Nice review, thanks! Its rare that a reviewer takes the time to properly get to know the car. I do have almost the exact same Ariya and the e-4orce version coming. I think that says all about how I like the car. There actually are shortcuts to control all seat stuff like heating, cooling and also the heated steering wheel. So you do not have to jump into the climate menu every time. The boot is a bit of a Tardis really, numbers aren't amazing, but the way it is shaped (compared to the Model Y, the hatch opening is waaaaaay wider i.e.) and the fact, that the cargo can stick out a LOT without colliding with the hatch gives you a huge cubic space. I made a video on that, and the boot actually rivals my old X-Trail. In some respects like load depth, it even is bigger. Concerning the e-4orce model, it's important to note, that only the underfloor storage will be limited (there actually still is space under there), the boot itself will stay as it is. Also, the maximum load capacity is very good indeed, and actually dethrones the Enyaq, sporting 1775L. The Model Y is measured in Tesla-Space-Units, so whatever numbers they put out, they do not count. From what I saw of it, this car is your classic spec sheet tiger, but it just doesn't deliver in real life. Can't even fit a bike in the back. Just won't fit due to the narrow opening. Concerning the graphics/screens: The screens have an anti glare coating, and as with all matte screens, they are...well...matte. Maybe that irritated you? I had that moment when I first sat in the car. But the next day you don't even notice it anymore, the screens are sharp as a knife indeed. Also, that coating works wonders, perfectly done in fact. Glossy screens in cars just are a tremendously bad idea in my book. Small things that are very upmarket but will skip your attention at first: double glazed windows, plasma cluster air purifying system (yes, it also kills covid!), recall everything, so mirrors, steering wheel, seats, infotainment, settings! Also, the Matrix LED system is amazing. The punch it has, and the fact that even the low beam is adaptive really make it stand out. Last but not least, this car is a super efficient charger. The losses, even in -11°C, are considerably lower than with any other EV of that class. I average around 3% loss both DC and AC, which is amazing. And all that while charging really fast (around Model3/Y times).

I went from a KIA eNiro to a Tesla Model Y to the Ariya (I've of course has had gas and diesel cars in the past too) - The Ariya is the most comfortable car I've had for a good while, if not ever - it's really nice, quiet and comfortable for long rides, love it!

Good review, that's exactly the Ariya model I have, 87kwh Evolve with sport pack in pearl blue, looks fantastic inside and out. If you're moving up from a Leaf you'll find the only similarity is that they're both made by Nissan, the Ariya is in another ball park. If you have a Leaf it'll take a week or so to get used to the Ariya's e-Pedal, the only real difference is that the Ariya will only slow to about 5mph, you have to touch the brake pedal to completely stop. However it does have auto-hold so you don't need to keep your foot on the brake once you've stopped. Pro-Pilot is unchanged, that will bring you to a complete stop when following traffic.

Absolutely one of the best videos of the Nissan Ariya and I have seen many while waiting for my Ariya. You have done a complete evaluation of everything. It is a crossover (you do not sit low) with extreme comfort but also enough power to satisfy most people. I received mine 5 days ago, Ariya e-4orce (87 kw battery and AWD) and already notice the comfort, quietness and especially good control around curves. It was interesting your coments about Tesla Y and your comparisons in the end to Skoda Enjaq and Kia E6. I was surprised that you did not include Hyundai Ioniq 5 in this comparison. Thank you for a great video!

Very thorough! Certainly something to make the Nissan folks smile again!

Great review. I placed an order in October for the same model you tested and hoping to receive it in May 2023. I have been waiting for this review with my fingers crossed. You have just confirmed that I have made the right choice. (big sigh of relief). Really enjoy your reviews so keep up the good work.

Really enjoyed your review. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽

Great review as always. Nice car, pity about the break regen' and lack of one pedal driving

Great review as usual. Like the car.

I appreciate your honest review, especially about the bumpy feel of the ride, I noticed that too when I got to test drive it.

Wonderful detailed review, perfectly executed

I was part of a direct comparison between the Ariya, the ID-4, the Mach-E, the Model Y, and the Ionic 5. Of those vehicles, the Ionic had the largest interior with the nicest quality of materials. The Ariya was a close second to interior quality, but it’s nowhere nearly as big inside as the Ionic 5. The Mach-E had the worst interior quality. The Model Y had the most storage space but it was too minimalistic for most on my panel, including myself. I like SOME buttons, not just a touch screen. The Ariya gets points for having “normal” door handles, too. The Mach-E’s door buttons were terrible and unintuitive. Since the Ariya has a liquid-cooled battery, it shouldn’t have the battery longevity issues the LEAF had.

