Nissan will use the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon this weekend to debut a Nismo-enhanced model of the Ariya electrical crossover.

Previewed on-line late on Thursday, the brand new Ariya Nismo relies on the present Ariya e-4ORCE grade and confirmed on the market in Japan solely.

A spokesman for Nissan advised Motor Authority there are at the moment no additional bulletins about availability in different markets.

Prototypes for the Ariya Nismo had been noticed final fall at Germany’s Nürburgring racetrack, with engineers utilizing a Kia EV6 GT as a benchmark. The Nissan is not fairly as highly effective because the 576-hp Kia, although.

Consumers will be capable of select between B6 and B9 grades, delivering a peak of 362 hp and 429 hp, respectively. The B6 makes use of the Ariya’s normal 66-kwh battery, whereas the B9 will get the obtainable 91-kwh battery. The curb weight with the larger battery is slightly below 4,900 kilos.

Vary and normal efficiency estimates for the Ariya Nismo have not been printed, although Nissan stated the powertrain has been given particular tuning for better acceleration. The common Ariya e-4ORCE delivers as much as 389 hp and can dash from 0-60 mph in 4.8 seconds.

The car additionally comes with numerous Nismo styling therapies, together with an aerodynamic package deal that helps to cut back drag whereas additionally producing better downforce. Different Nismo goodies embody the 20-inch wheels, sport seats for the motive force and entrance passenger, and a sound generator that Nissan says produces a sound beneath acceleration that was impressed by its Formulation E race automotive.

The Ariya Nismo is not the primary Nismo EV. A couple of years again Nissan launched a Leaf Nismo that was solely offered in Japan.