Nissan Reveals Production Spec NV200 Yellow Cab: 2012 New York Auto Show Preview
We’ve been hearing a lot about the so called “Taxi of Tomorrow,” but until recently we’d only seen renderings and prototypes. Now, on the eve of the 2012 New York Auto Show, following a special gathering in SoHo, Manhattan, Nissan has provided details on the actual version that will apply for hire on the streets of the Big Apple.
Features on the production version include a glass roof “presenting unique features of the city,” sliding rear access doors, easily reached grab handles, opening side windows, fully flat passenger floor, USB connectivity for the driver, a mobile charging 12 volt outlet and USB port for passengers, breathable antimicrobial (germ repellant) seat fabric and even a Hearing Loop System for the audibly impaired.
The NV200 is also the first New York City cab to be crash tested and certified with a full driver/passenger partition and sports front and rear occupant curtain airbags, with seat mounted units for the front row.
All NYC taxi NV200s will be powered by Nissan’s 2.0-liter gas four-cylinder engine and in anticipation of the severe use the cabs will be subjected to, the motor boasts a 150,000 mile warranty (NYC’s roughly 13,000 yellow cabs collectively travel around 500 million miles each year).
The production NV200 goes on public display at the New York International Auto Show from April 6, giving New Yorkers a chance to get up close and personal with the cab they’ll soon be riding around in.
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Kudos to the TLC for including a hearing/induction loop in all new Taxis of Tomorrow that will benefit consumers as well as drivers who are hard of hearing. NYC is the first city in the US and is following London's lead who has been installing loops since 1998. We hope other cities in the US and around the world will follow the TLC's lead. No one should ever worry that they will end up in NOHO when they meant SOHO because they could not hear the driver. We were thrilled to be part of this historic project. chair, Hearing Access Program
I think the wheels look a little small to deal with NYC potholes.