It's a Duracell car! The copper top! Love these new car reviews. Keep'em coming!

Overall, it looks pretty good! Those capacitive buttons are such a disappointment though. Cars need physical controls in my opinion. I'm really liking the honest and off the cuff opinions.

I think for a Nissan this is probably the best looking car they produced in years. Some minor gripes, but overall a very good option in an already busy field.

Honestly, my biggest gripe with capacitive buttons is that you can't feel where they are and they immediately activate. I firmly believe that a few raised ridges/bumps and a force sensor would go a LONG way to making them easier to use. But at that point might as well just have buttons.....

Can we please stop with the haptic touch sensors rather than regular buttons? I hope this doesn't become a trend amongst new EVs and ICEs

For me the copper metallic is a 10 of 10. I love it.😊

I had the chance to drive one. I think most people compare every EV vehicle to Tesla. I think even though they did a lot of things right, I believe Nissan is the real gem. If you are not interested in showing off and your goal is to reduce your personal fossil fuel consumption while having a practical vehicle, then Nissan works all day long. By the way, I did order an Ariya and look forward to taking delivery in December 2022 (aka Late Fall 2022)

I actually really like these copper/metal colors on electric cars. I think it makes them stand out. That being said, I hope more color options start popping out, bring back colorful cars.

I dont know why but I really love these auto focus videos as no gear is being used just Marques and his phone. Feels natural. A youtuber on road with his phone creating amazing contents!!

0:00 Intro 1:06 Copper Metallic Color 1:51 Exterior 2:07 Storage & Leg Space 2:45 Active Aero 3:19 Overall Design 3:40 Interior Features 7:34 Three Cherry Blossoms 7:54 Drive Comfortability 8:14 Compared to Ioniq 5 8:49 Interior (continued) 10:27 Overall Score

I’ve had a new Leaf since January and when people ask me about it I explain that it’s totally niche needs. For instance, it’s only for all the local driving, school, work, stores etc…so it’s not for road trips. I actually love it. As for the Ariya, Probably not. Too expensive for just everyday driving and still not good for road trips. My leaf doesn’t have those stupid buttons either. Don’t get caught up in luxury too much, pseudo or otherwise cause most people are just going to be surviving the next 5 years or so.

Love this format. It's so straight forward and minimal. I guess this is also why it works so well for Doug.

Love this new channel. Really honest overview of great cars. Also enjoy the smart phone filming. Great.

Love how Marques proves that you can do a great video with just your phone. Still quality content

I'd love to see you do a review of the 2023 Chevy Bolt. It's definitely the most boring EV around, but for $25k, it's not terrible. Could be cool to compare it to a more expensive EV like the Hyundai Ionic 5.

This channel is becoming my favorite automobile channel and I look forward to more detailed car talk and more different car videos. :-)

I was skeptical about the size of this car until I was able to physically see & touch it at the NYAuto Show & fell in love with it! The disappointing thing about this though, is that it’s already a year behind schedule. It would be some sort of comfort to think that since it’s in your hands in NJ, that there are more on the way to the Tri-State area. I know the haptic buttons are a bust for many, but there will most likely be something about any car coming out, that everyone won’t like…just saying. The copper color has grown on me, but I’d probably still go for a Silver before that!

The Ariya has 1 killer feature… it has a button to activate battery heating. That's something that every car in cold climates should have, since I do not want to get to a fast charger and get 30kW like I do right now with my Peugeot.

Just subscribed and have watched all the videos, simple & concise format which detail the parts you want to know about without being too long, EV's are taking off in the UK so its good to know what coming down the line & what we won't be getting (unless you pay premium to your chosen car dealer) keep up the good work

Really, really glad to see consistency with the new channel. I actually like the color of this one, but looking on the site I'd definitely go with the blue. It also seems like it would've been a simple thing to add some type of rise or ledge to prevent stuff from rolling onto the driver side. It's way too easy for something to get lodged under the pedal.

Really REALLY enjoying this new channel. One of my favourites on KZfaq almost instantly. Love the filming style, love the car choices. Really great. Thanks Marques

Glad you launched this channel - I think a lot of car reviewers are still thinking about how cars have been for decades vs how cars will be going forward. There's a lot of innovation that will lead to the demise of some car makers so having a tech forward person like yourself giving your perspectives is great. But... I think what has made MKBHD so great is that the production quality has made it easy to follow your thoughts and observations. You're sorting out the audio quality (thank goodness), but some comparison graphics (range, charge speed, price, cargo space, intangibles like ADAS or voice recognition) make it a lot easier to see the comparisons you're making. I get that you're wanting this channel to be different in that it's more casual, stream of thought content, but I think adding a little more meat will add weight to these vids and make these a "must stop to watch" like your main channel. My 2 cents...

