Nissan has released its first rendering of its Nissan NV200 concept Van scheduled to makes it's debut at the Tokyo Motor show in October.
Here's what Motor Trend had to say:
Called the NV200, the vehicle's most innovative feature is a storage pod that extends outward from the van's load area when the vehicle is parked -- essentially turning the load bay into a mobile office. Several easily-accessible storage zones also become available when the pod extends. The front passenger seat has been designed to swivel backwards on a curved rail to face a computer table that folds down from the side of the van. While the vehicle is being driven, the pod is latched inside the load area.
Interestingly, Nissan says the NV200 has been designed to answer the needs of professional underwater photographers, and has both wet and dry storage zones. Seems to us to be an extremely limited application and an answer to a question no one really asked, but the automaker says the concept could be tailored to different needs depending upon the customer.
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Press Release: Nissan Reveals Van for the Future
Nissan Motor CO. Ltd., has today revealed a highly innovative small van concept at Nissan Design Europe (NDE).
Called NV200 and due to be given its worldwide debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in October, the concept turns conventional light commercial design inside out... literally.
Its most striking feature is a storage pod which extends from the van's load area when the vehicle is parked. As the pod is deployed, the now empty load bay is transformed into a mobile office.
The NV200 was jointly developed by Nissan Design Center in Japan and NDE, located in Paddington, London. By having no pre-conceived ideas about what form NV200 should take, the team has developed a radical, futuristic, but entirely practical new concept.
"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. Our concept is a highly efficient tool but one with a human touch," says Shiro Nakamura, senior vice president and chief creative officer at Nissan Motor Ltd.
Although NV200 answers the specific needs of a professional underwater photographer with 'wet' and 'dry' storage zones in the pod for diving and camera equipment, the basic concept could be tailored to suit different customers.
The pod is latched inside the load area when the van is being driven. But upon arrival at its destination, it 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.
Source: MotorTrend.com
Source: Nissan Europe