Unexpected Results! The 2023 Nissan Ariya Takes on the World's Toughest EV Range Test 

Supposedly, Tommy, Ariya has capacitive-touch steering wheel, so that no “torque input” is necessary for Pro Pilot to know your hands are on the wheel. Did you read up on that before road testing?

That whole "where's the button" thing when you were showing off the drawer is exactly why physical buttons are better for usability.

I looked at the Ariya and the Ionic 5 and chose the Ariya because I loved the interior and how quiet it was. To me it was more fun to drive than the Ionic 5 as well. When I bought it, I got a $3750 rebate through Nissan Finance with a 2.99% 3 year loan which I can pay off as soon as I want. So it felt like a good deal at that price. Hopefully Nissan will bring production to the U.S. to get the ta rebate at some point. If it helps, my use case is in-town commuting. We drive my wife's larger 3-row any time we travel.

The changing tax incentives have made this market segment very interesting. I’m not sure it’ll last, but for now, it’s the Wild West in terms of range/performance/price. I love the way the Ariya looks inside and out, but you’re right: at $62k that’s a tough pill to swallow. Excellent thorough review! Love seeing this in depth information on the current crop of mainstream EVs.

When I say your 3.4 mi/kWh I went to Nissan’s page and discovered that this is exactly their advertised mileage. Very impressive

Good morning TFL!!!

The Pro-Pilot 2.0 equipped vehicles have a Torque sensor AND a pressure sensor on the wheel. Instead of just touching the wheel you need to give it a squeeze.

I had the same issue in my 21 Nissan Altima. I barely use the adaptive cruise control. I am currently leasing the 24 Nissan Ariya. So far so good no real long road trip as of yet.

You need a standard test like the IKE Chevy Bolt EV challenge.

Thanks for showing this. I was going back and forth between a few options and a Model Y. However, all of these smallish EV SUV's have a BIG problem. The Y is nice, AND cheap now. I mean 49k for the long-range version? The Nissan dealer near me had a standard range Ariya listed at 45k. Uhhhhh, no.

You do the best reviews across the automotive industry. Don’t see myself purchasing a Nissan Ariya at that price.

Tommy synced his shoes to the car! Great review and car. Other than the software, it seems there is conversion of EVs within same size, price, and range classes.

Not sure what issue you were having with the steering wheel but I've used the ProPilot on my Ariya Premiere practically every day since I got the car 3 months ago and never had any issue with it sensing my hand on the wheel or had to use much force. Usually it's enough for me to keep one hand resting on the bottom of the wheel around the 5 or 7 o'clock position. I think ProPilot 2.0 works great except for the fact that there seem to be too many gaps in coverage for the HD map data so it's stuck in ProPilot 1 level assist most of the time instead of the full suite.

Interesting video, as usual, However, I notice that the audio varied in its loudness in the different sections of the video; initially not very loud, then loud, then not loud again. I had to change my loudness setting accordingly, which was somewhat annoying. (I am sensitive to loudness because I have a hearing deficiency.) I suggest trying to keep the loudness constant, if possible.

While it’s not Loveland Pass, we just drove our Ioniq5 (AWD) from Montrose to Telluride/Mountain Village and back (148 miles) and averaged 4.5 miles per kWh. Overall the slower speeds on mountain roads seem to offset the higher energy use when hill climbing. At least compared to driving at Interstate highway speeds.

At the end of December 2023 there are on the USA used car market very cheap front wheel drive versions of long range Nisaan Ariya priced under 40000 USD with plentry of features almost brand new with less than 2000 miles as total drven pre-own mileage. Those are very good offers. The range is rated as 304 miles by EPA. I wish some RU-vid channels would range test the long range version at 70 mph.

Other cars comparably featured like Ariya Platinum is way more than 70k. This one comes with many features including propilot 2 pro and auto park. Ariya may not be as dazzling as a BMW or MB, but a great car.

