Toyota Unveils New LPG Taxi For Japan

Japanese car-manufacturers Toyota launched a new taxi vehicle, "JPN Taxi" for Japan and is available at Toyota dealers nationwide. The JPN Taxi was developed to provide usability and comfort to a wide range of people, including children, seniors, wheelchair users and visitors. Toyota aims to change Japan's landscape, develop barrier-free cities, and transform Japan into a tourist-oriented country by promoting the widespread use of its JPN Taxis.

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The new model showcases a people-friendly, universal design that provides usability and comfort to a wide range of people through continual innovations and improvements. Design features include a low, flat floor, a wide-opening, power rear sliding door and space to accommodate wheelchair users as well.

(Safety features include Toyota Safety Sense C package and six SRS airbags)

By employing a newly developed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system, the new model offers 19.4 kmpl of fuel mileage and sharply reduces CO2 emissions. Enhancements were made to safety equipment, including adding the Toyota Safety Sense C package and six SRS airbags as standard features.

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The functionality of the new JPN Taxi was improved by positioning the dashboard instruments and other devices in the taxi to allow easy access, including the placement of the GPS system and taxi meter in a spot that is easy for customers to see.

(The JPN Taxi gets a new LPG hybrid system, which offers a fuel efficiency of 19.4 kmpl)

Toyota will exhibit the JPN Taxi at the Tokyo Motor Show 2017, and also plans to use the taxi to greet visitors from around the world in 2020, when Tokyo hosts the Olympic and Paralympic Games.