{"id":140598,"date":"2019-10-24T17:26:26","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T21:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=140598"},"modified":"2019-10-24T17:49:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T21:49:38","slug":"nissan-debuts-ariya-electric-suv-at-tokyo-motor-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2019\/10\/nissan-debuts-ariya-electric-suv-at-tokyo-motor-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Nissan Debuts Ariya Electric SUV at Tokyo Motor Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nissan calls the Ariya a concept, but concedes it’s not likely to remain so.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With its little Leaf, Nissan was the first automaker to introduce a mass market all-electric vehicle. But nearly a decade after its introduction, and despite a recent bump in the EV\u2019s range, Nissan has been at risk of falling behind in a market set to see a flood of new entries from competitors like Volkswagen, Ford, General Motors and others.<\/p>\n

The Nissan Ariya crossover making its debut at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show suggests that Japan\u2019s second-largest carmaker won\u2019t cede its pioneering position in the battery-electric vehicle, or BEV, market without a fight, however.<\/p>\n

For now, Nissan is calling Ariya a concept vehicle, but it also acknowledges a production version is on the way that would target vehicles like the upcoming VW ID crossover, as well as the Tesla Model Y set to debut next year.<\/p>\n

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(New Nissan CEO Aims to “Regain Trust,” “Restore Business Performance”)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Nissan isn\u2019t offering up many details about the Ariya concept, though, at just over 180 inches, nose-to-tail, it is about the size of the automaker\u2019s current Rogue model. But they won\u2019t share platforms. Ariya will ride on a unique, battery-only platform, its pack mounted below the load floor, along with twin motors, one on each axle, that will give it all-wheel-drive capabilities.<\/p>\n

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At just over 180 inches, nose-to-tail, the Ariya is about the size of the automaker\u2019s current Rogue model.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We\u2019ll have to wait to hear how big that pack is but considering current sales trends, it seems all but certain the production version of Ariya would get at least 60 kilowatt-hours worth of batteries, and perhaps something north of 80, enough to let it handily top 200 miles range. The Tesla Model Y, much like the current Model X sedan, is expected to feature several battery pack options that will allow a buyer to approach 300 miles per charge.<\/p>\n

One thing that could create controversy is Nissan\u2019s decision to stick with the CHAdeMO charging port found on the Leaf. That has largely been abandoned by most competitors and public charging companies like Electrify America and Chargepoint are offering a limited number of chargers equipped with that capability. They\u2019re also reluctant to upgrade, so there are few places where a CHAdeMo-equipped vehicle can get Level 3 quick-charging above 50 kilowatts. By comparison, most of the new CCS chargers are going in at 150 and even 350 kilowatts, radically reducing charge times.<\/p>\n

The Nissan Ariya doesn\u2019t break much ground from a visual perspective, though the concept vehicle adopts a bit more radical approach to the automaker\u2019s familiar V-Motion grille and the profile reveals a copper-colored accent line framing the roof from the air pillar to the rear hatch.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s a hint of Jaguar I-Pace in the Ariya \u2013 at least in the sense of its shortened hood and relatively large cabin. That suggests that Nissan, like the British brand, is taking advantage of a fundamental aspect of electric vehicle design. With no engine under the hood, it can introduce a \u201cfrunk,\u201d or front trunk, and then recapture some of that space to share with passengers and cargo.<\/p>\n

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The driver looks at an all-digital gauge cluster, wth a 12.3-inch touchscreen topping the center stack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The show car\u2019s cabin features a right-hand-drive layout \u2013 no surprise for a vehicle debuting in Tokyo \u2013 and is a surprisingly Spartan affair. The driver looks at an all-digital gauge cluster, wth a 12.3-inch touchscreen topping the center stack. Only a handful of additional climate controls are mounted directly below the touchscreen.<\/p>\n

Nissan claims the five-seater has limited self-driving capabilities and, in production, would almost certainly feature the latest version of the ProPilot system, perhaps by then allowing some limited hands-free capabilities.<\/p>\n

We know that Nissan is looking at still other all-electric options, including a version of the IMk micro-compact also being shown in Tokyo this week. It also has suggested a version of the bigger IMx show car is also in the works.<\/p>\n

(Nissan, EVgo Growing Again, Adding 200 More Charging Stations)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

When might we see these on the road? That\u2019s something Nissan has yet to reveal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A decade after Nissan debuted the Leaf, and despite a recent bump in the EV\u2019s range, the Japanese automaker has been at risk of falling behind in a market set to see a flood of new entries. It’s new Ariya concept shows it’s not willing to cede the top spot yet. Details at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,8,5,12,9],"tags":[],"make":[90],"post-state":[],"category_old":[118,286,149,150,151,123,287,160,131,319,289,155,132,284,189,139,290,128,291,273,278,288],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140598"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140598"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=140598"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=140598"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=140598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}