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Nissan S-Cargo

Field	Value
name	Nissan S-Cargo
image	Nissan S-Cargo 001.JPG
caption	A white Nissan S-Cargo, with canvas roof and quarter window
manufacturer	Nissan
production	1989–1991
8,000 produced
factory	Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
class	Light commercial vehicle
body_style	2-/3-door van
layout	FF layout
engine	1.5L E15 I4
transmission	3-speed automatic
wheelbase	89 in
length	137 in
width	62.8 in
height	72.4 in
weight	2097 -

8,000 produced

The Nissan S-Cargo is a small retro-styled van manufactured by the Japanese automaker Nissan from 1989 to 1991, and originally marketed solely in Japan at their Nissan Cherry Stores.

The exterior styling of the S-Cargo was inspired by the Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette delivery van, and interior styling borrowed a Citroën-style single-spoke steering wheel. The name was a double entendre, standing for "Small Cargo" and sounding like "escargot", the French word for snail, which in turn is a nickname for the Citroën 2CV.

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Because of its origins at Pike Factory, (Nissan's special project group), the S-Cargo—along with the Nissan Figaro, Be-1 and Pao—are known as Nissan's "Pike cars."

In 2011, noted design critic Phil Patton, writing for The New York Times, called the Pike cars "the height of postmodernism" and "unabashedly retro, promiscuously combining elements of the Citroën 2CV, Renault 4, Mini [and] Fiat 500."

Specification

Optional items included:

An oval-shaped portal window installed on each side panel of the van
An electric canvas sunroof

References

"Nissan S-Cargo G20 Registry".
Patton, Phil. (March 18, 2011). "Nissan's Cartoon Cars, Once So Hip". The New York Times.

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