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The What Van? Road Test: Nissan Townstar EV (2022)
Date: Monday, November 27, 2023
Load bay
The dinky fold-down rear-view mirror fitted in the cab seems a mite pointless given that the full-height bulkhead that divides the cab from the cargo area is opaque. It is plastic too, presumably in a bid to save a bit of weight, and although we tend to favour a steel bulkhead, it seems robust enough.
The twin rear doors are opaque, too. They are asymmetric, with the narrower of the two on the offside, and can be swung through 90°, or through 180° if you release the stays.
A sliding door is installed on both sides of the load bay, which comes with eight tie-down points; six set into the floor plus one on each of the sidewalls, about half-way up and close to the rear door pillars.
Our demonstrator’s cargo bed was protected by a wooden cover with most of the rest of the load area reasonably well defended against scrapes and scratches by a mixture of timber and plastic panels.
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