2023 Nissan Ariya e-4orce AWD | MotorWeek First Drive

#Nissan lead the charge for mass produced EVs here in the U.S. with their Leaf so many years ago. Well, the brand's second EV is finally here and our Alexander Kellum hits the road in the all-wheel drive model of the 2023 Nissan #Ariya! #NissanAriya

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[FarmerDrew]

I used to sell Nissans. The Leaf was always a good EV. Really excited to see how the battery life holds up in the Ariya. Powerful machine! Great work, Nissan!

[michaelsimko]

This looks like a nice vehicle. I'm impressed with the gauges, infotainment, and climate control, which look simple and easy to reach. A good amount of interior room too.
The tech looks like what I'd call a modern Jeep Patriot. Easy and simple without being so tech savvy.

[scott]

Just saw one of these in person and they look great for an EV.

[CalvinHikes]

And if John was narrating this, I'd give it a like.

[JDMEXforme]

Is the AWD a full time like a Subaru or a FWD bias like every run of the mill AWD crossover?

Looks wise its ok but no physical buttons. And charge times for EVs are still inconvenient.

[douglasb.]

At least it keeps 8 year olds mining. Virtue.

[dohc]

Not necessarily the most efficient EV, but it is feature packed. Imo looks more interesting than the EVs brought by Toyota. One of my neighbors has the latest Leaf. They like it alot and the styling is cool.

[Akroness]

❤Love your videos Thank you Maryland Public Television!!!

[Itheman]

Those Brie Larson commercials has me dead set on never buying one.

[byrnc]

I am so sick and tired of the Nissan ads for this vehicle.

They don't seem to promote EV efficiency. Only speeding around.

I wouldn't buy one just because I dislike their ads.

[Doc]

I’ve owned 2 Nissan’s. Both of them were bought back from Nissan as they were Lemon’s.
Needless to say, I’ll NEVER EVER own another Nissan.

[RollerCoasterLineProductions]

I’ll never buy this car just because every time I click a car video this stupid commercial loads.

[christopherhernandez]

When Nissan take their time to develop a car they do a great job😅

[KP-xibj]

Starting price of $48K for 260 miles of range? No thanks, I'll pass.

[drbiryani]

Is this built in the U.S. and does it qualify for the tax rebate?

[thayalansuntharalingam]

You can by buy used model y 330mil range for 43k chev bolt new with 250Range for 27k.

[AraCarrano]

Why call the entry trim and top trim extremes? Bookends maybe.

[bmwpetes]

The nice lady in the commercials for this gets the first 4 words right.

[TimJoseph]

There's no doubt Infiniti will rebadge this.

[Rick]

I think it's disappointing considering how long we've waited for the release and too expensive for such mediocre mileage.
It doesn't appear that Nissan has learned much about batteries since the 2010 intro of the Leaf and I find that shocking!
Why does Tesla lead all others on battery tech? No one else is even close!

I have a Tesla and pretty much a fanboy of the company but I really want more players in the EV game and I just get continually disappointed by new entries into the market.

A Model S uses 18650 batteries since the car was introduced and I fail to understand why the battery pack hasn't been duplicated in all these years. I mean, if you cannot design better, you should at least be able to copy the tech.