Buy Nissan Ariya Price, PPC or HP
What should I be paying?
You've got four trims, two batteries and a choice of front-wheel or four-wheel drive powertrains to choose from, starting at £39,655 for the entry-level Engage model and topping out at £56,620 for the Nismo with its perky twin motors.
As an example on Nissan's own finance scheme, you'd be looking at around £590 a month for the Ariya in Advance trim with the bigger battery over three years/10,000 miles and a £4,500 deposit.
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What are the trims like?
The £39,655 Engage squeaks under the £40k threshold for the Expensive Car Supplement that comes with your VED bill. It offers the small 63kWh battery, 19in alloys, LED headlights, a heat pump, dual zone aircon, auto lights and wipers, rear parking camera and Apple/Android connectivity as standard. It's an extra £5k for the bigger 87kWh battery.
Advance trim starts at £43,155 and adds a powered tailgate, heated front seats and windscreen, wireless phone charging, fancy ProPilot cruise control and 360-degree parking cameras. Again, it's £5k for the bigger battery and this time you can add another £2.7k on top for AWD.
Evolve spec comes in from £47,150 with the same jumps for the bigger battery and extra motor on the rear wheels, this trim adding a panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats and heated rear seats, the power sliding centre console, Bose sound system and the head-up display.
The £56,630 Nismo car has some exterior styling tweaks, light drivetrain upgrades and the bootful of extra power, as well as 20in alloys and some further styling upgrades on the inside.
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The Ariya looked pricey compared to some of its competitors when it was launched, but recent reductions have actually brought the entry price down below a few of its main rivals.
Which one should I go for?
Range is the thing here – if it was our money, it would be going on the £48k Advance trim car with the bigger battery, for 329 miles of range and some choice equipment additions over the entry-level car (we love our heated seats).
If you want to, you can add the panoramic sunroof (£1,295) and a Bose tech pack (£1,750) that features a 10-speaker sound system, head-up display and digital rearview mirror, but save it and go on a nice holiday instead.
If you're after a performance EV and are eying up the £56k Nismo version, perhaps we could interest you in the infinitely more entertaining £65k Hyundai Ioniq 5 N? Or perhaps the £40k entry car plus a second-hand Caterham for sunny weekends. You know it makes sense.
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