Alex is like the postman, delivering in rain or shine! The more I watch Alex’s videos the more I think he’s the best vehicle reviewer on KZfaq.

This video proves once again that Alex really is the hardest working man in show business. 🤩

7:56 I’m surprised Alex didn’t mention that the front passenger seat has a memory function. The Ariya has a really nice interior. Without question, it’s the best interior in a Nissan product. Maybe some Infinitis as well.

Nissan has a winner on their hands with the sleek look, higher ground clearance, more backseat space and quality interior build. Not to mention that it's built in Japan! So, much higher reliability.

You are an exceptionally brave and dedicated man. Thank you!

Interior looks nice as hell:) I personally wouldn't care about fast charging, I would only charge it at home overnight and it makes zero difference how quickly it charges.

I have been waiting since Dec 2021 since I put my order in on an AWD Ariya. Because of that, and the signed binding contract Nissan sent out just before the Inflation Reduction Act was put into law, I’ll be one of the few that qualify for the old $7,500 EV tax credit. They also have a ~$1,300 price reduction for reservation holders, since the price was lower when it was announced in 2021. Every day I check my reservation page for the notification that the car is in route to the dealer. These reviews have my hopes up that it won’t be much longer.

On this episode, Alex does his best Jim Cantore impersonation...

I appreciate the fact that the Ariya has a softer, smoother, and quite ride than the Model Y, etc while still being fun to drive. I also love the hands free highway driving. I currently have a 2019 LEAF and thought I would go to the Ariya next. I have since looked lots of other EV's, and now I'm back to preferring the Ariya. Thanks, Alex, for the thorough review. You are still my favorite reviewer.

Thanks for your dedication to video production no matter the weather. I'm also impressed that you could still manage to put out a quality video in this type of rain.

Honestly I like this more than I thought I would. I think I just didn't like the orange they kept showing. I'm also not a fan of the capacitive buttons but it's better than being buried in the touch screen .

This would fit my life.. i am single and dont need high range to travel. The space is right for me. Id look or get one for sure. i love the front.

Great review Alex. This new entry looks very interesting.

Great review! I have the FWD Premiere. Love the futuristic appearance, features, build quality.

Alex I commend you on getting through that review during an absolute downpour. Bravo sir.

styling wise, I like this one better than Mache or Model Y

Dedication to the EV cause here! Thank you for braving the elements for this review! A friend has this on order to replace his Leaf. (Wife gets Leaf.)

Wow you crushed this video in the rain. Impressed at your commitment Alex

That's crazy you did a video in that weather!

This video is helping!! I will buy one friend.

Alex is amazing! Imagine the poise and professional skills necessary to deliver the same thorough and personable presentation as always. Next time, I'm interested in seeing Alex perform in a blizzard.

Thanks for this review in the rain! I would love to see you test drive some of these EV crossovers in a longer road trip to Tahoe to review the charge times and performance in the snowy mountains. I predict ID.4 would be the crossover to beat! Please do one soon!

Had the opportunity to test drive one, very nice and had a luxury. feel and ride.

Alex ya gotta get some rain pants man! They make all the difference! Bravo getting this published.

Dedication with the rain :) ! Excited to see how this car is received in the market and hope it does well. Just bought a used 2020 leaf due to the reduced price.

When looking at an EV today, ALWAYS buy the most range and fastest charging you can afford. You might not care about those things, but the 2nd owner will, and the residual values will bear this out.

Why is the ID4 almost never mentioned as competition for an EV like this? It also has a focus on comfort, and has similar range, physical size, charging speed, etc.

Interior looks nice

3:08 😂😂😂 we appreciate your dedication

Love my Ariya Venture + with 304 epa miles 👍⚡️

After test-driving a Tesla Model Y Performance in Long Beach and a Long Range in Buena Park, as well as the Ioniq 5 and Genesis GV60 in Cerritos, I decided to go back to Nissan. I ended up leasing the 2024 Nissan Ariya Platinum+ e-4orce AWD in two-tone white. I see Tesla Model Y everywhere and wanted something different. I prefer a traditional dashboard, a steering wheel with buttons, and a heads up display. The ride is incredibly smooth, the suspension handles bumps effortlessly, and it's very quiet, much like a Lexus. The seats are extremely comfortable with Nappa leather, and the infotainment system design resembles Mercedes. While it doesn't have Tesla's speed, it is more than enough with 389 hp and 412 lb ft. Plus, the ProPilot 2.0 is amazing, it can park itself. The lease 18 months/10k miles deal is unbeatable at just $370 a month (including tax) zero drive off.

I appreciate Alex on autos and NO having his stunt double sub-in❗

Great review. I haven't owned or tested one yet, but so many of the negative reviews don't seem to think deeply about the unique positives that Aryia brings that it's competitors don't have--from small things (wireless carplay), to big (built for strong reliability). Not to mention the design. Not that it's perfect, but the "too expensive compared to ID.4 or Y" is too simplistic. They made some strategic choices to make it a solid option with different pro's/con's than its competitors.

