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Payload is the rated carrying capacity of the vehicle measured in tonnes.
Pending the comprehensive review of car and van benefits, the definition of a commercial vehicle for VAT and income tax purposes has been standardised.
It's a car
Section 115, ITEPA provides the following definitions:
"Car" - a mechanically propelled road vehicle which is not:
a) a goods vehicle;
b) a motorcycle;
c) an invalid carriage; or
d) a vehicle of a type not commonly used as a private vehicle and unsuitable to be so used.
"Van" - a mechanically propelled road vehicle which:
a) is a goods vehicle; and
b) has a design weight not exceeding 3,500 kgs.
The Delica does not fall readily into any of the four exceptions from the definition of a car. Nor, reasonably can it be argued that a nine seat MPV is a goods vehicle.
Pretty sure
I'm pretty sure it's a car. If the payload exceeds 1 tonne (which I don't think it does) then it might be a van but it's really just a people carrier.