Nissan Civilian
Nissan Civilian, a bus, has been under production by Nissan following 1959. Primarily, it was introduced as an intercity public bus. The Nissan Civilian, in the beginning, was exclusively used for locations of Nissan Store.
At present, the Nissan Civilian is marketed through the Civilian, W41 or W 41 names. In Japan as well as in various countries in Central and South American region, it is sold as Civilian. The Civilian comes with a 24 passenger seating capacity. Although the Mitsubishi Fuso and Toyota Coaster are its main competitors, this piece focuses on Nissan Civilian Vs Toyota Coaster.
Toyota Coaster
The Toyota Coaster was first introduced in 1969 by Toyota Motor Corporation. The Coaster also is a single-decker minibus. A decade later, in 1982, the second generation was launched. After a gap of another decade, the third generation of the Toyota Coaster followed. 2001 and 2007 saw a facelift which the Coaster received.
When speaking of a number of passengers, a name which has become a household brand is the Toyota Coaster. It is popular because it is spacious, tough and dependable at the same time. The coaster has a seating capacity of 30 passengers with every row equipped with air conditioning. The bus has a double sliding door feature to ease the access. In some versions, the sliding door can also be operated with a remote. Similar to the Hiace, the Coaster is very much valued by public transport, schools, hotels and workers.
Nissan Civilian Specs
The Nissan Civilian has a 4500cc TB45E petrol engine. The steering is positioned on the right hand side, making the Civilian a right hand drive vehicle. It comes in both manual as well as automatic gear transmission. It runs exclusively on Petrol and not diesel. The passenger capacity is 26 to 29 persons with 2 doors. It comes in a wide range of colors, for example, white, light beige, grayish blue, silver, metallic, red metallic and blue metallic etc.
Toyota Coaster Specs
The Toyota Coaster has an engine capacity of 4000cc. Engine types are Diesel: N04C Diesel Turbo and LPG gas: 1BZ-FPE. All models have air conditioning installed. The Toyota Coasters are right hand side drives. The manual and automatic transmission, both, are available for the diesel engine however the LPG engine comes with a manual gear transmission only. It has a 24 to 29 seating capacity with two sliding doors.