Latin American sightings
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It looks a lot like a Nissan NV350
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It does... it's simply the most space efficient way to make a vehicle and it's also great offroad, since you can see where you are going! Trucks are getting more silly all the time with ridiculously tall and long hoods.
And the weird thing is that they aren't getting a lot heavier (at least not the models I just checked). So it almost has to be styling or due to NHTSA regulations.
Here's another one I saw in Tijuana last weekend:
I couldn't find a manufacturer badge, but it's obviously very new and has decent headroom, wide doors and good field-of-view from the cab.
I thought it might be electric because I didn't see any muffler. There's a door on the left side just below the window that could be either a fuel door or a charging port.
I couldn't find a manufacturer badge, but it's obviously very new and has decent headroom, wide doors and good field-of-view from the cab.
I thought it might be electric because I didn't see any muffler. There's a door on the left side just below the window that could be either a fuel door or a charging port.
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If the crash regulations have killed cab forward vans then why are class A motorhomes still being produced?
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They don't crash test them... not required.
Probably pretty simple to keep it running too.
I drove one of those variants years ago overseas. Good design ( but I never had to work on it/ open the engine access). Ergonomicly it was likely for shorter folks just @6' max.
Visibility was very good, the A pillar wasn't overly thick, seating- comfortable enough, doors and latches simple and efficient. Exposed sheet metal, plastic panels judicially placed for some noise dampening, steering was very good and tight ( would perhaps get looser over the years).
A microbus driver I know liked the HiAce better than the NV350 because it's slightly wider inside, and didn't struggle as much on hills with a full load. (But she didn't remember exactly which engines they had, only that they were gas inline 4s, so it might not be a completely fair comparison.)
Stepvans are often pretty good in that regard also.
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There is so many cars, vans and trucks that are better way cheaper and more reliable everywhere BUT the USA....so that companies can rape consumers in USA
