Nissan Ariya

I test drove base model ionq5 - not a fan of the interior. Too much 80s ghetto blaster silver spray paint. Ariya just felt better all round as well it should at the price.

Most will be sold on PCP, so people will find a way to afford it, just like they do with ID4s, Enyaqs, Etrons and other vehicles of the same type. There is a flurry of EV buying going on out there so if Nissan can actually get a reliable supply of them into the country then they'll sell. Not too me, mind you, I can't stand SUVs, crossovers or jacked up hatchbacks of this ilk.

I agree though that Nissan should concentrate on the cheaper end of the market though. There are not nearly enough EVs at that end. A standard family sized hatch with over 400km range at sub 30k would sell very well. I don't consider the e208, Corsa E, Honda E to be in the family category at all... I'm also not forgetting about the LEAF but for some reason, Nissan don't seem to be able to sell them either.

Anybody know where the demo Ariya that's doing the rounds will be each da\y this week and next? I can't make the appointment I had with a Windsor branch but they didn't know (or wouldn't tell) where the car would be the next day or any other day in the foreseeable. Think it's here for a few weeks.

Don't think a booking is required? Never saw anything about that.

Anyone know if any finance or PCP offers?

Went to see it today in Windsor Deansgrange. No test drives allowed despite the fact Paddy Comyn drove it around Mondello 😀

Confused by the pricing though, for two reasons:

1. Windsor claimed starting price (incl. grant) to be 49,995 with no room to move. Nissan Ireland website clearly displays 48,995 as the starting price today (63kw Advance).
2. Staff referring continuously to the grant cutoff at 60K, whereas several posts on this thread mention 55K. I'm assuming it is in fact 60K otherwise Nissan's pricing makes no sense at all.

Very impressed with the interior - in my opinion a notch nicer than the ID4 and definitely more feeling of space, even though they seem to have nearly identical dimensions. Demo model is the 87kw Evolve spec though - so all those nice goodies won't appear on the Advance sadly - suede trim seating, moving centre console, excellent Bose sound.

With demand well ahead of supply the sales chap was candid enough to say there would be no launch incentives or deals to be had whatsoever. I guess they know they have a captive market.

Launch PCP rate is 3.9%. GMFV is locked at 42% of purchase price.

Most manufacturers have stopped custom orders. You. It the spec available with no extras

Basic trim from what I can gather is far from basic, pretty much fully loaded.

Funny how people rave then about Kia and Hyundai given their range a short while ago, but moreso around brand snobbery that still exists today.

With those kind of concerns a person would be nuts to pay the current used prices for the ID range. It seems that as EVs become more expensive they also are becoming more unreliable. For eg I find it strange that people seem to think its reasonable to have to buy and carry around 12v battery boosters because they can't trust their new €40k to €50k+ EV to start. Hopefully as EVs evolve, prices will reduce and reliability niggles will be resolved.

Unfortunately I'm a bit obsessed with it which makes new car buying expensive when you fall into adding options. I went through the Superb and Octavia IV configurator last week and it seemed every little thing I have in my other cars was now optional. I would have just bought the vRS at that point.

With the Ariya the tech pack surprisingly wouldn't have enough draw for me, the Bose system would be nice to have but I could do without the mirror and HUD.

Nissan moved the goalposts slightly last week and made the Evolve trim available with the 63kw battery in Ireland. It contains all the option packs in the Advance trim but is 800 cheaper coming in at 59,195 pre-grant. That gets you the Evolve-only upgraded Alcantara/Leather interior, two-tone metallic, 20" wheels, sliding centre console.

54,195 or 52,995 if you go for a monotone colour, before dealer negotiations.

Looking better!

Dealer mentioned that Nissan advised there would be more Evolve 63kw models in the Irish allocation than Advance models. Evolve 63 is +€3K over Advance 63 and includes Tech Pack, and Sky Pack but not metallic (700) or two-tone (1200).

Evolve has its own features over and above the option packs from the Advance trim, so yeah this is a better offering definitely.

Sat in a branch of Windsor ordering mine and an email from Nissan Ireland came to the dealer network advising Evolve 63 pricing and availability. Finance manager was able to quote straight away.

That was 3 weeks ago.

Ariya in green, quick review by Bjorn

Demand for the Ariya seems to be pretty strong with a lot of dealers I've touched base with reporting that their 2022 allocation has sold out. Looks like I'll have to wait until 2023 if I go through with buying one.

I've just been catching up on the What electric car is actually available? thread and so I saw, it seems to be the seem across the board.