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STREET LEVEL: NISSAN’S TAXI HITS LONDON

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◾Nissan’s NV200 Taxi begins final testing phase on the Capital’s streets
◾Real-world durability process designed to make this the best London taxi ever
◾New cabs will be sold and serviced by Nissan dealer group, Glyn Hopkin
◾Design of new NV200 taxi will be unveiled before the end of 2013

Over the last 12 months, the new NV200 London Taxi has been undergoing an intensive development process by Nissan engineers. At the same time, Nissan’s design centre in Paddington has been applying the finishing touches to an iconic new exterior for the cab, penned especially for the Capital.

Now Nissan has begun London-specific real-world testing of its new NV200 Taxi, with the aim of making it the most reliable, economical and user-friendly Hackney Carriage the Capital has ever seen. Now in its final specification, the NV200 London Taxi enters the last phase of its testing process – hitting the streets of the city where it will spend its working life.

Based on the NV200 compact van, the taxi version has been designed from the inside out for the well-being of passengers, drivers and even other road-users. It complies with all Transport for London (TfL) regulations with a 25ft (7.6m) turning circle and will be more environmentally-friendly than current ‘black cab’ models thanks to its Nissan-sourced 1.6-litre petrol engine.

Sliding doors give easy, safe access to the five-passenger rear interior, while other highlights include a glass roof (so that those onboard can enjoy the view of the city), rear air-conditioning and even plug-in ports for charging smartphones. It all adds up to the most advanced and enjoyable London cab yet.

Nissan can also announce that the Glyn Hopkin dealer group has been selected to sell, service and maintain the NV200 London Taxi. “Glyn Hopkin has a long relationship with Nissan, providing expert customer service to new and used buyers,” explained Nissan GB Managing Director Jim Wright. “And with a new dedicated facility to be opened next year; it’s ideally placed to apply that experience to serving taxi drivers.”

Glyn Hopkin, Chairman of the Glyn Hopkin Group, added: “We’re very proud to be selected to sell, service and maintain the new NV200 London Taxi. It’s an iconic and very exciting vehicle – we’re looking forward to looking after the needs of our new taxi customers.”

Nissan will reveal the final look of the new NV200 London Taxi at an event before the end of the year. Designed to be instantly recognisable as a London taxi, it gets a bespoke ‘face’ with distinctive and modern lighting, plus a new grille and bumper treatment over the regular NV200. The exterior certainly isn’t the only part that has had the bespoke treatment, though; everything has been taken into consideration to ensure it can meet the demands of life as a London taxi.

Sales will begin in the second half of 2014 to allow time for thorough testing and evaluation. An all-electric version is under development which will further reduce emissions of the London taxi fleet.

The NV200 London Taxi joins an exciting global Nissan vision for the taxi industry. Taxi versions of the NV200 have already been unveiled in Tokyo, Barcelona and New York, with the stateside version being launched as the New York City ‘Taxi of tomorrow’ last month.

Click here for full details of the Nissan NV200 London Taxi. http://www.newsroom.nissan-europe.com/u ... iaid=95330

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

so if it is built and designed for London how useful will it be elsewhere ?

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

Just wonder when they changed from diesel to a petrol engine??

It's a diesel innit?

The diesel version of the Nissan NV200 London Taxi is expected to be competitively priced below the new TX4 - the London Taxi Company's current model - and will be available through a designated ‘specialist' Nissan dealer.



Nissan's NV200 also delivers significantly improved running costs than alternative London cabs. The model's frugal 1.5 dCi 89 HP EuroV, 6-speed manual drivetrain achieves 53.3mpg on a combined cycle meaning almost 50% fuel saving than the most efficient TX4 with its combined cycle figure of 35.3mpg.



Fuel costs account for around 10 percent of taxi driver overheads. Over the course of a year, NV200 London Taxi drivers would spend around 50% less - about £700 - on fuel than TX4 drivers.*



With a focus on improving air quality in the city, the NV200 London Taxi's Euro V engine only emits up to 138g/km of CO2, compared with 209g/km from the ‘greenest' TX4 model. As a relevant simulation, if all of London's licensed taxis were replaced with the NV200 London Taxi, there would be a CO2 reduction across London of 37,970 metric tonnes each year - the equivalent of planting 10,000 acres, or two Congestion Charge zones, of trees every 12 months.



More importantly, the harmful NOx and PM (particulate) gases on which authorities are seeking particular improvement in ‘clean air' legislation, would be reduced by an estimated 135 metric tonnes and 20 metric tonnes per year.**

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

The article at the top of this thread does say that it is petrol.

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Grandad,

I've just asked Tom Barnard to clarify that.

It looks like they've opted for the 1.6 petrol. I'm guessing a modern petrol engine will go on for as long as a Diesel engine.

Lti's VM engine gives up at 100'000 on some cabs. It has to better that.

I have seen petrol at 11 pence a litre cheaper than diesel around here and I suppose that if it is petrol it could be converted to run on LPG.

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Grandad,

Nissan s told me 1.6 automatic.

Based on the NV200 compact van, the taxi version has been designed from the inside out for the well-being of passengers, drivers and even other road-users. It complies with all Transport for London (TfL) regulations with a 25ft (7.6m) turning circle and will be more environmentally-friendly than current ‘black cab’ models

it looks awful

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

it looks awful

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Nissan bravely launch the worlds ugliest taxi

http://www.national-taxi-association.co.uk/?p=6727

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.
George Carlin

Come on CC no family photo's