Chris Forsberg drifts a Nissan NV Cargo Van (Video)

Nissan is using the first day of April in 2016 to show the world what its NV3500 cargo van can really do.

The short film, which includes a terrible April Fool’s joke at the beginning, is worth watching because it shows Formula Drift ace, Chris Forsberg, sliding the huge van surprisingly gracefully around a Ken Block Gymkhana-esque circuit.

For the stunt the NV was prepared by engineers who welded the rear differential together and added a hydraulic handbrake.

Under the bonnet, it’s thought the already muscular 230kW/522Nm 5.6-litre V8 was left alone.

For those not familiar with the NV Cargo van, it’s built on the firm’s Alpha platform that also underpins the huge Titan pick-up truck.

Currently not sold outside of North America because of lack of right-hand drive, the V8 versions are so powerful Nissan USA limited the big van to 161km/h for fear of a public outcry.

Agencies/Canadajournal

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