Thank you for another dope video Marques, just a suggestion, could you put the specific smartphone you are shooting the video with in each video, it could help us to see the minor video differences between phones :)

I really like the exterior look and the phone hideaway charger that forces you to use the screen rather than check your phone all the time. The cup holder, I like that it has that accordion cover, adds a sleekness to the interior, and the floor space, I like it, but agree that things will slide around.

Keep them coming Marques! We absolutely love this concept of shooting from a phone and ofc your honest reviews and impressions of cars!

That load area in the footwell is def going to be an issue, from driving vans with that same sort of open footwell youve got to be really careful with how you secure your bag or whatever other kit you might keep there cause it can just skate about there if you don't, not something you want happening near the pedals. Wouldve probably been better if they had some sort of partition on the drivers side at least. Anyway, love the new channel, have always been a fan of your presentation style so having a car channel with you at the helm is great!

Dang glad to see how this channel came back to live. I like the production method. Giving out sincere consumer vibes

I appreciate the car review, very helpful and great explaining, keep going buddy!

This design is pretty sweet. I like the copper, but I'd love to see them change the inside accents to match the exterior colors... I get if they don't, but still I got the chance to try out a rental Leaf a few weeks ago and while I loved it, the charging experience was definitely disappointing. I don't know if that's a Nissan thing or just an EV thing, but I'm hoping they improve the speeds

Loving how every traditional car manufacturers are using EV as a soft reboot or complete redesign of their cars. More varieties and functions are most welcomed! ⚡

The audio quality reminded me of your early KZfaq days! You've really come a long way Marques!!!

Had a LEAF for 6 years...was a great car! Best little city car EVER! Gave us literally zero problems that entire time except for a problem with the charger right after we got it, which they replaced for free. All in all, it was a pretty great car for putting around town and I don't expect this will be any different. For 50 grand, though? Ehhhhhhh...yea...that's a tough sell...

I like you’re reviewing cars slightly different to others. Most reviews will spend majority of time describing on road characteristics and how the car behaves when you put your foot down. But for a car like this, I don’t care how it drives as long as it is reasonably comfortable and gets me from A to B. The important stuff are day to day living with the car. That’s using all the stuff inside.

It's good to see Marques in a more free and unedited environment.

i just got myself a 2020 nissan versa sv. i'm a toyota person but i def dropped the gun too fast at the lot and it’s what i ended up leaving the lot with, LOL but I am grateful. This car ended up being so perfect for me. All glory to god! i have videos of my car on my channel too, videos about the process of getting my car, decorating my car etc.. love these type of videos.

Loving the new channel! Looking forward to replacing my i3 one day with something newer.

These reviews are great - An annoying thing Ive heard you mention a lot is the lack of knobs and buttons, and I can see how frustrating that would become - When I eventually go electric that will be the first thing I look for - thanks 👍🏾

Okay that cable wrap for your charger is lowkey legendary

Thanks for the new channel, love it. I would like to see a comparison of plug in hybrids, Im not ready for full electric and looking to plug in hybrid for next car.

Love how well the new channel is doing!!! Lets go marques

I do love copper, it's one of my favorite metals, so I think that part looks great. I don't care for the fascia too much. The capacitive buttons in the fake wood trim are really cool, assuming the labels don't wear off, but radio and climate control need real knobs.

