Nissan Wants To Make Toyota NV-ous, Launches NV350 Caravan

"This is my baby," said Nissan's Andy Palmer last year at the Tokyo Motor Show, and affectionately patted  the head of Nissan's new NV350 Caravan. "Let's be honest. The competitor is the Hiace. This car beats Hiace in every single way you could imagine." This morning in Yokohama, Andy's baby did its first steps into the rough world of light commercial vehicles. 11 long years after the launch of the previous generation of its legendary Caravan, Nissan today launched  a fully redesigned Caravan, newly-named "NV350 Caravan." The car comes with 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) of cargo space, the most in its class. It also comes with amenities formerly known from high-end sedans, such as push engine start, intelligent key and more. The NV350 receives power from either a 2 liter or 2.5 liter gasoline engine. A newly developed supercharged 2.5 liter diesel engine promises  12.2 kilometers per liter ( 28.7 mpg, definitely non-EPA). The new NV350 Caravan will be available first in Japan and then globally. The diesel engine model and super long body will be on sale beginning July 13, 2012, and the wide version model is planned for launch in winter 2012. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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