Been driving the Ariya the last couple of days and here are some initial thoughts:
- It drives truly great! Really fun in the corners, great AWD system
- Charging peak of 130kW is too low, but at least the curve is flat. Not actually bad for apartment dwellers without home charging
- Interior quality is a weak point for me, thin cheap plastics that ruin the experience
- Software team needs a new software team
- It’s very expensive! No tax credit and $63k as tested is a non-starter. However, lower trims could be appealing, especially on a lease
- Way too many vehicle trim levels (9? In total)
- Should have been an Infiniti instead of a Nissan
- Very good driver assistance for long highway drives
- Brake pedal is like the iBooster in the Mercedes stuff, falls away from you in e-step pedal mode. Also, in “B” mode for max regen without e-step on the Ariya decelerates fairly quickly with no brake lights on - since it’s not automatically depressing the brake pedal.
Overall - if I ignore the price, this thing is growing on me, and quickly. There’s a higher quality that I’ve never felt in any Nissan before that is great. I’ve enjoyed getting in and driving it for short runs.
Will be range testing today, let’s see what happens!
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It is with great sadness that we remember, 36 years ago today, the Space Shuttle Challenger crew was lost 73 seconds into flight. They were patriots in the truest sense of the word. To honor their legacy, we must never give up on our dreams of space exploration and discovery.
Falcon 9 is vertical on LC-39A ahead of our tenth Starlink mission, targeted for tomorrow at 11:59 a.m. EDT. Vehicle and payload look good; weather is 60% favorable → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK