Geely’s London taxi cab began to enter the Japanese market, although not a direct Chinese brand, but this car is properly properly attributed to the Chinese forces.
London Taxi TX extended-range hybrid version will be mainly invested in Tokyo, serves the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. The model recently held a media briefing in Japan, we also take a look at the car’s true face it.
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car London taxi TX maintain the original appearance of British style, black body is preserved, the front part looks very thick, wide body, highly enough to imagine that either the driver or passenger, it can get plenty of interior space.
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Viewed from the side, the passenger compartment space clear, so that the car roof towering ample vertical space, can be visually it is seen that the body is large enough. From the data, it Times vehicle length; Times vehicle width; vehicle height 4857times; 1874times; 1880mm, wheelbase reached 2985mm, vehicle weight 2330kg.
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the front face of the London taxi TX very thick, round LED headlamps with an annular daytime running lights, a large area of the central straight waterfall intake grid looks very impressive. Wheel shape is also very retro, the central satinColor part is to enhance the texture.
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flying-wing front logo, embedded in the roof of the TAXI sign, monocular camera on the front windshield that it is equipped with driver assistance functions.
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London car rental TX is a range extender hybrid, next to its right front headlight charging interface.
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intake grid on the left side of the E-CITY demonstrated its capacity of new energy vehicles.
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rear of the vehicle has a larger silver trim, above the English words LEVC of its manufacturer.
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the spare tire, vehicle charging cable and other tools of the equipment was placed in the trunk, in addition to some extra space can allow the driver to place some of the necessary items. Passengers will not be placed in the luggage trunk.
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London taxi TX extended-range version used a three-cylinder 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, but this engine is not involved in driving the vehicle, but the full output power to generate electricity, fuel tank capacity of 35L, pure electric life around 120km, fill up fully charged battery life can last 600km.
The car is driven by a 163 horsepower electric motor, it is no more ample power, but the power smooth, relatively smooth acceleration. Data hundred mph is 13.2 seconds, top speed is 128km / h, the data is not too violent, but good enough to operate a taxi in Japan is.
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If this car London Taxi TX appearance looks very British, then it’s the steering wheel, the central control looks very Nordic. Yes, precisely, it is very Volvo. This time the car is easier to understand why it regarded as a Chinese forces.
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keyless actuation knob , shift lever, the control screen looks with the current mainstream Volvo models are exactly the same now.
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London taxi TX car driver a front row seat only, vacated the copilot’s position entirely to the passengers to put luggage, to make up for its lack of small trunk.
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compartment with a first folding up two rows of three seats, the third row of three fixed seats, if the number is less, then it can take a very spacious ride experience to the passengers, if a maximum number of people it can once more carry six passengers.
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to see if filled with people, then the second-row passengers ride experience should not be very good. But six people while traveling can get a taxi to sit down, I think most of the passengers are willing to be patient for a little while the remaining second call taxi money.
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of course, if people do not take the second row, then sat in the third row of the ride experience will be quite spacious and comfortable.
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the London taxi TX also installed electric wheelchair ramps for use by passengers, of about 10 seconds long device may be, there are fixed the car from the car out of the wheelchair. Even wheelchair users to travel alone, it can also provide perfect service. This is really commendable.
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in this car rear doorThere are rear air conditioning control buttons and a button on a voice conversation, and function buttons also in Braille by the comments, people have mixed feelings, really for the mobility of people thought a lot in advance.
but this car London Taxi TX price of your side, in Japan, priced at 11.2 million yen (about combined 710,000 yuan), compared to the Japanese version of the Toyota introduced special taxi models (below) is about three times more expensive.
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car Geely’s London taxi TX is expected to provide about 100 to the Japanese market, used as a taxi for the high-end crowd. Japanese media personnel carrying capacity of its powerful and detailed settings for people with reduced mobility are given a higher rating. And the Japanese market in the future it gives a good look.
makes more looking forward to that, there will be special consideration when domestic demand taxi, specially designed taxi models it?