I appreciate your dedication Alex to film in the rain, just thinking if a parking garage might have been available?

Thanks for the review under such weather condition. I will take this over both the Toyota and Lexus RZ options. I cannot understand how Toyota can come up with a 60 something KW real usage batteries at today standard.

Darnit yet another review of top end trim. I wish someone could review base or one-size-up trims instead

Longest gestation of a car in recent memory.

Although I don't like the car, thumbs up for your professionality.

I would have considered the Ariya if it had hit the market when we were shopping. Nearly bought an EV6 but then we test drove a BMW i4 and ended up buying an e40 msport. Since we own and don’t lease, battery life matters. Ourbi4 it gets 4.0 mi/kWh or better on the highway in good weather, so 300-ish mikes. We typically make 170 mile round trips to the Boston and the i4 can do that in winter while keeping 80-20% SOC.

LMAO, the captions 😂

I’d like to test drive one, but… I love my ID4 😸

Wow, taking one for the team. Thanks Alex, really appreciated the review. Interested in this Ariya, especially the dual motor model.

I really like the Ariya, and will probably chose this when it's time for my next vehicle, which will be an EV. My wife and I were able to ride in one of these at the recent LA Auto Show. I'm 6'4" and it was extremely comfortable, even in the back seat. The downsize to me is that Nissan has tried to appease everyone with the trim, motor, and battery choices. I found that to be confusing. Other than that, I love this vehicle.

I agree the AWD should have come first. I test drove the single motor small battery and was unimpressed by its performance, especially for the price... and we have a '21 ID.4 Pro. Bigger battery is the way to go on these.

I like the Ariya and the Ioniq5.

Thanks for another great video, not sure what you meant by "less expensive than the Tesla competition", can't you get a Model Y for $55,000 before the $7,500 tax credit ?

Wow California weather isn't what it used to be!

This car will be charged mostly at home and dont care too much about charging rate. I care more about battery life. I highly doubt that I will take it for long trips because of too much inconvenience with ev range and charging. With that said I hope they start delivering this trim soon as I have reserved it over 1 year ago.

Looking to replace my Toyota Sequoia (2003) large 8 passenger, 7,000lb towing, lifted for off road, 4x4, v8 power, roof rack, sunroof, tow hitch and bike/ ski rear carriers ....... EV for the future Hydrogen or battery, solar and inverter would be highly desirable as well, room for knobbies too. Go for it !!! PS need 300mile range.

didn’t show the rear view mirror switches to a rear camera , and what about the zero gravity seats ? and better sound system of the platinum ?

"Despite turning over a new Leaf" 😆

Before Alex even mentioned it I thought "If he's wearing jeans he's ------------" Dry out soon!

why is it that, every 3 weeks i find yet another model EV that i put at the top of my list, that i'm now interested in.

Alex, I presume that having been soaked you have scouted out places to do the next rainy day shoot under an awning or inside a public parking garage.

What will the warranty be for the battery? Toyota BZ4 offers 10 years, which is the best in the EV market.

"busy forks" is indeed the proper pronunciation.

Not sure why anyone would need a power sliding center console? Or a powered storage bin? They're....neat, but what's the point?

I foresee rain gear in the merch store.

You are right nissan should have released the awd first, it much better and fun to drive. Ps my Ariya have 22kw ac onbord charger.

The Ariya would have made a fantastic Infiniti product given its performance and design both inside and out, but I understand Nissan giving it to their mainstream brand given all of their struggles over the last decade. It’s got a ton of things that are missing from our Mach-E (ventilated seats, heated rear seats, digital rear view mirror, power steering column with memory etc…) as Ford got a bit cheap with the comfort and convenience goodies, but two things kill this car for me. No 1PD is a big no for me dawg. Those of us who have gotten used to it over the years love it and it baffles me that they removed it from this car after adding it to the Gen 2 Leaf in 2018. The second is the 7.2kW OBC, especially when the Euro spec car can accept 22kW via three phase AC charging. I know three phase is a mostly European thing and I’m not even asking for a 19.2kW OBC, but a 10-11.5 kW unit would have been nice. For those of us with 48A or more home charging it makes a huge difference, especially given how the big battery versions of today’s EVs are right around 90ish kW usable. In typical Nissan fashion they built a flawed winner.

The better reason to get the Tesla Model Y is the price, you do get the $7,500 federal tax credit if you qualify AND the Tesla charging network. I checked out the NON-Tesla charging network and it is a mess. Many chargers not working or slow and full.

I passed these cars on their way to the Sonoma Coast. The looked great in person.

Non-starter at its price. The only advantage the base has over the Bolt is DC charging rate. Kudos to Nissan for finally implementing active cooling of the pace.

