The TX4 is a purpose built taxicab hackney carriage manufactured by LTI (London Taxis International). It is the latest in a long line of purpose built taxis manufactured by what was Carbodies and is now LTI. The design has evolved from the Austin FX4 which was eventually known as a Fairway. The TX4 takes most of its body styling from its predecessor the TXII (there is no TX3) . It now features a new front radiator grille, a new interior design, updated front and rear bumpers and a different rear number plate surround. There are now internal head-rests (as a result of safety regulations) with two fitted to the central partition for the rear facing seats, commonly known as bucket seats / tip up seats, plus many other revisions. Automakers, also known as carmakers, automobile manufacturers, motor manufacturers, or the automobile industry are companies that design and manufacture automobiles. ... Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC is an engineering company based in Coventry, England. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The TXII is a hackney carriage (London hail taxi) manufactured by LTI. It is the second model following the modernisation and re-design of the London taxi which began with the TX1 The vehicle has a handful of differences from its predecessor including a change of engine from Nissan to... Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. ... A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ... In the United Kingdom, the name hackney carriage refers to a taxicab licensed by the Public Carriage Office in London (for the area within the M25 motorway) or by the local authority (non-metropolitan district councils or unitary authorities) in other parts of England, Wales, and Scotland, or by the... Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC is an engineering company based in Coventry, England. ... Main article: Taxicab The FX4 is the classic London Black Cab. ... The TXII is a hackney carriage (London hail taxi) manufactured by LTI. It is the second model following the modernisation and re-design of the London taxi which began with the TX1 The vehicle has a handful of differences from its predecessor including a change of engine from Nissan to...

The TX4 offers a 2.5 VM Motori diesel engine mated electronically to a Motori automatic transmission. A manual version is also available. VM Motori S.p. ... Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (1858-1913), inventor of the diesel engine. ...

The engine and transmission are built on a fully-boxed hydroform frame and a separate body, due to the nature of its separate chassis construction. Hydroforming is a specialized type of die forming that uses a high pressure hydraulic fluid to press room temperature working material into a die. ... Look up Chassis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The front suspension, as with its predecessors, is of the coil spring type while the rear suspension is no longer the old-fashioned leaf spring type having been replaced with coil springs. The front suspension now has an anti-roll bar like a modern car. The front suspension components of a Ford Model T. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, shock absorbers and linkages that connects a vehicle to its wheels. ... A compression coil spring A tension coil spring A selection of conical coil springs A Coil spring, also known as a helical spring, is a mechanical device, which is typically used to store energy and subsequently release it, to absorb shock, or to maintain a force between contacting surfaces. ... A traditional leaf spring arrangement. ...

The reason, apparently, for there being no TX3 and the marque number going straight to 4 is due to the fact that the engine is Euro IV compliant and also to have a connection with the world-famous Austin FX4^{[citation needed]}. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

External links

• LTI Vehicles - Manufacturer of the TX series of taxi cab, including the TX1, TXII and TX4