The way the central console display flows seamlessly to the speedometer looks so sleek

Having owned several Leafs in the past then this car is interesting to former Nissan owners. I have had a bad experience with VW products so the ID range is not an option for me. Kia and Hyundai on the other hand have been great for the past decade or so. The Leaf has been great as a "2nd car" at home (24/30kWh) or main family "city car" (40/60kWh). There is simply nothing that seems to go wrong (or terribly wrong), just add electricity and then drive. The Ariya has more of the "gismo-stuff" that could perhaps fail... Still I'll definitely take it for a test drive when it will finally come to dealers.

never really cared about the mic creators used, but this is the first time i understood why you guys buy a dedicated mic. The audio when you flip the phone is terrible, when it's facing you, it's fine. Good to know you bought a mic. :)

For me the design is a 9/10 really like it; prefer it over the ID3/4/5

Really liking all the auto coverage. Don’t hold any punches man we wanna know.

love this channel and how its all done on a phone, i only wish the audio was a little better. dunno if im particularly sensitive to it, but listening to these vids with a pair of headphones is hard at times due to the audio constantly switching ears and sounding very tinny. other than that, great stuff per usual

I ordered and signed for the Ariya Platinum AWD e-4ORCE/Performance with the extended battery range. The color is white with the black roof line. I took the Nappa leather option. I presently have the 2022 Pathfinder Platinum 4WD. I will be keeping the Pathfinder for long trips, going through heavy snow storms, towing a trailer, and for going on back roads in the country.

Nice review. I'm a Nissan fan ever since watching my Mom's Nissans go into the 200,000s of miles. Still, I wonder "what was Nissan thinking with this design"? Considering the gulf that separates companies' implementation of various tech, It would be great to have a segment addressing this and what goes into the development of a successful product vs. a dud.

Do you edit the footage off the iPhone? Wow the color, the dynamic range, the autofocus, just amazing

It’s great how all of this is shot in an phone. Great video, keep it up.

We shopped for and compared EVs for a long time. We ended up on the fence between ID.4, Ioniq 5/6, EV6, and Ariya. I was surprised, but after re-test-driving those, we choose the Ariya, because going back and forth, we noticed the interior quality difference, the comfort and the design. We're still very happy with our choice. The max charging rate may be lower than the Hyundai and Kia, but that only matters on a long road trip, and Ariya's charging curve is smoother, and fast-charging speed on a long road trip being slightly slower, is much less important to us than how comfortable we are sitting in the car for hours.

I think he missed the biggest flaw which is that you have to go to the highest model to get AWD and that’s $59,000. So out the door you’ll be over $60,000. I agree with him that the Ioniq 5 has it beat in styling. I’m also a not a fan of the capacitive buttons, but I think the VW ID wins the prize for dumbest controls. The Ioniq 5 looks cool on the inside and has real buttons. I think the whole “It’s and EV so it needs futuristic impractical controls” is a mistake. Finally it’s such a crazy time for cars it’s hard to evaluate this as dealerships still don’t have inventory and are still marking up cars. The Ariya feels kind of late to the game to me.

My wife owns a Pathfinder, my daughter owns a Versa and I own a Frontier Pro-4X, so yeah, we're a Nissan family. This looks good, so there's good chance my family will pick this up in the future. Nice work Marques!!

Very good reviews you make

Loved the review. An Auto Focus X Studio road trip video with these newer EV models would be really interesting to watch.

The Ayria has been really interesting to me recently and I'm happy to see you cover it!

I make car videos and i’m just now coming across your content. Great information 👍🏽

Great video MKB! For me being a Nissan fan / owner of four previous models (2012 Versa / 2017 Sentra/ 2019 Altima Platinum / 2020 Rogue sport SL) this EV felt like a natural progression for me as my first EV and next family vehicle (I will be purchasing the Platinum e-4orce AWD model.) I really feel like it is a major step up in fit and finish, just like each of my leveled up models over the past few years and is nearing Infinity luxury level quality but in a Nissan branded product. I also really like how the interior is new but feels distinctively Nissan. One major owner benefit will also be with where I live the closest Tesla Service center is more than 60 miles / 1 hour away, where my local Nissan dealer is 15 mins away. So when cross shopping with the model Y the positive ownership experience of my previous Nissans was a big selling point for me and ease of access for repairs. I also know that Tesla offers mobile service repairs but I am thinking about major service issues that require taking the vehicle in. Thanks for a great video and letting me share a current Nissan owner’s thoughts.

I drove this car yesterday. The buttons aren’t an issue and worked well. The buttons aren’t something you’re constantly changing anyways.

The major drawback IMO is the lack of one pedal driving, the car won’t come to a complete stop when you lift off the accelerator. My 2022 Leaf has full one pedal driving.

I have a Performance Model Y, but I LOVE seeing new EVs. most other Tesla owners I talk to tend to feel the same. it's great to see new EVs, even if some of them are kinda meh, more options is inherently beneficial. Can't wait to see more. Also, LOVE the channel, can't wait to see more from the new camera rig too.

