Why buy a new Nissan ARIYA?
Practicality & Running Costs
The Nissan ARIYA is a deeply impressive car. It’s spacious, packed full of equipment and offers a level of interior fit and finish well beyond what we’ve seen from the brand so far. This all-electric family SUV boasts a breadth of capability that will come as a welcome surprise to buyers.The ARIYA is great to drive for a mid-size SUV, while decent practicality, refinement and a premium cabin add further appeal.
It’s clear from the moment you open the door that the ARIYA is no hatchback on stilts, rather a fully-fledged SUV. The seats are mounted high up, allowing driver and passengers to slide sideways onto the seat rather than crouch down. This makes getting in and out a doddle for the less mobile. It also means a good view out, while the completely flat floor means it’s easy to slide from the passenger to the driver’s seat if you need to. This is a light and airy cabin as a result.
Buyers shouldn’t be fooled by the sleek and modern form of the Nissan ARIYA, because this all-electric family car offers loads of day-to-day functionality. Standard kit includes automatic headlights and wipers, a power tailgate and Intelligent Cruise Control, while passengers will appreciate the dual-zone climate control, rear privacy glass and a rear armrest. Those travelling in the back also get two USB ports, one of which is the faster USB-C version.
The sliding centre console — standard on the Evolve model — is an unusual feature and allows you to prioritise cross-cabin access up front or in the rear by sliding it back and forth at the touch of a button. There’s also a twin-glove box storage arrangement in the lower section of the dash with a button to electrically open the central glovebox - which provides secure storage when the car is locked.
Rear passengers will welcome the generous space on offer and you get a generous 466 litres for the regular front-wheel drive ARIYA and 408 litres for the four-wheel drive ARIYA e-4ORCE.
The ARIYA 63kWh Advance will get around 3.7 miles per kW/h while the e-4ORCE model gets returns in the region of 3.0m/KWh, getting up to 3.2m/kWh on longer runs.
Engine & Performance
Despite being a relatively tall and heavy electric SUV, the Nissan ARIYA has been engineered to deliver electric performance. It manages to balance offering more accurate handling than many of its close rivals, with the need to provide the comfortable ride expected of an SUV designed for family life. The ARIYA's battery pack is positioned under the centre of the car, helping to create a low centre of gravity and a near-equal front-to-rear weight distribution. This means the ARIYA feels more agile than expected, and the light but precise steering adds to this impression.
The entry-level 63kWh model delivers 214bhp and 300Nm of torque from the single electric motor driving its front wheels, which allows it to manage the 0-62mph benchmark in a reasonable 7.5 seconds. Upgrading to the 87kWh battery gets you a stronger 239bhp electric motor, which helps mitigate the negative effects of the extra weight of a larger capacity battery pack. The 302bhp all-wheel drive ARIYA e-4ORCE generates 600Nm of torque and can rocket from 0-62mph in 5.7 seconds, with a 124mph top speed. If that’s not enough, though, the e-4ORCE Evolve+ ups the power to 389bhp, further reducing the 0-62mph sprint time to 5.1 seconds. Those looking for the ultimate ARIYA can go for the Nismo version with 429bhp and a piercing 5.0 second 0-62mph sprint time.
Interior & Technology
Indeed, the ARIYA's cabin might just be the best car cabin Nissan has made in decades, and it’s so good that you could almost compare it to — mistake it for, even — those rivals which costs about twice as much. The level of perceived quality is excellent. The entry-level Engage model is flush with useful kit and technology, but the mid-range Advance adds luxuries like wireless phone charging, a 360-degree camera system, an electric tailgate, plus heated front seats and steering wheel, along with a heated windscreen.
If you step up to Evolve trim, you get all these features, along with adaptive high beam headlights, ventilated front and heated rear seats, Nissan's ProPilot Park system, and the electric sliding centre console, among other luxuries.
You get a very handsome two-spoke steering wheel with lots of buttons, and some very smart-looking ‘haptic’ buttons on what looks like a slab of wood trim. These control the major air conditioning functions, which is a better arrangement than having the climate controls buried in the on-screen menus. The wraparound suede effect on the doors and dash, wood effect lower dash panel and premium-feeling seats all take the ARIYA a level above many competitors.
Every ARIYA comes with a pair of 12.3-inch screens mounted within a single glass-like bezel. The two screens are separated by a set of touch-sensitive shortcut buttons for various functions and look incredibly slick. There’s plenty of features including wireless Apple CarPlay and (wired) Android Auto, Google Maps services, over-the-air updates and Amazon Alexa voice control. Step up to top spec Evolve trim and you also get a head-up display.
Standard safety kit includes the ProPilot suite of semi-autonomous safety systems, which provides various driving assistance features to help make driving safer, and a little less stressful. You get an adaptive cruise control system to help keep you a safe distance from the car in front. There’s also a Blind Spot monitoring system to warn you of vehicles alongside you when you change lanes, and a lane keep assistance system to help keep you within your lane on a motorway drive. Traffic Sign Recognition warns you of the current speed limit, a Rear Cross Traffic Alert system to alert you of vehicles crossing your path while reversing, and an automatic emergency braking that aims to avoid or mitigate collisions at low speeds with pedestrians, cyclists, and other cars on the road.
Top-spec models also come with a ProPilot Park system. Tap a button and the ARIYA takes over steering, accelerator and braking to bring you into a parking space.
New Nissan ARIYA finance options
At Shelbourne Motors Northern Ireland, you can drive away in a New Nissan ARIYA easier than you think with flexible finance options to suit all budgets. Choose Personal Contract Purchase to lower your monthly payments. At the end of the term, you have the option to hand the vehicle back, trade it in or pay the final payment to take ownership. Or choose Hire Purchase and pay for your New Nissan ARIYA in a series of direct debit monthly payments.
Why choose Shelbourne Motors for New Nissan ARIYA models for sale?
Shelbourne Motors Nissan are an established and leading Nissan dealer in Northern Ireland. Behind every one of our new cars is all the exciting performance, innovation and reliability expected with a new Nissan. A great place to start, then we add a rigorous certification process, a Nissan-backend warranty, expertise from the people who know your car better than anyone else and more. When you see all the benefits below, you'll know that buying a new Nissan means that peace of mind is included the ride.
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