space back here,
423.48 -> and the opening is pretty wide.
425.37 -> One nice feature is this
cargo management system
428.01 -> that allows you to store
smaller items under the floor.
432.03 -> One last cargo note, there is no frunk,
434.58 -> or front trunk, like other EVs have.
437.58 -> Nissan says it's to make room
439.26 -> for all of that space in the front
441 -> where I said you could put
like a larger bag or a purse.
444.39 -> The 2023 Nissan Ariya
starts around $44,000
448.02 -> for the base Engage trim
449.76 -> with the standard battery
and front-wheel drive.
452.46 -> That model with all-wheel
drive starts at around $48,000.
456.66 -> Variants with the long range battery
458.52 -> and front-wheel drive
start at around $48,000.
462.12 -> All-wheel drive bumps
that to around $52,000.
465.87 -> The Ariya lineup tops out at
$61,485 for the highest trim
471.15 -> with the long-range battery
and all-wheel drive.
474.45 -> Front-wheel drive models
go on sale later this fall,
477.75 -> but Nissan said all-wheel drive versions
479.85 -> have been delayed until spring of 2023.
483.06 -> Nissan was an electric
car pioneer with the Leaf,
485.91 -> so it's no surprise
that the Ariya is good.
488.58 -> What is surprising is
that it took the automaker
491.07 -> this long to launch an all-electric SUV.
494.1 -> For more information on the
Ariya and its competitors,
496.89 -> visit cars.com.
498.82 -> - [Crew Member] That was good.
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