Published: Commercial Motor, 01 Feb 2001
Van About Townby: Peter Lawton
The Nissan Cabstar E has grown into a family of single-cabs, double-cabs, drop-siders, box vans and tippers. Nowadays most manufacturers try to offer a range of off-the-shelf variants on chassis-cab versions of their 3.5-tonners, so what sets the Nissan apart? For a start, it's a forward-control design...
Verdict
The Cabstar's price is reasonably competitive, but it is let down by its fuel consumption. Keeping it around town will keep the fuel consumption down, but motorway runs will hit you in the pocket.
It offers a good-sized load area and is well suited to an urban environment. Construction seems solid and operators will get the benefit of a decent conversion from a reputable company. Definitely a useful vehicle for multi-drop deliveries, but inter-urban trunking is not its forte.
Vehicle Specifications
Nissan Cabstar E110 Boxvan
| Fuel Consumption: | 20.8mpg(13.6lit/100km) |
| Average speed: | 61.6km/h |
| Gross weight as tested: | 3,500kg |
| Net payload: | 1,325kg |
| Price as tested: | £18,280(ex-VAT) |
