Nissan has finally slashed the price of its second EV, Cross Ariya. Including the $1,295 destination fee, the Ariya will start at $44,485. And it just goes up from there. A fully loaded Ariya Platnium is worth $60,000.
In total, there are six decorations to choose from with Ariya. Those details are split between Nissan’s fancy new all-wheel drive system called the e-4ORCE. Nissan describes the system as “The 100% electric all-wheel drive system optimizes power and braking for exceptional smoothness and stability on most road surfaces with a weight distribution close to 50/50. “
Nissan has gone the unnecessary route with the Ariya’s cut names: Base Engage, Venture, Evolve, Empower, Premier, Engage and top-line Platinum. Depending on equipment, you’ll get a 63 kWh battery or an 87 kWh battery with outputs ranging from 214 to 389 hp. Not exactly exactly, as the smaller battery is only available on the base Engage with front- or all-wheel drive.
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Range varies as well. If you’re not a big spender and only want the base trim, you’re going to have to deal with the least range at 216 miles. Evolve, Empower and Premier trims all get 289 miles of range while the Venture gets the most range at 304 miles.
While the Ariya isn’t cheap it does come with a good amount of standard features. Like all EVs now there’s the usual huge screen in the form of dual 12.3-inch displays, the usual suite of driver safety assistance, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and Amazon Alexa.
The Ariya is set to go on sale this fall. Front-wheel drive models are coming first with e-4ORCE models coming later.
