New York Names Nissan Van ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’

The Taxi of Tomorrow looks like an appliance, gets 25 mpg and features antimicrobial non-stick upholstery that resembles leather.

Love it or hate it, the streets of New York will be awash in these things within a decade. Nissan has won an exclusive 10-year contract to provide taxis to the city that never sleeps, a deal said to be worth more than $1 billion. That’s billion with a “b,” and if it seems like a lot of dough remember that there are 13,200 cabs roaming the streets of Gotham.

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Although the NV200 doesn’t look nearly so cool as the Checker Marathon or nearly as tough as the Crown Vic, city officials said it is roomier and far more fuel-efficient. The Vic, which comprises roughly 90 percent of the fleet, gets about 12 mpg.

Kinda ugly, but getting twice the mileage of a Crown Victoria is cool....

Orangina furry ad. Not strictly safe for anything.

What. The hell. Was that?

I hope next time I'm offered an Orangina, I can repress the memory of that one.

Orangina furry ad. Not strictly safe for anything.

It's amazing how much wrongness they managed to cram into that video....

eta: Also, female peacocks don't have those colorful tail feathers.

Also, female peacocks don't have those colorful tail feathers.

Yes, tommy, that's the factual takeaway from that video.

I thought I knew which ad was the Orangina furry ad. But that's only the other Orangina furry ad. And, so help me god, that one guy is sexy.

But he's a guy! Even if he would never look at me...

Yes, tommy, that's the factual takeaway from that video.

Well, I figured "animals don't have human boobs" was too obvious to mention.

Well, I figured "animals don't have human boobs" was too obvious to mention.

But not even a "only mammals have boobs" or anything? It's like..I don't even know.

But not even a "only mammals have boobs" or anything?

That too.

But really, the wrongness is just too much to catalog completely.

You'd think I'd know better than to click on ita's links, but no. That first one ... I'm trying to think of words, but they're just not coming.

After reading the following posts, I'm more glad than ever that I didn't click through!