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I think it's a worthy replacement for a Crown Vic or Impala. I notice that this is smaller in overall size yet has more interior room. I said a while back that someone could make a fortune on a car designed for taxi service if it was affordable, roomy, easy to manuver, and good on fuel. I guess this might be NYC's verison of the London Taxi- but those drivers need to be pushed, because they won't change on their own.

Throw in a hybrid powertrain from the Escape and NYC taxi drivers can keep the streets quiet and clean. I'd support it.

The only reason they rejected the Prius is because you can't get one at an auction for $12,000 bucks, and you can't get them to go 200,000 miles without serious work. They are cheap...and you can bet that they won't want the manual because they like that their jobs are just steering around.

I think the Transit looks better than the crown vic too. If taxi drivers switch to this and police switch to the Charger and G8....there will be no reason for the Crown Vic (no one else buys them).