Nissan · 1989–1991
Nissan S-Cargo
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. The S-Cargo was introduced at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1989, was originally marketed without Nissan branding and was available by reservation only. Over its two-year production run, 10,685 were produced (variously reported as 12,000). 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."
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Specifications
- name
- Nissan S-Cargo
- Manufacturer
- Nissan
- Production
- 1989–1991, 10,685 produced
- Assembly
- Japan: Oppama Plant, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
- Class
- Light commercial vehicle
- Body style
- 2-/3-door van
- Layout
- FF layout
- Engine
- 1.5 L E15 I4
- Transmission
- 3-speed automatic
- Wheelbase
- 89 in
- Length
- 137 in
- Width
- 62.8 in
- Height
- 72.4 in
- Kerb weight
- 2097 -
- Designer
- Jim Shimizu
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q915512CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nissan_S-CargoCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1369120285 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nissan_S-Cargo_001.JPGCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Tennen-Gas · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.