New London Black Cab Design

[titch juicy]

The soulless, heartless b@r$t@rd$

Who would approve such a thing

http://londonist.com/2012/08/design-for-new-london-taxi-revealed.php

[El Pibe]

with a bit of luck they'll soon be driven by the google driverless car. No doubt I'll always somehow end up with the one that installed the 'milwall fan banter' plugin :(

[maxxi]

Looks like the kind of mini-van you would transport prisoners in.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Well, maybe, but the manufacturers of the traditional TX have had a monopoly for years and their prices for vehicles and spares have been very high. This because of the technical requirements placed upon Black Cabs and the relatively low production volumes of TX.

Technology has finally caught up and so mainstream manufacturers can meet those requirements without an excessive investment in R&D. They can manufacture variants of existing models and so benefit from lower costs through high production volume.

Mercedes got in to the market first a few years ago. They met the challengingly small turning circle requirement by grafting 4 wheel steering onto an existing people mover design. Now Nissan have followed them and it wont be long before other manufacturers pile in too.

[Annette Curtain]

Maybe Boris could step in here.

Anyway, whats it doing parked in a park

(peeing in a bottle ?)

http://londonist.com/2012/08/design-for-new-london-taxi-revealed.php?showpage=2#gallery-1

[Mick Mac]

I have always thought, if I need a cab or a curry, mike p is the man. He is the sort of cabbie who likes to keep his light off but now his cover is blown.

[Huguenot]

I always thought Mike P was the real Spook.

[bon3yard]

Yeah, thats a bag of toss.

[Jeremy]

I don't really care what they look like, as long as they'll go to South London.

[fazer71]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> with a bit of luck they'll soon be driven by the

> google driverless car.

That reminded me of that Arnie... Movie .. Total Recall.

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I'll be back..