Looks good to me, though - yeah - a decent spec one (I love the blue interior leather!) is gonna be £50k+. I think I could just about live with that in a few years time, when I buy my first EV, so YES I will put the Ariya on my future shortlist.

Tom gave me all the iconic moments today so wholesome and angelic awesome video bud. Again love the enthusiasm you presented with.

Thought I’d seen that ARIYA uses capacitive touch-detection on the steering wheel? Does it change how many hands or position required for different road types?

Can anyone tell me how much per mile this trip cost while using the public charger (miles from charger back to shop)?

going forward please base your first stage 1 on kwh left not indicated 20% range, as 20% of a bigger battery has significantly more charge than a smaller sub 65kwh pack

Tommy, I am so glad that you have a channel that pays attention to EV’s, because when I had a deposit down on the Model 3 since the first day of it’s introduction, it seemed that your channel was negative about electric vehicles. You just ignored them. Don’t get me wrong, I want combustion engines to be around forever for weekend fun and for when they make sense for hauling and for range. Electrics won’t solve everything, but carbon emissions must be reduced for your future children and grandchildren!

Our Ariya (Evolve) was $41,000 out the door; the dealership gave us $7,500 factory rebate and $12,000 for my 2019 Altima. We had it a year and love it more now then when we bought it. It came with an all inclusive 8 year warranty (battery included). On a full charge we get about 420 miles (winter) and 330 (summer).

This will be best in class

I hope you do this test for the new Polestar 4 when it is released next year 😍

Great video! Thank you. The car is old tech already. Perhaps the next gen with NACS/Tesla charging connector and 300 mile range..

So infuriating that they gave all the red ones out for media events and reviewers to test but called all of us who preordered red ones and told us to pick another color or wait till 2024.

Charging: 63.3655 kW in 34 min = avg charging rate of 111.7 kW/hr for the 7->80% SOC session. Must have a pretty flat charging curve since 127 was the fastest charge rate early on. Very nice. 3.4 miles / kW seems like decent efficiency for the very tall Ariya driving in the mountains. Usually hill work gives worse efficiency than flat highway driving so 3.4 also seems quite good. Thank you for the look at performance of the Ariya Tommy and Alex!!

That poor guy in that Ioniq 5. You should explained to him that Station 6 there is a 150/Chadmo. He's got the fastest charging ride in that lot and parked at the only slow charger

❤❤❤ GREAT CHOICE IN MUSIC 🎵🎶 NICE VIBE

Love my Nissan Venture +,FWD, epa is 304, I’m getting around 340 miles. $46 + $7.5 tax credit (I preordered it)! 😊

You can pick one of these for 10k off at our local Nissan Dealer. It’s an Evolve trim. It’s beautiful.

Spotted the Jeff Arcuri ref. Full beans!

Does the Ariya offer battery preconditioning?

Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I walked into my nissan dealer and placed a deposit for the ariya thanks for the presentation

My biggest problems with the Ariya, besides being a little overpriced, is the lack of OPD and the back seats could be a little roomier.

I like the Ariya, a lot, just the value prop isn't there with the lack of a tax credit

Looks nice in the red

This would be good if you charge at home. 300 miles should at least be the sweet spot for commuters in snowy areas. Have some buffer of range while it’s cold out. Too expensive for the range.

Why is it difficult for car manufacturers getting over 300 mile range (with AWD included with that range) in their vehicles when asking for price around $50-60k

You need to visit places outside of the US & Canada, that road isn't curvy by any stretch. Basically straight. Best driving road in the world you need to take this on, the transfagarisian in Romania that is a twisty road and a drivers road definitely.

No you should not turn around you should go all the way down into Denton, SilverThorne then drive back up in the Eisenhower tunnel then work your way down back to Denver/Boulder Colorado

Great video mate

34 min charge time. In my ICE @ 60 mph, I’m 34 miles closer to my destination while you’re eating crappy food in wait mode.

It's 32 minutes from 10%-80%. ID.4 (2023 w/ SK ON battery) does this in 29 minutes, Tesla Model Y does it in about 26 minutes. So not a massive difference despite the large difference in peak charging speeds. Peak definitely way more important.

