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Nissan's second electric car is an SUV; set to be unveiled on 15 July before going on sale later this year

Nissan is about to launch its second dedicated electric car for Europe, the Nissan Ariya SUV, with a new preview video revealing a debut date of 15 July. 

The video doesn't fully give the game away, but it does give us enough of a glimpse to see that the Ariya retains much of the design of the 2019 concept car that previewed it. A striking LED lighting signature can also be seen at the end.

Update: the Nissan Ariya has now been revealed. Click here to see it 

Earlier this year, revealing patent images were posted online, showing how the production car's shape differs from the concept that was revealed at the 2019 Tokyo motor show. 

The shots, posted most clearly by Instagram fan account Nissan Arabia, show the 4.6m-long family SUV retains the concept's overall shape, although a few detail changes can be spotted. The bumper shape, particularly the lower portion, has been slightly altered, with a towing eye cover visible and LED lights also brought in to the intakes at the edges of the front. 

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The side view seems broadly identical, bar a charging port raised higher in the wing, a shark-fin aerial on the roof and alterations to the roof spoiler. The side mirrors aren’t incorporated in the patent shots, suggesting Nissan might be looking to swap traditional items for cameras, as per the Honda E and Audi E-tron

At the rear, more significant alterations are visible. It looks like the rear window has been reduced in terms of visible area, while a rear wiper has been brought in. The backlit Nissan logo seen on the concept also appears to have been ditched, although the full-width LED tail-light design should be retained. The bumper shape has also been altered for production. 

With no interior images, we can only go by the minimalist design of the concept’s cabin for reference. Expect it to showcase the long-awaited generation shift of Nissan interiors and infotainment alongside the new X-Trail seven-seat SUV, which is due at the end of this year. 

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The production version of the Ariya will use a new Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance modular architecture that offers increased flexibility with the motor and battery pack size.

There's still no indication of the powertrain beyond Nissan calling it a “high performance, 100% electric drive system” with dual motors for four-wheel drive. However, we do know that the Ariya will offer Level 2 autonomous driving assistance features.

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simon_laraman@y... 10 July 2020

All EVs are awesome

Let's hope propilot 2.0 has more improvements after Nissan's Leaf 1.0 testing propilot n.n recently did a L5 trip this year with 2 engineers.
The Leaf 2018+ has proven to be an excellent vehicle. Let's see what the Ariya offers. SUVs are where everyone is at....Nissan is repurposing the Leaf.
Peter Cavellini 10 July 2020

Complicated?

 There's not a straight line on it!, can't say much just now, I'll wait till there's better images.

jason_recliner 11 July 2020

Peter Cavellini wrote:

Peter Cavellini wrote:

 There's not a straight line on it!, 

Eh?

The teaser shows literally nothing but straight lines.

gavsmit 28 April 2020

How sad

All I'm seeing is 'Going to be very expensive, will have even more intrusive automation to go wrong, boring looks'.