"London Taxi cab TX4 now in India: Special feature"

Text: Rishub Matharu, www.zigwheels.com 

• If you've been to London, you might recognise one instantly. However, try to refrain yourself from calling out "Taxi!" Because this freshly imported piece, one of a fleet of 10, is only for the exclusive use of guests of Oakwood Hotel in Koregaon Park in Pune. 

• Imported into India by Subash Sanas, a businessman, these TX4 models made exclusively by the London Taxi Company will offer his select clientele a luxurious, comfortable and spacious option to commute in the city, while giving them a little taste of London in India. 

• While similar black cabs in London are seen from a pure commuting point of view, here it's no doubt a way to stand apart from the crowd. Everywhere this cab goes, heads turn and conversations erupt. 

• It's not a beautiful car by any measure, but its rather practical design is carved out to offer maximum room for the all important rear seated passengers, head to toe and shoulders included. 

Equipped with 2.5-litre Euro IV compliant engine

This Tx4 variant is equipped with a 2.5-litre Euro IV compliant common-rail diesel engine mated to an automatic gearbox. 

The London Taxi Company has been in the business of making these instantly recognisable and now modern icons for over 70 years. They may hark back to an older design generation from the outside, but beneath it all it's quite a modern cab.

Euro IV compliant engine runs clean and green

The Euro IV compliant engine runs clean and green, delivers high torque at low rpm, perfect for the cut and thrust of daily driving conditions whether in Pune or in London. It's got ABS all around as standard, an ultra strong steel chassis with bolt-on panels that should be a boon when fixing any dents or nicks. 

The LTC cab also boasts of a supreme turning radius of just 25 feet to make light work of heavy traffic turning situations. 

Spacious seating area

Open the door, and the 90-degree opening angle gives you enough room to enter the even more spacious seating area. The passengers' cabin is segregated from the driver's with a glass window that also houses the LCD television screen. 

Any interaction with the driver is taken care of by an in-built microphone that serves as an intercom between the front and the rear.