Back in January, a Nissan Ariya was sighted going about in Petaling Jaya, and the registration plate of the particular example pretty much established it as that brought in through official channels, no surprise given that the unit, finished in an Akatsuki Copper exterior, resembled the one seen on a transporter last August.
An appearance by the all-electric SUV in Malaysian Nissan distributor Edaran Tan Chong Motor’s CNY greeting video in 2022 suggested that it was on the cards for our market, but nothing has been heard – or seen – of the car since the January sighting, until now.
Reader Wemms Chin caught sight of an Ariya parked at The Waterfront in Desa ParkCity earlier today, and duly snapped a couple of photos of the white unit. Given that there hasn’t been a peep on when the EV is coming (or for that matter, if it is even coming), this could very well be a grey import.
As mentioned in our earlier posts, it remains to be seen which variant we will be getting if the EV does eventually come our way. The Ariya is available in 2WD (single motor, driving the front wheels) and dual-motor AWD versions, each with different lithium-ion battery options, these being a 66 kWh pack (63 kWh usable) as well as a larger capacity 91 kWh pack (87 kWh usable).
Equipped with the 66 kWh battery, the B6 2WD offers up to 450 km of travel (WLTP), while output from its motor is rated at 160 kW (215 hp) and 300 Nm. The motors on the B6 AWD, meanwhile, provide 250 kW (335 hp) and 560 Nm in terms of output, with the trade-off being a slightly lower operating range of 430 km.
As for the variants equipped with the 91 kWh battery, the B9 2WD version – which has a slightly higher 178 kW (239 hp) output – provides up to 610 km of travel, the highest in the four variant range. At 290 kW (389 hp) and 600 Nm, the B9 AWD has the highest output, and the second highest operating range at 580 km.
Will we see the Nissan Ariya enter the Malaysian market officially? Hopefully, there will be developments along that front in the not-too-distant future.
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Never mind Tan Chong Motor, there’s soon 2024,2025,2026,2027…. Take your own sweet time please!
yup they will launch it right after global release of facelift…
CBU quality OK
CKD better not
No
Tan Chong waiting for the 2nd generation to launch overseas so they can bring the first generation to Malaysia.
i mean do any EVs have any chance anymore now tesla exists in malaysia? i don’t even like teslas but with the AP system in place and tesla not bound to it, there is no way any brand can compete with their EVs. and they just launched the model Y so imagine how much cheaper the model 3 will be.
Mercedes just post a statement that their ev sales make 30% in total sales
Other makes should be treated equally. I dunno what tesla did to get AP exemption. But they really studied the market before coming in. The AP guy must have asked for too much and ELon does not want to pay him.
Knowing TCM, it won’t come in. Too pricey at what it is today compared to China alternatives… This model came out before the Atto 3 benchmark pricing when pricing was very high for EV back then.
even XTrail Teana Serena they don’t bother to bring in latest model, this one no need to mention anymore.
Peminat kere tofu tak happy
It will be another DOA like Kia Niro.
Based on how they do things don’t think will have any developments soon…
Get rid of tan chong first then we will talk
TCM will goyang kaki, take their own sweet time to launch this. Nissan Ariya MK1 / MK2 / MK3 until jadi Nissan Aiyaya baru launch lol
Want it come that time, model Y already 3-4 generation in Msia ..lol
Nissan brand is reliable. But knowing the service from Tan Chong, it will keep the customers to think not just twice but more..