Realy good and relevant review for me ; considering I`ve just been offered a 2 day test drive of this car. My Qashqai e-Power has totaly let me down over 7 months old of usage.. This is now my number 1 purchase in this class.

Great video this car is definitely on my shortlist along with the Genesis GV60

Just ordered mine, love the styling and it looks about like the Skoda Enyaq coupe, love the swoopy backend , I upgraded to the Bose pack too so camera review mirror, 10 speaker system and head up display

Glad to see the review. Having put a deposit down without your review I was bricking it in case you didn't like it. Thankfully you have reinforced my decision. I have test drove Polestar, Kia EV6 Ionic, EQA, MG something and the Enyaq and I have to say when I got in this car and drove it I just knew it was the one. Like the Barbour by the way. Xmas present?

Love your reviews… I have an Ioniq 5 and love it and very tempted with the Ariya as my lease on the Ioniq is coming to an end. What would you go for out of the two?

Great review - thank you - ordered my 87kwh Evolve in White with black roof and 19 inch wheels in Mar 22 and took delivery in October. Extremely happy with the car, especially with the improved low speed ride and ultimate range on the 19s. Having traded in a Leaf and a Qashqai I really think this car with its stunning looks, high standards of equipment, build quality and comfort, takes the best bits from my previous Nissans plus a whole lot more. The range on a full charge has dropped from an easy 300+ miles in a mild October to around 250 miles in freezing conditions in December, and now up to 275 miles in slightly milder weather. All, exactly as I’d expected.

A well structured review, as always, from AutoEV but I'll still complain that there is no real world charging or range info. I guess it's about standard for most EV reviewers in the UK.

Great thorough review. I have an option of getting this through salary sacrifice scheme, however for a little bit more, I also have the choice of GV60. That interior looks more luxurious but which one would you choose based on overall looks, size, practicality? Ariya or GV60?

One of the best EVs of 2022 reviewed in ... 2023. Not only Nissan taking their own sweet time.

Another outstanding review, but at these prices, I just can’t see past the Tesla MY because of the Tesla charging system. The other manufacturers are being seriously let down by the charging network in the UK. I say that as a Kia eNiro 4+ owner for the last year. The car has been excellent, the away from home charging less so….. The Arita otherwise looks like a really good option.

You are 5'8" and you can't get the seat low enough? That's crazy. I'm about 6' and I just tested a Model Y and the first thing I noticed was I felt like the seat couldn't go low enough. Awful imo. This Ariya is a very nice design. Great colour as you said. But Canada hasn't even seen a single Ariya yet.

You have to do a multi way comparison between this, the EV6, Ioniq 5, Enyaq and Model Y

It looks good. Was the ride affected by the size of the tyres? Would 19 inch wheels have been a smoother ride?

And the interior quality and layout of the dash is very much like an Ioniq 5 too

Had one for over a year and I finally see what they mean by tucking under the rear parcel shelf. I dislike the shelf and its annoying strings which easily drop off (singly leaving shelf flapping & unbalanced) when trying to pack a lot in. If it's going to be an issue, it's left at home. Ev6 has a fabulous roller blind retractable shelf - but worse visibility and no rear screen wiper so no contest really.

The delay in the likes of BMW and Renault producing more EVs was surely because there was no demand back then and ad there was no 2030 switchover hanging over their heads. EVs were merely a sideline, 'testing of the water'. Hard to criticise tbh. But things over the next decade things will get interesting (and no doubt way more expensive too) as we get nearer 2030-35.

Thanks for your car test it was excellent. I need your help, please. I am down to a choice between the Nissan Ariya Advance plus pan roof 87 kw and the Suburu Solterra Touring and I need your help to make a decision, please. Regards, Ian.

I have a Niro EV that has a bigger boot, what looks like similar interior space to the Ariya, and tops out at 3k less than the base Ariya. So what do you think the advantage is of the Nissan, given that it seems to be larger just to be larger?

I know youre only 5ft2 but this looks a big lovely premium non german car😅

Would pick this or bmw ix1 if price is the same !?