I really appreciate your videos Marcus, could you possibly go and see the guys at Munro live? They’re teardowns are phenomenal.

just took one of these for a test drive at NISSAN YOKOHAMA, my E NV200 was getting some factory stuff done, the Ariya is OOOWWWKAAYYY, I had 3 leafs and nissan is in a stall right now, cause Toyota is leaning on the Japanese GOV to do hybrids, everything over here is stuck in 50KW charger speed, but there are chargers all over, and they always work!!!!. there is a heavy push for hydrogen cars, I'm loaning my van to a guy that has one for a day to tryout. I'd gladly share the impression. great vids bro

I have been for a test drive in an Ariya, lovely in gunmetal grey/gray. Also tried a Model 3, IONIQ 5, EV6 (sat in) and Polestar 2. (Model Y next week!) Ariya has a presence that is hard to explain, both outside and inside. Beautifully designed and engineered. Superb driving position and very quiet. Capacitive buttons are the only UX flaw - I have had the 2018 Leaf and have a 2011 Leaf now as a local runabout, and both have tactile controls, so no idea why Neeeesan (!) tried to put visual appeal over driver safety. When you are driving and want to change drive mode, you are forced to look down at the centre console to find the touch control, as opposed to just feeling for a mechanical knob or button like in the Leafs and Polestar etc. Hopefully Nissan will fix the charging speed and ergonomics in the next model revision. However, I would still consider buying one because of the ride and known Nissan build quality and reliability. And I have an idea for how to mod the touch controls using my electronics experience. :)

I actually like the way it looks. I think it looks better than the Ionic 5 and ID4. I own 2 Nissans and want my next car to be an EV. However, I'm not sure it stacks up practically to its competitors.

I love cars and I love tech. Hopefully this channel grows

Good review as always, very informative M. I actually like the copper.. but I agree with you on the climate setup, It doesn't look good at all.

I just don't understand why manufacturers haven't just completely nailed the infotainment software yet. They've had decades. They have plenty of examples showing how it should be done. And yet it seems like every new car that gets released by legacy manufacturers has a completely new system. No lessons learned.

I don't find it compelling for $50K. The outside is nice,I think I may like it more than you did, but I agree that the ID4 is better looking. Inside, it's quite slick but execution is lacking in some areas. The touch hapatic buttons on the dash and center console need to go as soon as possible. Not functional when driving and your forced to take your eyes off the road. I'd be surprised if it lasted more than a couple of years. Center, floor, portion ahead of the center console should have a large one inch indent so that handbags and back packs don't move around. They missed a big one here. It's not expensive to do and would be enormously handy. Seats look quite dope for a small SUV. For price and charging, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV6 charge MUCH faster, a factor for trips of any kind. The EV-6 is closer to $40K and has a nice interior and the dash is already sorted out well. The Ioniq 5 has the most interesting exterior imo. Nice review Marques! I just subbed to AF. Look forward to more!

Great video! Would love to see you review the Cadillac Lyriq!

I should not be liking a Nissan this much but this thing is working for me. If not for the badge I’d never think this was a Nissan. I hate everything they make. Impressive.

Awesome channel! When I first saw this car, I didn’t know what to think of it. It’s such a huge step away from traditional Nissan design standards - in a good way. Honestly, I think it looks good and overall a great EV😉

I love the Ariya, it's one of the best looking EVs out there. It looks very premium and expensive.

I drive a Leaf (the plainest of e vehicles) and love it. Extremely reliable. Zippy and pleasant to drive. One pedal driving is feature I've come to love increasingly over the past 2 years. A critical component is that it can completely break the car; and, when the car is stopped it's as if it's in park - at red light I can take my foot off the pedal to reach for stuff. When my lease runs out I'll look for a car with one pedal driving. For me, Ariya's open floor in front is a feature (missing in the Leaf). No concern about stuff rolling around under my feet. For one, less of an issue with one pedal driving. But easy enough to use a heavy bag as a separator. the open floor lets you stretch your legs and makes it easier to reach stuff on the opposite side of the floor. Not too concerned about haptic buttons. Real dials most useful for continuous variables, like speaker volume. The leaf has lots of physical buttons plus controls on the video screen. I don't find much difference - have to glance over for both types - seems to take about equal time. Ariya appears to have identical real-button layout on the wheel. These are confusing and annoying. The problem, in my mind, is not physical vs non-physical, it's controls buried in a hidden one of several layered menus. You can't do this while driving safely. (In the leaf these are mostly properties you set and forget).

