We had a Multipla when the girls were younger - it was possibly one of the best cars we've owned. Six seats, a large luggage area and when the rear seats were removed, it was almost like a Transit. An easy 40 -44 mpg from the JTD engine too.

It's one of few 'modern' vehicles that has real design integrity IMHO.

Very cleverly packaged too; the floor design could accommodate two LPG tanks under the passenger area without affecting passenger or luggage space.



The only down-side was the central vent; the girls saw a weird face in the design...



Edit:
I forgot to mention; the positioning of the high-beam headlights below the windscreen gave fantastic illumination!

 

i bought the frv instead

 

Not a patch on the Multipla for practicality.

In the FRV, long term Belsen inmates would struggle to find enough space when sitting three-abreast...

 

maybe not.but it looked and drove better.

i was in it on sunday with my daughter in the middle seat.

was ok.but the vxy has sooooooooooooooo much more legroom.

 

Yes, you got it in one!! That is a true monstrosity

Here's a Mk1 Multipla prototype, or Nissan S-Cargo as it was called.


Really though we are not talking about how marvelously practical these cars/vans are, just how butt ugly they are aesthetically. And great though it may be, the Multipla looks so bulbous and miss-shaped, kind of like Franken-Espace, with a huge domed slap-head! If it were 'human' I'm sure that it would've had a documentary on Channel 5 by now.

 

I love that Nissan Van, i think it came about from the same design group that came up with the Figaro

 

Indeed; it was called the Pike factory, WTF that's meant to mean.

They also did a really sort of shit communist-style utility car called the Pao:

 

Oh i like to commie car to, never seen one of those before. Looks a bit like some old toyota's in the headlight and front end department

 

My goodness I hope you said that with tounge well and truely in cheek!

Yikkes!

 

There was a shocking ford granada. In searching for a pic i found This
The pt is a good call
That little nissan posted recently too

i always thought the nova saloon was a real pig