{"id":8281,"date":"2016-01-27T15:52:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/?p=8281"},"modified":"2016-01-27T15:52:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-27T15:52:19","slug":"nissan-rolls-out-accessories-for-new-np300-navara-pick-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/8281","title":{"rendered":"Nissan rolls out accessories for new NP300 Navara pick-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new Nissan NP300 Navara pick-up goes on sale this month (price and spec details <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/archives\/8004\">here<\/a>), making it the newest entrant in this very popular segment. It&#8217;s a good-looking truck and the driving experience is significantly better than the old model, especially on road.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8282\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8282\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-8-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Nissan NP300 Navara with hardtop\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-8-sm.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-8-sm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-8-sm-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Nissan NP300 Navara with hardtop<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The only problem with pick-ups is that if we&#8217;re honest, the pick-up load space is often a very poor substitute for a boot or a van&#8217;s load compartment. Pick-up load beds are exposed to the weather, items tend to slide around uncontrollably, and are hard to reach without climbing in. Plus, of course, the open load bed of a pick-up is completely insecure!<\/p>\n<p>These problems are common to all pick-ups, mainly when they are being used as private vehicles rather than workhorses, as is increasingly common. Tonneau covers and hardtops have always been available but Nissan has upped its game with the new NP300 and is offering its widest-ever range of load bed accessories, some of which it says are sector firsts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A sliding load tray that makes loading and unloading the new NP300 Navara much easier:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8284\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-7-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Nissan NP300 Navara slide-out load try\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-7-sm.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-7-sm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-7-sm-50x33.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A foldaway rear step that improves access to the truck bed<\/li>\n<li>Tailgate assist \u2013 a system that lowers the vehicle\u2019s tailgate smoothly at the touch of a button<\/li>\n<li>A load carrier that allows vehicle users to make use of the space on top of the load space cover<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a choice of three different tonneau covers &#8212; a soft cover, a roller shutter type design and a lift-up lid which operates like a car bonnet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8283\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8283\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8283\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-6-sm.jpg\" alt=\"Nissan NP300 Navara roller shutter tonneau cover\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-6-sm.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-6-sm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nissan-np300-navara-6-sm-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This roller design is one of three tonneau cover options.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Buyers can also opt for one of two hard-top designs, the more expensive of which includes opening windows, interior trim and lighting, a stop lamp and central locking.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Nissan has also produced a range of styling accessories, including chrome bars for the front, side and bed of the vehicle and high impact lamps that can be fitted onto the bars. Also available are decal stickers, exhaust finishers, a shark antenna and alloy wheels.<\/p>\n<p>Mike Thompson, After Sales Director at Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd, said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn the past it\u2019s often been the case that new pick-ups have come to market and customers have then had to wait for third-party, aftermarket accessories to personalise and adapt their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn developing the new NP300 Navara, Nissan had accessories in mind from the very outset and so we have been able to ensure that even those customers taking delivery of the first vehicles this month have the full range of options and accessories available to them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For more details of the full range of accessories available for NP300 Navara and for pricing, click<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nissan.co.uk\/GB\/en\/vehicle\/pickup\/np300-navara\/prices-and-equipment\/accessories.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the new Nissan NP300 Navara pick-up goes on sale this month, Nissan has released details of a range of load bed and styling accessories designed to maximise the ease of use and utility of this improved model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8],"tags":[1871,492,1943],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8281"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8281"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8287,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8281\/revisions\/8287"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vanrental.co.uk\/vanblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}