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Double Win For Nissan NV200 Vanette Taxi at the Universal Design Awards
Nissan NV200 Vanette Taxi enjoys a double success?as it wins the ‘Úniversal Design Award 2011', granted by a jury of designers and design experts and the ‘Úniversal Design Consumer Favourite Award 2011', voted by a consumer panel. The two awards are endorsed by Úniversal Design GMbH*1. Nissan was the only car or Light Commercial Vehicle manufacturer to win the awards this year.Already available in Japan, the NV200 Vanette taxi is an innovative and functional taxi for everyone aiming to contribute to the promotion of a barrier-free public transportation infrastructure. Exceeding conventional taxi standards, the NV200 Vanette taxi offers a full range of features for passengers in terms of safety and comfort, irrespective of age, gender and capabilities. A wide range of people will benefit from the NV200 Vanette taxi's whole new concept, which is also ideally suited for wheelchair users, who can roll on and off from the back door wîth no impediments.
The base model NV 200, which the taxi version uses, is already sold in over forty markets worldwide. Customers have recognized its reliable driving performance, outstanding load efficiency and attractive design..
Vehicle Outline
1. Comfortable and spacious rear seating
•Large leg room: the passengers can easily cross their legs while seated
•Large foot space: the passenger can stretch their legs
•Generous headroom for the rear seats
•Barrier-free, flat floor: the passenger can easily move inside the cabin
2. Smooth egress and ingress
•Sliding door on the front passenger side wîth high opening allows easy and quick access even in the rain or in narrow streets
•Electric slide step for easier egress and ingress, synchronized wîth the sliding door on the front passenger side
•Slide step lamp for illumination at night
•Large assist grips
3. Wheel chair friendly functions and amenities
•Two-tier rear sliding slope wîth a belt to prevent undesired backward wheel chair sliding and eliminate egress-ingress anxiety
•Rear safety light (to indicate that persons in wheel chairs are getting on and off the vehicle)
•Space for a wheel chair in the passenger compartment: rear seat passengers can interact wîth those in a wheel chair
4. Excellent driving and environmental performance
•Superior front visibility due to high eye point and low waistline
•Sliding driver's seat wîth an adjustable range of 190 mm to ensure ideal driving position
•Minimum turning radius: 5.2m
•Vehicle information display shows instant and average fuel economy to support eco-driving habits
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