Wednesday, May 4, 2011

New York: The new taxis will be Nissan

Revolution in sight for the taxis in New York, a true icon of the City, immortalized in dozens of films. Nissan has been awarded the next generation of "Yellow Cab" and, from 2013, will provide the vehicle NV200 MPV which will gradually replace the current Ford Crow Victoria. The selection of the van that brought the Japanese to win an important contract was made by the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) in New York who has carefully examined during the project called "Tomorrow" Taxi "a series of car mentioned as possible candidates Public Service of New York Taxi, which carries a daily average of 600,000 people.

This fierce competition has finally won the Nissan NV200 that its quality has managed to beat the stiff competition from Ford and a finalist from that of Karsan, a car manufacturer turkish. Product in the Japanese manufacturer of Cuernavaca, located in Mexico, 'Taxi NV200 is made on the basis of the Japanese minivan sold in the U.S.

at a price of $ 29,000. Powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, the new American Taxi is 4.4 meters long, while the step size of 2.725 mm size more than enough to comfortably accommodate four passengers and their baggage. To note the remarkable facilities of accessories made available to prospective clients: starting from transparent panoramic roof that allows you to see from below the skyscrapers of the city, passing by the device independent control of the air conditioner with air filter to phenols of grapes designed to improve air quality in the cabin, not to mention the 12 volt socket and the USB cable to connect computer and electronic devices, as well as the inevitable courtesy lights positioned on the sky of the car.

But the budget dell'NV200 do not neglect the safety of passengers and the driver that is provided by the sliding doors that reduce the risk of hitting pedestrians, supported by a special light that indicates the opening of the doors of the cab and the front curtain airbags and rear and air bags for passengers in the front row.

Another vehicle of this surplus will be characterized by the formation dedicataalle minor repairs, provided by Nissan to more than 13,000 drivers who travel more than 500 million miles a year. Official dealers instead of the Japanese group will provide an additional fast service to those drivers who require additional assistance.

Nissan's commitment to mobility in the city of New York also provides a special program to study the use of electric-powered taxis in the U.S. metropolis. The next year, in fact, Nissan will provide drivers with six Nissan Leaf - 100% electric car, the winner of the World Car of The Year 2011 - and install their charging stations for battery cars.

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