Vehicles Used
In the late 1960s the first Yellow-Top taxis were the Mercedes Benz 220S Ponton, followed by the Austin Cambridge A60. In the 1970s the Cambridge A60 still continued until early 1980s followed by the Opel Rekord D, Peugeot 504, Morris Marina and the Russian GAZ Volga 24.
Current models seen running around Singapore are Nissan Cedric YPY31s and Toyota Crown Comforts, the Toyota Corona CT141 marking the late 1980s to early 1990s period. There were two remaining Toyota Corona taxis in 2006, but they were scrapped on August 20 of that year.
A few of the taxicabs are made up out of brand new Isuzu or Ssanyong pickups, Honda Airwaves and Nissan Pulsars and another handful are Toyota Corolla E110s. Other models include the Mercedes-Benz E220 CDI (Sovereign), Volvo V70 (natural gas), Fiat Croma JTD, Toyota Wish, Toyota Liteace (5-Seater) and Toyota Corolla Axio
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