NYC taxi tender

[ekrem]

Nissan, Turkish car company Karsan, are the frontrunners for new NYC taxi design


Here is the KARSAN model

 

[ekrem]

The NISSAN model

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnNlLR2caNY[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

The NISSAN model.
Is also available as private commercial car.
The KARSAN model will be unique and limited as NYC taxi.

 

[blu]

hmm looks exactly like the van in red faction guerilla, trying to find a picture

 

[ekrem]

These are now the final contenders:

- Ford Transit Connect
- Karsan V1
- Nissan NV200

Winner will be announced early 2011

Reuters

 

[ekrem]

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Three Top Contenders
(New Yorkers can vote, Mayor explains how)
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiehekyJNOg[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

I think, the Ford Transit Connect will make it.
It is manufactured also in Turkey by Ford-Otosan joint-venture.

Ford and the Koc Group each hold a 41% stake in the joint venture with the remaining 18 percent held publicly on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. It employs 7,600 at its manufacturing operations in Kocaeli and Inonu, parts distribution in Kartal and engineering in Gebze.

Ford Otosan celebrates 50 years: Automotive news & analysis

Here is, where it is produced:

 

[elvis]

should go back to this...

 

[ekrem]

 

[MikeK]

should go back to this...

Yes!

The old Checkers were the best taxis. Big, easy to get in and out of and plenty of room inside.

 

[Madeline]

There's no bulletproof shield between the driver and passenger in any of the new models. And I dun see how you could reproduce the taxi scene from "Body Double" in one.

 

[syrenn]

How about they buy American made cabs.

 

[Madeline]

How about they buy American made cabs.

Duh!

*Smacks forehead*

 

[syrenn]

How about they buy American made cabs.

Duh!

*Smacks forehead*

See.

What the hell is NYC thinking. They cry for everyone to come and stimulate their economy, and then do this?

 

[DiveCon]

i bet they go with the Ford

 

[blu]

protectionism

 

[DiveCon]

protectionism

not really
saying "buy American" isnt protectionism


Protectionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[blu]

protectionism

not really
saying "buy American" isnt protectionism


Protectionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its advocating it...

 

[DiveCon]

protectionism

not really
saying "buy American" isnt protectionism


Protectionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

its advocating it...

no, it really isnt

 

[Epsilon Delta]

Oh wow, I thought the Turkish one looked so-so until I saw that god-awful Ford. Looks like a dinosaur.

Based on looks alone the Turkish one definitely wins, but 3 seats?? Do they all have only 3 seats??