Thursday, March 05, 2009

Taxis From Around the World (Part 5)

68. Mercedes (South Africa)

69. Skoda (Slovakia)

70. Mercedes (Serbia)

71. Toyota (Saudi Arabia)

72. Dacia (Romania)

73. Mercedes (Lithuania)

74. Toyota (Liberia)

75. Renault (Latvia)

76. Honda (Honduras)

77. Toyota (Guyana)

78. Peugeot (Greece)

79. Opel (Estonia)

80. Toyota (El Salvador)

81. Nissan (Ecuador)

82. Toyota (Djibouti)

83. Lada (Cuba)

84. Hyundai (Chile)

85. Toyota (Burundi)

86. VW (Brazil)

87. Honda (Belize)

Tally:
Buick: 1
BYD: 1
Dacia: 1
Fiat: 1
Ford: 2
GAZ: 1
Honda: 3
Hyundai: 1
Lada: 4
Mercedes: 20
Nissan: 2
Opel: 1
Paykan: 1
Peugeot: 13
Renault: 2
Skoda: 1
Toyota: 18
Volga: 3
VW: 8
Volvo: 1

CKY

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 6, 2009 at 2:13 AM

    Here's a few that I know:

    Malaysia:
    Proton Saga. All taxis in Malaysia are Sagas and most of them are LPG powered. Color is different in every city, but I'm pretty sure that Kuala Kumpur's taxis are red and white, and Penang is green.

    Indonesia:
    There are many taxicab operators. The most famous one, the Blue Bird, uses Toyota Yaris sedans, and these cabs are very very cheap, only about $5 from the north of the city until the southernmost. A more expensive one, Silver Bird has Nissan Cedric and Toyota Comfort, and recently a Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Hyundai Sonata and Chevrolet Epica. The Cedric and Comfort will soon be used by the Blue Bird, since they are in one group. There are also executive taxicabs, called Golden Bird and the fleet includes the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Volvo S80 and Toyota Crown, and also Big Bird, which includes VW Transporter and Hyundai H-1. Other operators have different cars. MetroCab has Kia Rio, Gamya has Nissan Sunny, and Tiara uses Toyota Alphard.

    Singapore:
    There are varieties of models in Singapore. Mainly they are Toyota Comfort and Nissan Cedric. Some still use the older Toyota Corona. Singapore has one of the highest population of taxicabs in a city, which is around 25,000. There are also Fiat Doblo, Honda Airwave, Honda Stepwgn, Hyundai Sonata, Kia Carens, Kia Magentis, Peugeout Partner, Toyota Camry, Toyota Corolla, Toyota LiteAce and more. Executive fleets include Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Chrysler 300, Volkswagen Touran, Skoda Superb, Hyundai H-1, Toyota Alphard Ssangyong Rodius, and the London Cab. Passengers are required to wear seatbelts although this is rarely done by passengers. All taxis have radios, and the executive fleet has a GPS and sometimes TV tuner. Cabs can be found anywhere due to its population. Cabs vary in color, where msot cabs are blue, some are red and some are yellow. Fares are quite cheap, but increases on public holidays and peak hours or whe travelling in or to the CBD.

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  2. MaxichampMarch 6, 2009 at 6:04 AM

    Thanks, Balsac. I'll find some pictures and incorporate your tips!

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