Nissan’s NV Van Line-Up Delivers the Goods…Literally
Via Jalopnik: This is the Nissan NV, a trio of Titan-based vans available with a 4.0-liter V6 or 5.6-liter V8 and a freaky “High Roof” option. It comes in half-ton, 3/4-ton and full-ton flavors and will make the perfect taco truck.
Nissan’s building it in a range of sizes starting with the half-ton NV1500 which only comes with a normal height roof, then you can move up to the 3/4 ton NV2500 HD and full-ton NV3500 HD, each of which can be had with a freakishly tall roof high enough to stand upright in. Interior measurements are a 120.7 inches in the cargo floor, 70.3-inch floor width and up to 76.5 inches tall inside. The small-time mobile taqueria can be fitted with either a cheap 4.0-liter V6 or the more powerful 5.6-liter V8, both with a 5-speed automatics transmission, GPS and interior cladding to protect the walls from getting bashed up from stuff inside.
It’s hard to ignore who Nissan seems to be targeting with this move as the company initially had an agreement with Dodge to build Ram-based Titans but the deal was killed. Rather than focus on the small commercial vehicle space occupied by the Ford Transit Connect, Nissan is going after the HD commercial truck space occupied by Dodge. Before the NV vans, the only vehicles like this were the Dodge Sprinter, which is crazy expensive, and regular vans with custom fitted roofs. Now Mercedes has reclaimed the Sprinter and Dodge is trying to keep commercial buyers interested in their HD commercial trucks.
Sources: Jalopnik | Nissan USA
May 8th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
[...] Originally Posted by Lux Hauler I'll be interested to see how long they hold up. CV's and TC's are very durable machines… the ability to handle abusive operators was clearly implemented in the design. They've been doing it in Europe for a while without problems. NYC should not be a problem either way. I'm glad NYC Taxis will look good, while getting better Mpgs, and more space. I can't lie. I may miss the boat like sensation of the Crown Vics. You feel like you're on a boat on NYC roads. Oh Well!! Bring on the Nissans. Funny thing, Nissan will be bringing NV vans to the states as well. I have a friend who works for a company in the city. He tells me this year the company he works for, switched their fleet from Chevy/GM Express vans, to Ford Transit Connect. The Fords are underpowered, and not as fuel efficient as thought. They are going from Fords (after a year) to Nissan NV commercial vans in 2012. Finally competition in the commercial automotive market from Japan. Here is a link for the Nisan NV vans: Nissan's NV Van Line-Up Delivers the Goods…Literally | Nissanpedia.org [...]