It's a strange confection this. Nismo spec is more than just an Ariya trim upgrade, but it stops short of being the properly engineered stand-alone performance model we might have hoped for from a sub-brand with 40 years of motorsport heritage. It's hard as well to see who it might sell to. Someone taken by an Ariya EV is unlikely to be a Nismo fan - and the reverse also certainly applies. If you do want a fast mid-sized EV crossover like this, it's hard to ignore the fact that for not much more than Nissan is asking here, you could get a lot more power with other rivals, notably Hyundai's IONIQ 5N.
But power isn't everything and it's true to say that this Ariya Nismo gives you as much of it as you can reasonably use. It also looks less 'Max Power' than many of its rivals - so you'll avoid the midlife crisis allegations that might come with purchase of something like an IONIQ 5N. We still feel though, that Nismo can do better than this. Apparently their engineers are open to the idea of a faster Ariya Nismo RS model. Perhaps that's a car this one should have been.

ISOFIX on front passenger and rear outer seats

20" Enkei alloy wheels with gloss black finish

Front and rear USB connections (Type-A and Type-C)

One touch front and rear electric windows with remote opening and closing

Bluetooth audio streaming with handsfree system

Wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto

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Nissan ARIYA

320kW Nismo 87kWh 22kWCh 5dr e-4ORCE Auto