Can anyone help measure width of the backseat ? Leg room & headroom are always mentioned, but width is never.

I don't get this sliding center console. Why would I want to push my shifter and drive mode controls back past my right elbow?

This and the bZ4X are just 3 years too late.... They would have been great cars if they were already at 500k /year run rates.... but they haven't even sold like 10,000 total.

Umbrela is optional extra for $10.

I don’t get it, at $60-70k, why don’t they just market it as an Infiniti instead.

Did Brian get washed away?

That beautiful red doesn't seem to be available on Nissan's build to order sheet. What gives?

I'd only consider this in the lowest trim with AWD

I always wonder, is it dangerous for these EV's to have no separation on the floor between the driver and passenger? What if something rolls out of the passenger's bag and gets stuck under the pedals?

$60,000 from my local dealer. Pass.

Very confusing how fords cost of KWH causes the F150 lightning to skyrocket (well also they weren’t originally making a profit theoretically on the pro) but here we have a 24 KWH difference and only 4k price difference? So is Nissan just taking a massive loss or?

This seems like a pretty good EV that is significantly let down by relatively poor charging. A 93kwh battery should be charging at 180kw minimum (really should be more than that). 2C is the minimum acceptable for an expensive EV in 2023. I actually prefer the interior of this over my Ioniq5 (I strongly prefer the exterior styling of the Ioniq5 though). The efficiency also seems pretty poor if it can only get 270miles from a 93kwh battery. Regarding the battery life, I’d rather have greater capabilities and have the choice to use them when needed. I’d rather have my Ioniq5 that I can charge at 230+kw and be at 80% in 18 minutes vs 40 minutes when I need it, but I can choose to plug it into a 150kw or even a 50kw charger and charge more slowly if I’m not in a hurry. The egmp cars will still charge substantially faster on a 150kw charger than the Ariya (about 25 minutes 10-80% in my experience). Same with gross vs usable battery capacity. I’d rather have access to more of the battery and choose not to charge it to 100% (or discharge it below 10%) most of the time rather than having a large portion of the battery locked away.

Alex it’s ok to use an umbrella in front of the camera.

I think the viewing public would not disagree if your review was under a canopy or even a porta cachère during the rain.

EV6 is a better option if you don't need AWD because the driven wheels are in the rear.

The devil works hard, but Alex works harder

Does this EV get USD 7500 federal tax benefit like other EVs?

Busy forks! 😂

Overall, a nice looking car, but once again the pricing is significantly higher than a comparable ICE. I’ll stick with my 2017 Nissan Pathfinder Platinum that has 3 rows of seats, 6000 lb tow capacity with a range of well over 400 miles (25 mpg at 70 mph). EV’s are priced to high. I am also disappointed that Nissan chose CATL as their battery supplier rather than Panasonic. I would not buy the car simply because the battery pack is from a Chinese manufacturer. Great review as usual. Hope you have dried out by now.

Knock off about ten grand from the starting price and it would be a realistic buy/lease. IMHO of course.

"The Ariya is designed to turn over a new Leaf" 🤣

I really dont like this front flat floor trend I'm seeing in EVs...I usually have something floating around in the passenger floor area, and I wouldn't be able to do that anymore for fear of it rolling over to driver side and potentially under the pedals

Why do t yoy show the tablets in the glove box

I wonder if the Ariya's charging port will be reachable by the Tesla charging cable. With it on the front passenger side, it would require going into the parking station next to the charger IF the cable is long enough.

Seems like a nice car that’s a bit too expensive when compared to cars that qualify for the tax credit. Sadly, the comments for this video seem to have been infected by a human virus. : (

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I"m not a fan of rear wiper..

regarding battery health of E-GMP, HMG provides a warranty for up to 70 % capacity until 10 years/100000 miles on their Li- Batteries. While Nissan up to 75% until 8 years/100000 miles. Despite faster charging degradation appears to be at a similar rate

Best looking EV since the beginning of EV”s, I also love 💕 how the headlights looks like straight from NSX.

Great review! Nice try by Nissan but way too late Plus not enough range and slow charging rate.. to think they had an incredible headstart with the Leaf for years and did nothing to capitalize on that advantage... Wasn't there a carport nearby to keep you dry?

The closest competitor to this is the ID.4. It has the higher ground clearance, rear wiper, and more "normal" look. But, it gets the $7500 rebate and charges faster on both AC and DC.

Will sell like hotcakes

With Nissan at the head of the table now---Im in. I was worried Renault had too much influence on electronics but Nissan quality control will step in. Let's see what Mitsubishi does with this platform.

1:14 Dad joke.

Those big wheels and tires really do reduce the range.

So now you agree with me that high speed DCFC is detrimental to battery degradation? I brought that up to you a few months ago and you dismissed mine and others (engineers, chemists, material scientists).

Kia has this beat for power and acceleration with the EV6 GT, but although some may want this, what we need is more range and faster charging.