Nissan NV200 Taxi – New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow

Nissan NV200 Taxi – New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow

The iconic Ford Crown Victoria New York yellow cabs are on their way out, to be replaced a Nissan van beginning in late 2013. The 2014 Nissan NV200 Taxi recently made its global debut at a special event in SoHo. The Taxi of Tomorrow then made its way to the New York International Auto Show, which is still ongoing at the Jacob Javits Center.

If you remember, Nissan won NYC’s Taxi of Tomorrow competition, which gives it exclusive rights to provide the replacement for the over 13,000 yellow cabs that criss cross the Big Apple.

Nissan NV200 Taxi – New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow

It was a rigorous, two-year selection process by the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). The Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum and the Design Trust for Public Space and Smart Design also engaged with Nissan/TLC in the cab’s design.

“The Nissan NV200 unveiled today will be the safest, most comfortable and most convenient taxi the City has ever had. New York City cabs have always been iconic, and now they will set a new standard. The 600,000 passengers who use taxis to get around every day deserve the cutting-edge technology and top-of-the-line safety features that this model delivers,” said New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.

Nissan NV200 Taxi – New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow

The 2.0-litre four-cylinder powered NV200 Taxi has ample room for four passengers and their luggage, and is obviously a big improvement over the Crown Vic. Access is via sliding doors, aided by an entry step and grab handles. The rear air con is independently controlled and the headliner is infused with active carbon to neutralise odour. The leather-like seat fabric is breathable, antimicrobial, durable and easy-to-clean.

New Yorkers will also enjoy overhead reading lights and floor lighting to help locate belongings. A mobile charging station for passengers, including a 12-volt electrical outlet and two USB ports will be extremely useful for the exec on the go. Safety is not forgotten with front and rear-seat occupant curtain airbags.

Nissan NV200 Taxi – New York City’s Taxi of Tomorrow

But the part that interests me most as a potential tourist will be the NV200’s transparent roof panel, especially nice in a skyscraper dominated city like New York. One day, one day…

The Nissan NV200 is available solely as a panel van in Malaysia. Click here for our previous post on it.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • Hyundai De La Junk on Apr 13, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Phewws, lucky the American didn’t choose Korean Junk Carnival & Carens, Nissan is comming very strong in US, Altima & Verna is selling like super hotcake, beat the hell out of Sonata & Optima.

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  • Malaysia Memang Bolehland on Apr 13, 2012 at 5:38 pm

    Great Idea, the sliding door will definitely more convenience for passenger movement, Malaysia taxi company should consider this to replace those current old junk.

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  • We need medium size window vans in Malaysia…

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  • regents on Apr 13, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    for Malaysia this taxi is classified as premier cab with premium fare…

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  • I hope Tan CHong will bring in the window panel NV200. Sure Avanza will lose out

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  • Black Dog on Apr 13, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    Our taxis are also well known throughout the world…for ripping passengers! It’s pathetic after DECADES can’t solve the problem yet the top RIMV guy still sitting cozily year after year. Amazing!

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    • Chow 1 on Apr 16, 2012 at 1:17 pm

      It doesn’t matter how much money you spend on promoting Malaysia. A cheating taxi driver is enough to ruin the whole image of the country.

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  • nas-T on Apr 13, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    how about Proton make a special model only for taxi and commercial use. Called it Proton Taxé.

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  • putting quality aside, is it me or the car (van) looks like a dog catching vehicle than a taxi? I can imagine that it is really comfortable and spacious.

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  • spacious!

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  • Samsung on Apr 13, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    Wow…the new looks of New York taxi really gives me an impression that the taxi is capable and equipped to kidnapping!! no one knows what happen next :)

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  • Vans replacing normal sedan as taxi is not that weird. They have plenty of them in Indonesia but of course with no leather seats, no touchscreens, and no sliding door. they called it Angkot, short for Angkotan Kota

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  • teksi kuning on Apr 13, 2012 at 11:22 pm

    nyc has 13,000 cabs while KL city has 30,000 cabs but it is still hard to get a taxi in KL during peak hours… no such problem in nyc.

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  • Even this crappy taxi have side curtain airbag..

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  • batteryGUy on Apr 14, 2012 at 10:29 am

    The 4th photo here, at the back of the taxi, see New york police DEPT in neo light, is that a fast food store? or a real police dept?

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    • vk9545 on Apr 15, 2012 at 8:55 am

      real police dept la bro..look around..there is many police cars around it..hmm even their police dept is nice.. :p

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    • Suzuki on Sep 09, 2013 at 5:16 pm

      It is a police kiosk.

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  • there goes the icon. most of the taxis are predominated by toyota or nissan.

    i believe nissan got the edges over the korean rival, due to their robust engine.

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  • The Crown Victoria looked like it was built like a tank. You can see how sturdy it is in car chase scenes in the movies. This new taxi looks like a toaster on wheels. The extreme opposite. I guess the focus here is to be economical, but it does look ugly.

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