Went to local Nissan dealer to test drive the Ariya, was accompanied, total of 6 miles, mostly in a 40mph zone, bit of a waste of time, sales lady wasn’t pushy or anything, but I have never liked accompanied drives. I think a lot of it is to do with the dealers insurance – or fear you will vanish…
Handed keys back, went to local Kia, couldn’t be more different, handed the keys to EV6, told to take my time, have fun and why not try the Niro when you get back. Very different attitude.
Ariya was not comfortable, head was touching the roof with the seat all the way down. Interior felt more premium than the EV6, but it felt a bit cumbersome to drive on the road, also had an over sensitive throttle. EV6 was a brilliant drive, very quiet on the motorway at *ahem* 70 and a hoot on a back road. Drivers info/menus/button choices seemed more intuitive than the Nissan, but then, I have a Soul, so a lot of it was similar. Pity about the liberal use of piano black, but I could learn to carry a microfibre cloth at all times…lol. The £7995 AP though….you’d really have to want one over the Skoda Enyaq Sportline.
Will wait a bit before testing the Niro/Enyaq/CX-60/A-Cross etc as wife is thinking of changing job which will impact our mileage, 5000 less miles per year, down to approx 8000 overall. It also means PHEV’s and hybrids become feasible.
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