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Love the show, but I found out at the Chicago Auto Show that Nissan (Aria and all other models even the ones equipped with BOSE sound system) removed HD radio application from their radio tuners and bundled this PUBLIC UTILITY into their premium MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION! No shame? Really? This stopped me cold from buying Aria

l love the car but its charging curve and lack of 11kw AC or even optional 22kw like other brands, it got some things like the open sunroof option that so many others are deleting as well as rear wiper, but its options list on the different trims is a mess with some options removed the further up in trim, the matrix led lights should be optional on all models, and it motors are still not much different from the existing leaf 64kwh, there should be more efficient motors - better cold weather heating for the pack especially in snow belt country, and why oh why is the boot lights OPTIONAL equipment, thats just nuts on a 60k model

I can't help but think a lot of new cars have very disappointing back seat space, either the head room is tight, the floor is raised up etc etc. Even the boot isnt great at 460 litres it's enough but my smallish 2016 fabia has 330 and decent back seat space although lacking a bit of leg room. And a honda jazz has even better space in the back. The id3 is a smaller car than this but has 385 litres. And decent passenger space. I feel like suv size cars should be better than this in terms of interior space. Also the leaf has almost the same interior space and only slightly smaller boot. Is this not just a slightly fatter slightly bigger but much higher priced leaf? Ok it's nicer in some ways, I would have just rather seen an upgraded leaf with CCS etc. Everyone is different I just wouldn't buy this even if I could afford it 😁

I've been waiting over a year for this with a reservation for the Platinum AWD. At the time I placed the reservation, all the Nissan pics of the blue interior, which was the only choice for Platinum looked more like a dark and light grey interior. Now I've seen more recent pics and videos and I can't stand the baby blue interior. I really can't understand why this would be the only option for the top spec trim. I ordered red exterior. Red exterior with baby blue interior is just plain terrible. Nissan, give the top trim the charcoal option!

And of course the rear heats are heated in an Ioniq 5 as well

Doesn't it also compete with the Hyundai Ionic 5?

What happened to the 400HP model promised by Nissan? Kind of need that to pull people who want oomph :)

I went on a test drive to see if it was suitable for replacing my 30kwh Leaf. It does tick lots of boxes but it didn't really float my boat. The interior may look nice when new and cleaned but all those haptic buttons get polished by oily fingers as it was in the demo car I tried. You then have fascia with shiny dots on it, worse than piano black plastic. The cabin also doesn't sound right, there is a sort of tinny hollow sound to it and a faint reverberation. I thought the BZ4X was a better car in a lot of ways ( just a shame about the wheel nuts and the winter range issues with it).

But I think that there's a little bit more room in the back of an Ioniq 5

I think of Blob when I see these. Can't get used to it's styling. Can't see it being successful with the competition out.

Rear seats room is too short

Another SUV...moving on to cars : what about the Ioniq 6? No video yet ? And the refreshed Polestar 2 ? Some serious contenders in the market that still is dominant in Europe, despite what one might think, being bombarded all day long with SUVs : the sedan. Even more importantly, the BEV sedan. So when can we expect a - mega - comparative test between the established power - Tesla 3, the new kid on the block - Ioniq 6, the comeback - Polestar 2 and the BMW I4 (which is too expensive and with absurd waiting lists, but still a good pretender) ?

That there are lots of these for sale 2nd hand speaks volumes, though these are all overpriced at £45K+.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi Nissan dealer sticker price inc!using phony add ons, plus 5% state sales tax $54,500.00. Sticker indicated range 280 miles. Appears to me a difficult sell! Too much money and too little range.

Your car is a right-hand drive, and you use a lot of British English, like saying “boot”. Yet you used Imperial units, miles, feet, inches. So that had me confused. Where are you???

Have you ever heard of a Hyundai Ioniq 5?

But does it have “fart mode”. Probably not, only Tesla has that advanced technology.

Imo it looks like a non aerodynamic brick. With CCS DC fast charging in US it's an expensive paperweight . You'll hate the charging infrastructure in the USA . Tesla competition??? Not even in the same galaxy

In fact the car is very much like the Hyundai Ionic 5!

As far as the styling, to me its just OK. Its reminiscent of the Murano

The range is disapointing .

don't like the general look...pretty ordinary

I love a vegan free interior with dB radio 🤪 Can't help but think arriving to the market with a 60k car just as the rates goes up shows why nissan is gonna die

No. Tesla Model Y has more space and better in every way.

Pass since no vegan interior.

I've watched so many of these Ariya reviews, and I just wish someone would lift up the second boot panel( behind the rear seats, It has a handle). I'd love to know what's under that.