Nissan debuts NV200 van concept
Author: Robin Brown
Published: 23 July 2007
Nissan has released details of a new commercial vehicle concept which will be debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in October.
Judging by sketch Nissan has released, the concept will take the form of some form of underwater vehicle, and possibly contain torpedo launchers.
According to Nissan the NV200 van concept features a deployable pod, which turns the loadbay into an office.
The pod slides out rearwards to allow easy access to the storage zones. As the pod is withdrawn from the van, the area left behind is transformed into a mobile office.
The front passenger seat swivels backwards on a curved rail to face a computer table, which drops down from the side of the van.
“A light commercial vehicle has a specific job to perform, but that’s no reason to design a purely rational vehicle with no warmth. For NV200, function becomes the aesthetic", said Shiro Nakamura, senior vice president and chief creative officer at Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
“Our concept is a highly efficient tool but one with a human touch,” says.
Yet more bizarrely, Nissan says the NV200 concept vehicle has been designed to meet the needs of a professional underwater photographer, with wet and dry zones for diving and camera equipment.
We’ve heard of niche, but that’s ridiculous.
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