New Nissan Navara EnGuard Concept
The all-new Navara EnGuard Concept has arrived at the 2016 IAA
Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover, Germany.
Fitted with numerous design elements and performance
upgrades, the pickup truck is described as "durable and touch", and
is said to have been designed "to operate as a life-saving rescue platform
in some of the world's most harsh and extreme environments."
The study features
a 50 mm increase in ride height, bespoke overfenders with moulded side steps
between them, emergency blue strobe lights, redesigned fog lamps and
taillights, and fluorescent green color appliqués, on the side steps and
wheels. This shade is the most visible one in daylight and easily identifiable
by people affected by color-blindness.
The Nissan Navara EnGuard Concept also has two
pull-out fiberglass trays in the load bed, two-way radios, ropes and an axe in
the shallow upper tray, and oxygen tank, resuscitation kit, life jackets, and
buoyancy aids in the lower tray.
Moreover, rescue is enhanced by a DJI Phantom 4
drone, with an operating ceiling of 6,000 meters, weighing 1,4 kg and having the ability to fly at speeds up to 20 meters per second, for
close to 30 minutes. The drone sends images back to the car, which appear on a
pop-up high-def screen, hidden in the load bed wall.
The automaker also equipped the
concept with a prototype portable battery pack, designed and developed
in-house, using seven EV battery modules inside a weather-proof machined
aluminum housing, each being a 2kW unit. When docked in place, these remain in
constant 'charge' mode and harvest power generated by the 190 PS twin-turbo 2.3-liter diesel engine. The batteries can be used with as an
alternative to a petrol generator.
