2025 Nissan ARIYA

It was a sign of shifting expectations for the electric-vehicle market last year when Nissan chopped nearly $4,000 off the base price of its electric Ariya SUV. And it’s a sign of stabilization that, for the 2025 model year, the Ariya’s price is climbing just $180. Other than deleting the maximum-range Venture+ trim and making wireless phone charging standard, Nissan has left the mid-size Ariya unchanged for 2025.

Powertrain Specs and Range
Dumping the Venture+ trim makes the Ariya lineup slightly less confusing, but Nissan’s powertrain shorthand still unnecessarily complicates things. There are three trim levels — Engage, Evolve and Platinum — and two battery packs. A 63-kilowatt-hour pack is standard, while trims with a “+” after their name have an 87-kWh battery. Front-wheel drive is standard in the Engage and Evolve+ trim levels, and all-wheel drive (with a second motor driving the rear wheels) is optional and denoted by the clumsy “e-4orce” suffix; AWD is standard on the Evolve+ and Platinum+ trims. The entry-level Engage trim is available with either battery pack, and the larger pack is standard on the Evolve+ e-4orce and Platinum+ e-4orce.

With the small battery pack, the front-drive Engage makes 214 horsepower and 221 pounds-feet of torque; it has an EPA-rated range of 216 miles. In the front-drive Evolve+, the larger battery pack juices output to 238 hp — but the same 221 pounds-feet — and range leaps to 289 miles.

The AWD Engage e-4orce makes a total of 335 hp and 413 pounds-feet of torque, while the combination of the larger battery and AWD generates a combined 389 hp and 442 pounds-feet. Its small battery limits the Engage e-4orce to just 205 miles of range, while the big battery allows the Engage+ e-Force and Evolve+ e-4orce to travel 272 miles on a charge. The loaded Platinum+ e-4orce’s heavier option load costs it five miles, with its estimated range landing at 267 miles; with 20-inch wheels, it gets 257 miles on a full charge.

Nissan says that the small-battery Ariyas can replenish their batteries from 20% to 80% in as little as 35 minutes on a DC fast charger, while the big-pack SUVs need 40 minutes. As of early December 2024, Nissan EVs can use Tesla Superchargers but will need an adapter (available from dealerships for $235) to do so.

Availability and Pricing
The 2025 Nissan Ariya is on sale now. Full line pricing, including the $1,390 destination fee, is as follows:

• Engage FWD: $41,160
• Engage e-4orce: $45,160
• Evolve+ FWD: $45,760
• Engage+ e-4orce: $46,760
• Evolve+ e-4orce: $49,760
• Platinum+ e-4orce: $55,760

Safety Features and Trim Levels
Standard safety tech on the Ariya includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, blind spot monitors with steering assist, rear cross-traffic alert with automatic braking, lane departure steering assist, adaptive cruise control and Nissan’s ProPilot Assist, which bundles adaptive cruise control and lane-centering steering to help smooth highway driving and adjusts speed for upcoming curves based on navigation input. A driver attention monitor, road-sign recognition, automatic high beams, and front and rear parking sensors are also standard.

The entry-level Engage trim rides on 19-inch wheels and features LED front and rear lighting, an illuminated Nissan badge, heated side mirrors, and keyless entry and start. Its cabin is upholstered in synthetic leather and has a power-adjustable driver’s seat, heated front and rear seats, and dual-zone automatic climate control. The standard tech setup includes a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, wireless smartphone charging, six speakers, and a 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Amazon Alexa Built-In and satellite radio. Other than AWD and the larger battery, the Engage e-4orce and Engage+ e-4orce are identically equipped.

In addition to the larger battery, the Evolve+’s standard equipment includes a panoramic moonroof, power liftgate, 360-degree parking camera, rearview camera mirror and rain-sensing windshield wipers. The Evolve+’s only interior upgrades are a power-adjustable front passenger seat and a power-sliding center storage compartment with a tray table.

Nissan’s ProPilot Assist 2.0, which allows for hands-free semi-autonomous highway driving, is standard on the range-topping Ariya Platinum+, as is automated parking. Only available with the big battery and AWD, the Platinum+ also features heated and ventilated front seats, Nappa leather upholstery and a nine-speaker Bose audio system.