Tommy has the same hair stylist as his dad.

👏👏👏 GOOD VID........ HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY EVERYONE ✌️

Awe bummer. I wish y’all took off at 80% from your office and went into Vail for a top off back to 80% time it at the top off and check “consumption” the drive it back near office to charger and check “consumption” again.

The cabin is really weird in this car. It seems like Tommy is almost hunched over trying to reach the steering wheel. Like the dash is too far forward. The pedal are almost under the steering wheel.

Nobody mentions the charging port location. This is the least convenient location of any EV. Think about it. Left fender, front, driver's side rear, even passenger side rear is better.

The most demanding test ever done with an EV Ariya was when Chris and Julie Ramsey drove their Ariya from the North Pole to the South Pole. Absolutely no issues with the car. Not even an ICE bucket can make that claim. Everything was stock except for adding large wheels to deal with the terain. .

Love my Genesis GV60 Performance.

Bro, I didn't look that goofy in the 80s with my Vans and Bugle Boy jeans.

Afternoon

@TFLEV: The steering wheel is CAPACITIVE. You don't have to give ANY torque. You literally have to touch it and that's it. Not sure what went on there, but this is not normal. I do remember Nissan had a bad batch of steering wheels delivered by one of their suppliers. My guess would be, that the wheel in this car indeed was defective. Those warnings actually are very good indeed, the car will even stop and turn the hazards and E-Brake on if you don't react. People do dose off behind the wheel, it happens all the time, so the car better has contigencies for that. But again, I tried the Ariya and all I had to do was let my hand rest at the bottom of that wheel, no force applied whatsover. And that's exactly how it works on the current X-Trail and Qashqai models as well (Rogue and Rogue Sport for you guys over there).

$62K, they are smoking crack at Nissan.

Well, you get what you pay for. That interior, those features, they come at a price. The direct competitors that are 5-10 grand cheaper, they do feel cheaper, the components are not as nice, they are louder, some might have more bling bling, but Ariya has SUBSTANCE. To all the armchair reviewers - take that car out for a week, see what it can do (way more than the typical RU-vid reviewer will tell you) and you will understand, why this is expensive. Quality has its price, and it should, otherwise, it's not sustainable. Well done Nissan!

4:30 when I refuel with gasoline, it takes about five minutes and I don’t have the patience for that.

5:01 could anyone take the car off charge without your consent ?

Weatherman Tommy does a fine job of reporting again. Camera Ninja Alex top notch. Music blending.. meh. (sorry) Too loud and distracting. For that $ I would take the Mercedes. Better material to the touch.

Seems like a nice car but the price will have to come way down with such horrible range.

50 or so years ago when Japanese cars became popular, the US Government coerced Japan into building in the US using US labor, so now you see most Japanese companies building cars here for the US market, while no US car company build cars in Japan. Other countries followed suit. EVs are still relatively new (fewer then gas cars) and it takes time to move manufacturing overseas. We need to realize that production moved overseas means job cuts in their home country, so I feel that although the $7500 tax credit was great for US car companies, non-US car companies will need to work harder.

Tommy is styling with those shoes which match the car!

The Ariya is great. Where I live the charging stations just suck. I most likely would go Tesla. when planning a trip and reviewing ev chargers, it becomes clear that Tesla has a Lot better network.

The steering wheel is touch sensetiv, you don't have to move the wheel.

That works out to 32 mpge where I live cost wise. That is terrible.

So I think it’s worth trying to figure out how that cost compares to a gas vehicle, if you have some kind of Honda Civic that gets 50 miles to the gallon, then the cost per mile is about the same. Although with an electric vehicle, you don’t have a lot of the other costs that a gas vehicle might have. But purely on fuel it’s somewhere in the neighborhood of $.10-$.11 a mile if you see a five dollar per gallon cost. Of course, if gas is cheaper, then that same car will do better than this EV. However, the vast majority of gasoline vehicles are closer to the 30 to 35 miles per gallon range. As a result, those vehicles are gonna cost about 50% more per mile. So I figure $.20 a mile for a 37 mile per gallon gas vehicle. so now, the cost for electricity at a charging station is going to save you quite a bit. Not to mention, for regular use between home and work and errands, cost significantly less than that.

