Back in October, Nissan unveiled a minor refresh for the Ariya and Ariya Nismo. The company is now sharing when these will become available in Japan. The new Ariya will be out on February 20, while its Nismo variant will be released on March 19.
The new Ariya comes with a redesigned front, with a grille that’s the same color as the body, and new 20″ wheels made of a combination of aluminum and resin. Three two-tone colors and five monotone colors will be offered, and while the interior stays unchanged, it is getting a new White/Green color.
The infotainment system is now powered by Google, which makes us think it’s using Android Automotive. You get Google Maps and access to the Google Play Store. Nissan’s battery conditioning system can work in conjunction with navigation to automatically control battery temperature based on the route you’re taking.
There’s also vehicle-to-load support, which can deliver up to 1,500W of power for your appliances. For the Japanese market, the suspension tuning has been altered to make it softer, and the car can follow the one in front including when accelerating and decelerating multiple times, while keeping the same distance.
The new Ariya Nismo gets the Android Automotive based infotainment system too, the vehicle-to-load functionality, and the intelligent distance control described in the above paragraph.
