The new Nissan NT400 Cabstar is available in single and double cab models.

The new Nissan NT400 Cabstar has gone on sale across Europe. The updated range benefits from improved payload, a new high output engine option and longer service intervals, as well as improvements designed to make coachbuilt conversions easier to integrate with the base vehicle.

All engine options are fully compliant with Euro 5b+ emission regulations while the new 145hp (107kW) high output engine option is 45kg lighter than the unit it replaces, benefiting both economy and improving the vehicle payload.

The new Cabstar is available in single and double cab forms, in three different wheelbase lengths, five gross vehicle weights from 2.8t to 4.5t, and three power output options all from the same common rail 2.5-litre turbo diesel engine. The three power options are low (121hp/90kW, 250Nm), mid (136hp/100kw, 270Nm) and high (145hp/107kW, 350Nm).

The 145hp option replaces the previous 3.0-litre ZD30 unit and is new to the NT400 Cabstar. Although it is produced by a smaller engine, torque is identical and power is just 5hp less than from the old engine, and Nissan believes the benefits it provides in terms of fuel economy, emissions and operational efficiency are worth the slight cut in outright power.

To make the job of the specialist body builders as easy as possible, Nissan has equipped the NT400 Cabstar with a comprehensive array of connectors, electrical pre-equipment and warning lamps to enable a virtual ‘plug and go’ operation.

The cab has also been upgraded, with new USB/iPod compatible audio equipment and integrated Bluetooth connectivity for hands-free phone use. The dashboard instruments have also been tweeked, while a winter pack is now available, which provides a rear heater in the crew cab model, a heated driver’s seat and heated and electrically adjustable wing mirrors.