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importer, will bring the high-cube Sunny van to the UK (CM 9-15 Jan). A date has yet to be fixed but sales will begin in the autumn and a launch is expected at the Birmingham Motor Show in September.
The van is currently sold in the Benelux countries as the Q-bic, a name not popular with Nissan Motor (GB) who will probably market it as the Sunny Van — this is the name used in Switzerland.
Power comes from either a 1.6-litre petrol or 1.7-litre diesel engine. The petrol engine has double-overhead camshafts and four valves per cylinder, producing 66kW (90hp) at 6,000rpm, with a catalytic convertor. Up to 133Nm (981bft) of torque is produced at 4,000rpm. Drive is via a five-speed gearbox to the front wheels.
The load area measures 1,645 x 1,520 x 1,205mm and
Nissan claims a volume of 3.0m3 with a 500kg payload. The twin rear doors open to 180° and the windows have a rear wash/ wipe and demister.
Front suspension is by MacPherson strut with lower wishbones and an anti-roll bar with coilsprings at the rear. The axle is located with a Panhard rod. Braking is servo-assisted with ventilated discs at the front — Swiss buyers get power steering as standard.
Prices will be announced nearer the launch date, but in the Netherlands it is pretty expensive, at about £6,100 for the petrol model and £6,600 for the diesel, compared with £4,920 for the petrol Ford Courier and £5,520 for the diesel, The Courier is the most expensive high-cube van in the UK.