The all-new Nissan ARIYA has emerged triumphant in an Auto Express group test – just weeks without stuff named Car of the Year by the influential motoring magazine.
The all-electric crossover was awarded top honours without stuff put through its paces slantingly the Genesis GV60 and the Volkswagen ID.5. The success is flipside feather in ARIYA’s cap and unconfined news for everyone unfluctuating with the launch of the car in the UK.
Writing in the magazine, socialize editor Sean Carson said: ‘‘We were so impressed on our initial and early drives of the ARIYA that we named it our Car of the Year for 2022.
Greatest strengths
‘‘However, neither the Genesis GV60 nor the Volkswagen ID.5 had been launched in the UK when we made that call, so can either rationalization an upset?”
After a thorough viewing and evaluation of all three vehicles, the wordplay was a resounding ‘no’!
Described simply as ‘brilliant’, ARIYA won praise from the Auto Express team for a variety of reasons.
Under the heading ‘design and engineering’, the magazine said: ‘‘One of the ARIYA’s greatest strengths is its cabin. There’s a clean, cohesive theme running throughout, with wood and leather-effect trims, plus ambient lighting inspired by traditional Japanese lanterns.
‘‘It’s all used to unconfined effect, subtracting a level of quality that the VW certainly can’t match, while plane the pricier Genesis is lacking in some areas.’’
When it came to the driving experience, Auto Express said all three cars had their strengths, ‘‘but as an overall package, the ARIYA provides the most capable wastefulness between ride and handling of the three’’.
And focusing then on the interior, the magazine said: ‘‘Strip yonder the badges, and the ARIYA’s plush motel could hands be mistaken for a premium brand’s design.’’
A huge moment
The car’s ‘‘sharp looks’’ and ‘‘comfortable front seats’’ moreover earned praise, while Auto Express observed: ‘‘Nissan hasn’t skimped on standard equipment.’’
Overall, ARIYA was awarded four and a half stars out of five – and was supposed the Auto Express Road Test Winner.
The magazine concluded: ‘‘The ARIYA is a huge moment for Nissan – [it’s] a vehicle that is unconfined to drive, refined, practical and competitively priced. What surprised us most is the genuine high-quality finger inside. The ARIYA seems special, plane abreast premium alternatives.’’
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