Nissan Ariya now from $42,990 drive-away as Nissan cuts EV prices

Key highlights

• The Nissan Ariya is available from $42,990 drive-away for private and ABN buyers until 31 October 2026.
• Discounts apply across the range, with savings of up to $15,000 compared with previous pricing before on-road costs.
• Nissan’s price cuts come as the current Ariya faces an updated model already on sale overseas.

Nissan Australia has slashed the price of the Ariya electric SUV, with drive-away offers cutting thousands of dollars from the cost of the outgoing model. The offers, published on Nissan Australia’s website for October 2026, start at $42,990 drive-away for the Ariya Engage. The promotion applies to new and demonstrator vehicles purchased between 1 and 31 October 2026 and delivered by 30 November 2026.

The Ariya Advance is available for $44,990 drive-away, while the longer-range Advance+ is $51,990. At the top of the range, the all-wheel-drive Ariya Evolve e-4ORCE is priced at $60,990 drive-away. For context, the previous listed prices before on-road costs were $55,840 for the Engage, $59,840 for the Advance, $63,840 for the Advance+ and $71,840 for the Evolve e-4ORCE. That makes the current drive-away offers substantially lower than the previous pricing, although the size of the saving varies between variants and shouldn’t be treated as a direct like-for-like discount from the original drive-away price.

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Nissan Ariya pricing

What do you get for the money?

The Nissan Ariya Engage and Advance use a 160kW/300Nm electric motor driving the front wheels, paired with a 63kWh battery. Nissan claims a 385km WLTP driving range and a 0-100km/h time of 8.0 seconds. The Advance+ gets a larger 87kWh battery and a 178kW/300Nm motor. Its claimed WLTP range increases to 504km, although its 0-100km/h time is marginally slower at 8.1 seconds.

The flagship Evolve e-4ORCE adds a second electric motor and all-wheel drive, producing 290kW and 600Nm. It can accelerate from 0-100km/h in a claimed 5.6 seconds, with a 487km WLTP range. All variants can accept up to 130kW of DC fast charging. AC charging is capped at 7.4kW as standard, while the Evolve e-4ORCE gets 22kW three-phase AC charging. The higher-capacity AC system is also optional on the Advance+.

Why has Nissan cut Ariya prices?

The discounts come after a particularly slow run for the Ariya in Australia.

According to VFACTS data cited in the source, just 219 Ariyas had been registered in Australia between January and August 2026. Over the same period, the Tesla Model Y recorded 31,454 deliveries, including the Model Y L.

The Nissan Ariya also trailed the BYD Sealion 7, which recorded 17,277 sales, and the Toyota bZ4X at 2509. It remained ahead of the Ford Mustang Mach-E, which recorded 167 registrations over the same period. The pricing cuts may also be linked to the arrival of an updated Ariya. Nissan has already revealed a facelifted version for overseas markets, with changes including a revised exterior, a new infotainment system with Google Built-in services, vehicle-to-load capability and revised suspension.

Nissan Australia has not confirmed that the updated Ariya will launch locally, so any connection between the current discounts and a future Australian model remains speculation. For buyers considering an Ariya in October 2026, however, the immediate change is straightforward: the current model is now significantly cheaper to buy, with the entry-level version starting at $42,990 drive-away.