Compare the2024 Nissan AriyaVS 2024 Genesis GV60

The Nissan Ariya has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The GV60 doesn’t offer a front passenger side knee airbag.

Both the Ariya and the GV60 have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, front seat center airbag, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

Side impacts caused 23% of all road fatalities in 2018, down from 29% in 2003, when the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety introduced its side barrier test. In order to continue improving vehicle safety, the IIHS has started using a more severe side impact test: 37 MPH (up from 31 MPH), with a 4180-pound barrier (up from 3300 pounds). The results of this newly developed test demonstrates that the Nissan Ariya is safer than the GV60:

There are over 4 times as many Nissan dealers as there are Genesis dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Ariya’s warranty.

A reliable vehicle saves its owner time, money and trouble. Nobody wants to be stranded or have to be without a vehicle while it’s being repaired. Consumer Reports rates the Ariya’s reliability 16 points higher than the GV60.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2024 Auto Issue reports that Nissan vehicles are more reliable than Genesis vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Nissan 1 place higher in reliability than Genesis.

On the EPA test cycle the Ariya gets better mileage than the GV60:

The Ariya can travel longer on a full charge than the GV60 on a full charge:

The Ariya stops much shorter than the GV60:

The Ariya has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The GV60 doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

The Ariya Platinum+ handles at .86 G’s, while the GV60 Performance pulls only .83 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The Ariya Platinum+ executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the GV60 Performance (26.3 seconds @ .71 average G’s vs. 26.9 seconds @ .63 average G’s).

For better maneuverability, the Ariya’s turning circle is 3.8 feet tighter than the GV60’s (35.4 feet vs. 39.2 feet).

The Nissan Ariya may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs up to about 350 pounds less than the Genesis GV60.

The Ariya has .6 inches more front headroom and .2 inches more rear headroom than the GV60.

The Ariya has a larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the GV60 with its rear seat folded (59.7 vs. 54.7 cubic feet).

The Ariya’s cargo area is larger than the GV60’s in almost every dimension:

Unlike the driver-only memory system in the GV60, the Ariya Platinum+ has a passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, steering wheel position (with optional power wheel adjuster) and outside mirror angle and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

The Ariya’s standard Intelligent Key allows you to unlock the doors from any outside door handle, open the cargo door, and start the vehicle, all without removing the key from the pocket or purse. Proximity Key standard on the GV60 doesn’t offer a sensor on the rear doors, so you’ll have to reach a front handle to unlock the rear door.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Ariya has a standard rear wiper. The GV60 doesn’t offer a rear wiper.

Consumer Reports rated the Ariya’s headlight performance “Very Good,” a higher rating than the GV60’s headlights, which were rated “Good.”

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Nissan Ariya and the Genesis GV60, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Nissan Ariya outsold the Genesis GV60 by almost four to one during 2023.