"The Nissan LCV business is in a phase of expansion even in these challenging financial circumstances," said Andy Palmer, Vice President Nissan Global Product Planning "We aim to expand our business with smart new products and services that meet the needs of our customers, both in Europe and around the world."
Fitted with front-wheel drive and benefitting from the adoption of a highly compact rear suspension system, the NV200 can house two standard Euro pallets in the cargo area at a time, being able of carrying a maximun upload of 771 kg. It stands at 1.84m high and has a 520mm ground clearencel, the floor itself is the lowest in the class to ease loading, helping to boost the cargo volume to 4.1 cubic meters.
The petrol version will be powered by an all aluminium 1.6-litre HR16 engine, as found in Micra, Note and Qashqai. Displacing 1,598cc, the 16-valve unit develops 153Nm of torque and is mated to a five-speed manual transmission. The diesel, also found on Note and Micra, is Renault's 8-valve 1.5 dCi engine. that developes 200 Nm of torque.
"The NV200 is our proposal for a global small van. We will launch the NV200 in Japan before summer, in Europe in autumn 2009 and then in China and other markets." Palmer added.
NV200 will be available in three different versions: a van with the largest load space in its class and two seven seat variants - the functional Combi version for loads and passengers. The third version is a passenger car, will be shown at Geneva Motor Show next month.
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