The london Taxi Company 2011

The TX4 is a purpose-built cab (hackney carriage) manufactured by The London Taxi Company, a subsidiary of Geely Automobile of China. From 2007 until their liquidation in 2013, it was manufactured by LTI. It is the last in a long line of purpose-built cabs manufactured by The London Taxi Company and various predecessors. The design evolved via several mutations from the 1950s Austin FX3. The TX4's immediate predecessor is the TXII. +The TX4 has a new front radiator grille, an updated interior design, updated front and rear bumpers and a different framing of the rear license plate compared to the TXII. There are now internal head restraints due to EU safety regulations. On the earlier models there were two headrests mounted on the central divider wall in front of the rear-facing folding seats, but on the later models these were removed because drivers complained about them and found them inconvenient for visibility reasons. +The only engine offered in the UK is a 2.5-liter VM Motori R 425 DOHC diesel engine (good for a peak power output of 75 kW or 101 hp at 4,000 rpm and torque of 240 N⋅m or 180 lbf⋅ft at 1,800 rpm) mated to a Chrysler 545RFE five-speed automatic transmission. An Eaton FSO 2405 A five-speed manual transmission is also available. +Op markets outside the UK, the TX4 is also available with a 2.4 Mitsubishi 4G69 four-cylinder gasoline engine, good for 112 kW (150 hp) at 5,500 rpm and 212 N⋅m (156 lbf⋅ft) at 4,000 rpm. The only gearbox available with this engine is a Mitsubishi-made five-speed manual transmission. +Like its predecessors, the TX4 is built on a fully boxed hydroformed ladder frame with a separate body. Like its predecessors, the front suspension is of the double wishbone type with coil springs and an anti-roll bar, while the rear suspension uses a solid axle with coil springs and a Panhard bar. + Anecdotally, the reason there was no TX3 and the make number went straight to 4 is because the engine was Euro 4 compliant, and also to allow the vehicle to have a connection to the famous Austin FX4. The diesel engine was then later updated to be Euro 5 compliant. Currently, the latest version of the TX4 is now Euro 6 compliant and equipped with 2.8 liter VM Motori engine. This is the last version of the TX form as the newly formed ZEC (zero emission capable) electric TX5 will take over at the end of 2017. To get a good idea of the lot, we recommend you come to the viewing day.