Fresh from telling the press “we can do much better on Ariya, that’s for sure”, Nissan Australia has slashed prices of its mid-size electric SUV, with savings of up to around $15,000 now available across the range.
According to the Japanese brand’s public website, the Nissan Ariya can be had for as little as $42,990 drive-away. Not that long ago the model range opened from $54,840 plus on-road costs.
It’s worth noting that the advertised pricing is “for private and ABN buyers on new and demonstrator ARIYA vehicles purchased from 01/10/2026 and 31/10/2026, and delivered by 30/11/2026”.
All variants of Nissan’s answer to the Tesla Model Y, Australia’s top-selling electric vehicle (EV), are now being offered with discounted drive-away pricing, as detailed in the table below.
Nissan Ariya Engage and Advance variants are powered by a 160kW/300Nm electric motor driving the front wheels exclusively, fed by a 63kWh lithium-ion battery pack. Zero to 100km/h takes a claimed 8.0 seconds, while claimed WLTP driving range is listed at 385km.
Ariya Advance+ grades up outputs to 178kW/300Nm, while the battery pack grows to 87kWh. Range is listed at 504km on the WLTP cycle, while the claimed 0-100km/h time is slightly slower at 8.1 seconds for the single-motor long-range variant.
Finally, the flagship Ariya Evolve e-4orce gets a second electric motor on the rear axle for all-wheel drive, with outputs boosted to 290kW/600Nm. Claimed 0-100km/h pace drops to 5.6 seconds, though range also takes a hit at a claimed 487km on the WLTP test method.
All versions have a maximum DC fast-charging rate of 130kW, and an AC cap of 7.4kW as standard. The Evolve ups that to 22kW with three-phase AC charging, which is optional on the Advance+.
Just 219 examples of the Nissan Ariya have been registered in Australia so far this year to August, which is just a fraction of the Model Y’s 31,454 deliveries (including the Model Y L).
It’s also well behind the Toyota bZ4X (2509 YTD) and BYD Sealion 7 (17,277 YTD), but ahead of the Ford Mustang Mach-E (167).
One reason the for the big price cuts could be that Nissan Australia is aiming to make way for the facelifted Ariya already on sale in Japan (and soon in the UK), which brings a revised design, a new-generation infotainment system with Google Built-in services, vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability, and retuned suspension claimed to improve refinement and comfort.
Pricing
|
Model |
Price before on-road costs |
Drive-away offer* |
|---|---|---|
|
Nissan Ariya Engage |
$55,840 |
$42,990 |
|
Nissan Ariya Advance |
$59,840 |
$44,990 |
|
Nissan Ariya Advance+ |
$63,840 |
$51,990 |
|
Nissan Ariya Evolve e-4ORCE |
$71,840 |
$60,990 |