Filling with gas is faster and I don't have to wait 40 minutes.

I like the Ariya. A great package. But the price... There are a lot of good EV SUV's on the market and coming to market that are very similar to the Ariya at a better price. Vehicles like the Mach-E, Blazer EV, Equinox EV, Ioniq 5, EV6, Q4 etron etc... I really think Nissan is missing the mark on how they priced it.

I like the Ariya.

194 miles for almost $24+?? That's actually worse than my ICE vehicle. I get 36mpg on the highway. At the current prices of mid to high $3 range. It would cost about $19 to go 193 miles.

As a top spec it's a BIG no. If it were 10K less maybe. Right now, it's the Ioniq5 or 6

3 stage test 1st stage is not to run into the garage door jamb

Im waiting for the Chevy Blazer EV

At $63k, it's Cadillac Lyriq price without the Lyriq specs or luxury

Interior looks like Kia EV6 ?

62k😪😪😪

You don't need to add torque on the steering wheel. It's capacitive touch. You were maybe touching the wrong parts of the steering wheel?

I would buy an ev6, which I did.

Believe it or not, EVs are the new popular kids on the block. They look good, and they have the new tech.

I'd rather have the Y LR for the money.

You could get an awd mach-e for less money. I'm not paying over 30k for any Nissan

Why is American Electricity so expensive?

It’s a great looking car, but would not be interested in one at that price.

Neglected to say total range full charge

Serious question, honestly not trying to be an ass. All these EV videos are “brought to you by Flo Chargers” yet I never see you guys use those chargers. Are there just none in Colorado?

Although Nissan makes great cars but I wouldn’t pay that much for an Ariya. Great report, thx

Why is he sitting sideways like that

$ 62,000 is Way over priced for this car. I’d rather get a model y, Mach e, or even an ID 4

$62K no way. Look at the BMW i4e35 or e40....who needs another SUV on the road

It's basically the same price as a high trim level Q4 etron audi. I'm not paying Audi price for a Nissan lol

Why use a 350 when a 150 charger would provide sufficient power and free up that charger for a car that can charge over 150. Am i missing something?

I'd rather buy a Polestar 2 and a used Chevy Bolt for that price😮

So much wasted time charging, not for me I'm always on the go with no time to kill. God forbid an emergency with low charge.

For that kind of money Cadillac Lyriq

So unfortunate that only Tesla makes an affordable long range with any semblance of luxury. Bolt is cheap, but feels cheap. Hyundai, Kia, Nissan, Ford, all need to reduce the cost of their options to tesla pricing. You can get a long range Model 3 for $47k or performance for $53k. Then subtract the tax credit, which is not a true cash on hood reduction, but still better than all the other options besides ford which only qualifies for half. VW is the only "foreign" badge that qualifies for the tax credit. Sorry, not buying a nissan or hyundai or kia unless they drop the price to account for the tax credit. EV6 GT which is the only thing in this segment that can compare to a model 3 performance is $10k more and has no tax credit. Interior is so much better than tesla though but $10k is a lot for an interior that has cheap plastics that scuff by looking at them. ID4 is actually the one I am looking at currently. It was the ioniq, but unless they wheel and deal down from MSRP by $5000 I am not buying. So it is VW vs Model 3 for me. I absolutely despise the model 3 single tablet setup. Not sure why they couldnt give it either a HUD or the small driver screen that the Model S has, but seems stupid to put driver info off to the side. I was testing it in my normal car and constantly looking to center of car was annoying.

Its all about people getting used to this kind of driving! I can’t wait hot buy a EV

You like sitting really close to the wheel & dash. Odd.

62+k for a vehicle that can't even do 250 miles? Ridiculous...