Nissan S-Cargo

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Nissan S-Cargo

The Nissan S-Cargo is a small commercial van manufactured by Nissan. Its name was an amusing double entendre meaning both "Small Cargo" as well as "Escargots", the French word for Snails. This was because the styling of the S-Cargo looked a lot like a snail. The S-Cargo design was directly inspired by the appearance of the tiny French Citroën 2CV camionette or small truck., even including the single spoke steering wheel. The 2CV was relatively popular in Japan at this time.

The car was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1989, and was manufactured from 1989 to 1992, with approximately 12,000 sold. All S-Cargo are right hand drive. While initially marketed only in Japan, S-Cargo's have spread as grey import vehicles.

It has a small cult following, in spite of being criticised for looking "toy like". Its rarity, quirky looks and huge signage panels make it an attention-grabbing vehicle. Both McDonald's and KFC have used it for mobile billboard advertising.

The S-Cargo was equipped with a 1.5 litre engine, a 3-speed automatic transmission, and power windows.

[edit] External links

[1] - Import Driver
[2] - Japanoid
[3] - S-cargo Blog

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