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==Specification== |
==Specification== |
Revision as of 03:20, 19 February 2022
Nissan S-Cargo | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Nissan |
Production | 1989–1991 8,000 produced |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Light commercial vehicle |
Body style | 2-/3-door van |
Layout | FF layout |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 1.5L E15 I4 |
Transmission | 3-speed automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 89 in (2,261 mm) |
Length | 137 in (3,480 mm) |
Width | 62.8 in (1,595 mm) |
Height | 72.4 in (1,839 mm) |
Curb weight | 2,097–2,141 lb (951–971 kg) |
The Nissan S-Cargo is a small retro-styled van manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1989 to 1991, and originally marketed solely in Japan at their Nissan Cherry Stores.
The exterior styling of the S-Cargo was inspired by the Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette delivery van, and interior styling borrowed a Citroën-style single-spoke steering wheel. The name was a double entendre, standing for "Small Cargo" and sounding like "escargot", the French word for snail, which in turn is a nickname for the Citroën 2CV.
The S-Cargo was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1989,[1] was originally marketed without Nissan branding and was available by reservation only. Over its two-year production run, 8,000 were produced[1] (variously reported as 12,000).
Because of its origins at Pike Factory, (Nissan's special project group), the S-Cargo—along with the Nissan Figaro, Be-1 and Pao—are known as Nissan's "Pike cars."
In 2011, noted design critic Phil Patton, writing for The New York Times, called the Pike cars "the height of postmodernism"[2] and "unabashedly retro, promiscuously combining elements of the Citroën 2CV, Renault 4, Mini [and] Fiat 500."[2]
Specification
The S-Cargo was equipped with a 1.5 L E15S 4-cylinder petrol/gasoline engine, a 3-speed automatic transmission, and air conditioning. It was based on the B11 Station Nissan Sunny.[citation needed]
Optional items included:
- An oval-shaped portal window installed on each side panel of the van.
- An electric canvas sunroof.
References
- ^ a b "S-Cargo (1989 : G20) Commercial Vehicle". Nissan Global.
- ^ a b Phil Patton (March 18, 2011). "Nissan's Cartoon Cars, Once So Hip". The New York Times.
External links
- Import Driver Review (archived link)
- DeMuro, Doug (October 2016). "I Purchased the Ugliest Car Ever Made". AutoTrader.com. Retrieved October 25, 2016.