Although Nissan felt the need to dress parts of the dash in matte black ala GM/Ford, the color choices seem more modern than the competition. The NV’s interior showed no early wear despite our tester’s gig as a Nissan shuttle for drunk journalists for most of its 6,500 mile life.
Hard plastics in general put up to hard abuse better than trendy minivan squishy bits. The NV’s dashboard is formed from hard plastic, just like GM and Ford’s passenger vans. The hood allowed Nissan to lower the floor up front improving head room and making the vehicle feel more like a typical SUV than a big-rig. In the GM and Ford vans the engine position means your legs are cocked to one side and your right foot is cooked after a 2 hour road trip. Looks aside, there’s a practical benefit to having a hood: the engine isn’t in the foot-well. Am I crazy? Perhaps, I like the way the Ford Flex looks too. It looks different from the current crop of domestic people movers, I like chrome bling and I have a soft spot for a long hood. The NV looks more like someone grafted a bread van box to a Nissan Titan, which in many ways is exactly what Nissan did. (This is why minor repairs on a GM van tend to start with “ first, drop the engine”). This might sound totally banal at first glance, but anyone who has worked on a GM van knows the engine isn’t under the hood it’s mostly under the dash with a bit inside the cabin. The dominant feature on the NV is certainly the front end which features an honest-to-goodness hood. Public opinion on the NV’s styling ranged from “I love the bold grille” to “dear God, put my eyes out.” Let us know what you think in the comment section. I did not, I repeat, did not grovel and beg to Nissan’s top brass to get my hands on a full-size van. Me: (after a long pause) oh yea? What about the NV Passenger van? How about that!? Eh? Why haven’t I seen one before? Hiding something? My Nissan minder whipped out his phone, made a call and a ginormous shiny black box appeared a week later. PR person: we go the extra mile to make sure the press has access to everything we make, we don’t hide anything. For safety features, the Clipper Van receives a high mount stop lamp, ABS + EBD, and driver's and passenger seat SRS airbag system as standard, all of which are housed in the Clipper Van's lightweight shock-absorbent body.Every now and then a journalist sticks his foot in his mouth, and so it was with me and a Nissan PR person.
SMALL NISSAN PASSENGER VAN 2018 COST MANUAL
The Clipper Van's array of standard equipment includes multi-reflector halogen headlights equipped with manual headlight levelers, heated door mirrors and rear windshield wipers with washers. Fuel efficiency ranges from 15.4 to 19.4 km/l. The regular engine is available with a 5MT, 5 auto gearshift (AGS), or a 4AT, while the turbocharged version comes only with a 4AT. The same model year features a regular or an inter-cooled turbocharged 660cc R06A inline three-cylinder engine with outputs of 48 hp and 63 hp, respectively. The 2015 model year of the Clipper Van comes with a cargo space measuring 1910 x 1385 x 1240 mm, accessible through large sliding doors and a large rear door opening that allow you to load and transport all your necessities for a weekend road trip without a hitch.
Since its initial release in 2003, the Clipper Van, Nissan's mini commercial car, has won praise for its ease of operation, high loading capacity, and agile turning.
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