Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) has introduced the facelifted Nissan NV350 Urvan in Malaysia, and the 14-seat people mover – which made its local debut in October 2014 – features some cosmetic changes as part of a minor refresh.
External revisions include a new V-motion signature front grille and restyled front bumper as well as redesigned headlights. Inside, the Urvan gets a new steering wheel, which the company says adds a modern touch to the cabin. Otherwise, the EEV-certified microbus continues on as before – no mechanical changes to the powertrain and drivetrain combo, a YD25DDTi 2.5 litre turbodiesel mated to a five-speed manual transmission.
The revised high-roof NV350 comes equipped with the features introduced to it in September last year, in this case manual levelling for the headlights, an ECE R89-compliant speed limiter to adhere to the speed limit regulation in Malaysia of 100 km/h for passenger vehicles with more than 12 seats and a fuel cap with lock (complying with ECE R34 regulations). Standard safety items include brake assist and ABS.
Imported from Japan as it was previously, the Nissan NV350 Urvan facelift is priced at RM125,000 (on-the-road, without insurance) and comes with a five-year or 150,000 km warranty for individual and company private registrations.
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Elgrand the better van.
good for families of majority. Easy to tranport 6 to 12 kids
Same money can get 2unit Exora
Will ETCM bring in the panel van version with openings on both left and right hand side like NV200? I own a NV200 and it is a really good panel van. However it’s getting a bit too small for my business capacity and I’m looking to upgrade to a NV350 panel van if ETCM brings in a CKD version.
Our land not accepted Toyota big Hiace.. can somebody explain why??
seriously ETCM have you lost your damn minds? of all models you facelift this one? not the Teana? not the X-Trail? who do we have to strangle to get the facelifted model your company needs to survive lah? do you want the koreans and frenchies to overtake you? wake up and smell the teh tarik!
meanwhile in eggland all the buses (express/persiaran) are madly conquer our expressway over 180km/h, even myvighini, rangerari kecut telur and give them ways..
Tan Chong Nissan made a big mistake by selling the new Urvan as a CBU model. At that price, it stood no chance against the cheaper China vans from Foton, Jinbei, King Long, CAM, Higer, Maxus etc. Many of these China vans are also assembled here, making them even cheaper. You could buy two new China vans for the price of a Urvan. Even the Toyota HiAce is cheaper than the new Urvan.
Nowadays, I see more China vans than new Japan ones. 10 years ago, the HiAce, Urvan (previous gen CKD) and Kia Pregio were king. Not anymore.
But it’s not like businesses don’t want to buy Japanese vans anymore. Just look at the Nissan NV200, it’s very reasonably priced (because it’s CKD) and has been a good seller for Tan Chong. But the NV200 is a smaller van, and it’s geared mainly towards delivery or SME (i.e. pasar malam) type businesses, rather than transportation or people-mover type businesses. In this segment, China vans are starting to become popular too. Chana and Dong Feng/DFSK come to mind.
Personally, I have no issue with the growing popularity of China commercial vehicles here. Many of them are just as proven as their Japanese counterparts, but cost a fraction of the price. The only problem is that the long-term market for China commercial vehicles is not stable. Many of the China brands have appointed small or unproven local partner companies, and many of these new companies don’t have the experience and reputation that the established players like Tan Chong and UMW have in the commercial vehicle sector.
You can still see old Hiace and Vanette vans here, but will we still see Foton and King Long vans here 10 years from now ? Only time will tell.
Why head rest for passengers not included? For sure passengers will get neck pain. Only suitable for ferrying schoolkids. Not for adults on long distance journey. At least they should make the seat higher.
Seat belt also 2 point lap belt only, apa smlj ni?
When proton sell ertiga, they said cannot put lap belt, and since suzuki never made it with 3 point, jpj kata jangan.
But tan chong openly defied jpj’s order twice already. Almera still can sell with 1airbag, cuz they cheated jpj saying the body is so strong, no need airbag, topkek.
With this kind of seat, they should be more worried about ‘neck broken’ rather than ‘neck pain’ when the van is either driven by pro-tailgater or being tailgated by Malaysian supercar bastard drivers (even the lap belt can only do little things to reduce severity of injuries compared with combination of proper headrest with seat belts). Again, cut corner spec.
toyota should bring philiphine version of hiace GL grandia auto version!
The express buses are the ones more in need to have the 100kmh speed limiter installed
A van at a price tag of a C segment car. No wonder the cost of fetching kids to school has increased.
Good for RV conversion I think. The roof look high enough.
Tan Chong please bring in the 5 row seats 18 person
Wonder whats the ncap rating for this van. Doubt it will go beyond 3 stars.
Got Automatic for Urvan in Malaysia?
Nissan window van nv350