London Taxi Company (LTC) is set to celebrate the life of its iconic diesel taxi at the London Motor Show.

• London Taxi Company (LTC) is set to celebrate the life of its iconic diesel taxi at The Confused.com London Motor Show 2017 before bidding it farewell
• The revolutionary new range extended electric taxi will replace the diesel cab at the end of the year, and LTC will be pulling out all the stops to honour its legendary existing model
• Over 130 brand new cars will be showcased from a range of manufacturers at Battersea Evolution from 4-7 May

London Taxi Company (LTC) is preparing to give its iconic diesel black cab the ultimate send-off at The Confused.com London Motor Show. 

The current cab has spent 10 years as the world’s No. 1 taxi of choice and has been exported to over 40 countries around the globe, including Australia, China, France, Germany, Italy and New Zealand. 

But London is the cab’s spiritual home, and it will be returning to its roots at Battersea Park from 4-7 May for one final hurrah. As this cab is being replaced by a new range extended electric taxi at the end of 2017, LTC is inviting show-goers to say goodbye to the legend by sharing their taxi stories. 

A giant “leaving card” will be displayed at the LTC stand, which guests can sign with their favourite taxi tales and best memories of their time spent with the car. 

The model on show will be a Limited Edition TX4, which is one of the last 300 ever diesel cabs to roll off the production line. Like all new diesel taxis, it will come with a Euro 6 engine which delivers an 83% reduction in nitrogen oxides when compared with older models. 

The TX4 is also estimated to have appeared in over 5,000 movies and TV shows, including the likes of James Bond films, Doctor Who and Sherlock Holmes, and many of its impressive feats will be honoured at The Confused.com London Motor Show. 

The Limited Edition TX4 will join a long list of exhibits in Battersea Park, where over 130 brand new cars will go on display to the tens of thousands of spectators passing through the gates. 

Alec Mumford, Chairman of The Confused.com London Motor Show, said: “Welcoming a true London icon to our show in the capital is incredibly fitting and we’re very excited to play a big part in paying tribute to a legend. We all have memories of being in one of the current cabs and it’ll be very interesting to see what our guests write in the LTC leaving card. London automotive stalwarts don’t come much bigger than The Confused.com London Motor Show and the London Black Cab, and the union is sure to be very special.” 

the 2016 London Motor Show has been mooted a great success, with brands already booking for 2017.

• Visitor numbers exceed expectations
• Exhibitors already booking for 2017
• Next year’s show dates released

The new London Motor Show, staged at the Evolution Centre in Battersea Park, is being hailed as hugely successful by both visitors and exhibitors. Visitors over the sunny May weekend exceeded expectations with tickets sold out on both the Saturday and the Sunday with over 6,000 visitors on the Friday.

A variety of exhibitors have already booked stand spaces, some with a request for larger areas, for the 2017 event which will be staged again at Battersea Park from 4^th to 7^th May. The innovation of providing road test for selected cars on show was very successful with close on 100 tests arranged. Key models were also sold during the show including Tesla Model S models and MG reporting many serious potential orders for their SUV model which was launched at the show.

Intriguingly the Mitsuoka Brooklands model, the latest Japanese sports car which made its debut in Europe at the London Show, was purchased by a Belgian customer who travelled to the show on the last day of the event. Many other exhibitors reported considerable and genuine interest and valuable new sales prospects identified.

“We are absolutely delighted with the number of visitors and their reaction to the new London Motor Show”, said Show Chairman Alec Mumford. “Not only were exhibitors selling cars and securing valuable customer prospects, but visitors were very enthusiastic about bringing the Motor Show back to London and were looking forward to next year’s event. Encouragingly our exhibitors were very happy with the level and quality of visitors and many have already expressed interest in taking space next year, many asking for more space”.

The outside displays were very popular with the Stop the Crash display, which demonstrated the effectiveness of Automated Emergency Braking (AEB), and over the course of the show many visitors took part in the practical automatic braking demonstration including the Show Patron, HRH Prince Michael of Kent.

The VUHL 05 lightweight supercar makes its debut in the capital at the London Motor Show.

The VUHL 05 lightweight supercar will make its debut in the capital at the London Motor Show, to be staged in Battersea Park between the 5^th and 8^th of May. The Mexican designed and produced newcomer was first seen in the UK at the 2013 Goodwood Festival of Speed and has been on general sale here since late last year via specialist dealer Bespoke Performance (www.bespokeperformance.co.uk).

Its attendance at the London Motor Show will kick-start a packed global programme for this exciting new marque.

The VUHL 05 (VUHL stands for vehicles of ultra-lightweight and high performance) is powered by Ford’s award-winning turbocharged 2-litre EcoBoost engine, which is sufficiently potent to endow the two-seater with a mighty impressive power-to-weight ratio of 410 bhp/ton. Forty percent of the car’s components are sourced here in the UK, where the car is priced from £59,995, and it will be a featured model at the London Motor Show, which has media support from the Telegraph, Auto Express and Motor Trader magazine.

The London show promises visitors the motoring excitement enjoyed by the other European motor shows and will include outside demonstrations and visitors will be able to road test the car or cars of their choice as well as being able to purchase a new car.

Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster at a very affordable £15.00. The show will be open from 10 am to 6 pm on m Friday and Saturday, 6^th and 7^th May and from 10am to 5pm on Sunday, the 8^th May. Press and trade day will be held on the 5^th May followed by a VIP evening event to celebrate the first London Motor Show since 2008.