That was excellent by design. Spacious in size. Extraordinary space I visited a showroom and the car is amazing. Very big car

Not bad. I love the copper. I bet those capacitive buttons don't make it to production. You need to be able to find buttons in a car without looking at them. Great review!

I saw this car earlier this year in an auto show, nice look. The lack of the front trunk was the only negative.

10:52 you jus blew past that STOP sign :D

50 grand is way rough for that car. Figured that would be the case from a glance and your video was as expected. Not a great offering from Nissan, but Nissan has been struggling for a long time now. That aside, really loving the AF channel, Marques. Your tech reviews are a go to so to see you run some dedicated car videos with an entry level format is awesome. Please don't stop.

If this is shot on iPhone 14 (he shoots on iPhones for this channel if you didn't already know), I'm *very* impressed. The video quality here seems vastly improved from the previous Hummer video, and is more smoothly shot with less shaking (although it may be in a gimbal so who knows). Curious if he'll let us know on one of his channels or the podcast.

Humble suggestion: I’d love to see you use the AirPods or even the wired apple headphones to show how they would work for videos. As for the car, I’m curious to see it’s long term abilities over the others. That’ll be the big test

I saw this for the first time today in Storm Gray(ish). It was stunning, which is why I'm looking at vids for this car. I'm very impressed, even with seeing the copper for the first time.

The copper looks sick. I love that. I do that in my first house I bought last year. With the 120 year old nice wood and stone. Copper and brass I always thought looked flashy, but homey at the same time.

This thing looks sick, between this and the Z it gives me hope that Nissan can turn things around.

Damn the 14 pro video quality is looking good!

Hey man, quite good presentation, but please include also test drive in your video to also talk about it and to show for example if it's quiet inside when you drive and overall driving experience. I think it would increase test quality a lot :)

Another dope vid. I'm impressed by sunroofs and noting that EVERYONE has cool sunroof FEATURES like opening and closing and an auto Sun shade - except Tesla. It's definitely not a deal breaker but I'm about to buy a premium electric vehicle for commercial purposes. So far, it's MY and some close seconds: Lyric (loved your review), Volvo, Benz, and a quirky one - Toyota Rav 4 PHEV (top trim).

Really great design. And isn’t it great they took a risk with copper? It came out really nice. Bravo Nissan. This is a win.

Seems like some nice work from Nissan, but if I was comfortable with capacitive buttons I’d just settle for a Model Y at that price, tactile buttons are still important for me. 11:24 I hope you end up doing a collab with The Kilowatts. I’ve been following Ryan’s videos since we met while working in Tesla and he left to focus on his channel and electric rental fleet, he’s grown a lot both as a creator and growing his network in the electric vehicle space. Could be interesting to see the contrast between your take on vehicles from a customer experience perspective and Ryan’s from a fleet managers perspective in the same video.

I got the base model on the 31st ordered it a year ago… overall a great replacement for a daily gas suv.

Excellent thoughts! Definitely agree with the atrocious decision of the capacitive buttons and the not great UI/storage space. Also found it odd/interesting that the in-map said Gas stations and instead of EV chargers. Great channel!

you should put the phone you recorded with in the description :)

I feel like there's enough copper here that this car is sponsored by Duracell.

That's my car! Bought it on June 12th. I love the Copoer color!

Love your videos. Maybe you could try the free Adobe Project Shasta AI to clean up the audio from a smartphone?

The division on the interior is a must in my opinion. Im just very uncomfortable thinking there might be somethig that can block my pedals with that kind of org

I have to say the Ariya has grown on me. It does look much more muscular/lean with the optional 20” wheels tho. But its interior is REALLY nice and high quality, especially in the blue leather option. It should be noted that Nissan decided to program the Ariya to charge at its max charge rate longer than an overall higher number. So it may not reach the peak of cars like the Ioniq 5/EV6 when charging, but it will charge at a more steady rate close to its peak, vs hitting the peak and tapering off. Still won’t be as quick to charge as those, but I don’t think it will be as slow as one might think.

I'd give it more like an 8. Looks cool!

This is one of the best EV vehicles. quality build is solid and a reliable brand. That's just his opinion