The Standard Taxi. No Company Has Done More to Improve the Taxicab than the One That Reinvented It.

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1 No Compay Has Doe More to Improve the Taxicab tha the Oe That Reiveted It. Whether it is the advacemet of durability, safety, coveiece, or performace, the iquisitive spirit of our employees comes to life i everythig we do, everyday. The Stadard Taxi has bee desiged with a careful eye to quality, thoughtful attetio to detail, ad a thorough appreciatio of what geerates edurig fuctioality ad value. The Stadard Taxi Uiquely egieered. Marketplace iovatio. Desig durability. Boudless versatility. The Stadard Taxi is a revolutioary experiece for taxicab owers, operators, drivers, ad the ridig public. For more iformatio o this iovative taxi, call or visit The Vehicle Productio Group LLC

2 We Reiveted the Taxi! Our exceptioal taxicab the Stadard Taxi has bee desiged ad egieered with extesive iput from taxicab owers, operators, drivers, ad the ridig public. Stadard Taxis are built to be durable, easy to maitai, ad cost effective to operate. I additio, our purpose-built taxicab provides a safe ad ergoomic workig eviromet for drivers ad a spacious passeger compartmet that accommodates a wide rage of travelers. Uique Safety Advaces Safety is paramout i the Stadard Taxi safety for the driver ad safety for the passegers. The Stadard Taxi employs uique safety strategies which make taxi operatio safer tha ever before. Our taxi is compliat with vehicle specificatios required by Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Stadards (FMVSS) ad the Caadia Motor Vehicle Safety Stadards (CMVSS). I additio, our egieers have utilized the latest i computer crash test simulatio software to help desig the Stadard Taxi s uique frame ad durable body structure.

3 Safety Features High-stregth/low-weight steel alloy body structure with eergy-absorbig steel bumpers Our itegral frame ad body structure help maximize crash protectio ad miimize udesirable chassis flex for improved hadlig. Ati-lock Disc Brakes (ABS) Stadard Taxis feature faderesistat disc brakes at the frot ad drum brakes at the back to help provide cosistet powerful brakig i all situatios. Crash Sesors Located i the frot of the vehicle, crash sesors work with the cotrol module to discrimiate betwee crash ad o-crash evets. Crumple Zoes Our itegral frame ad body structure is desiged to absorb eergy i a accidet. Full Seat Belt* ad Head Restraits The Stadard Taxi has lap ad shoulder belts for each seatig positio. The padded head restraits were desiged to help restrict head movemet durig a rear-impact collisio. I doig so, they reduce the chace of eck ad shoulder ijury. Exit Sigs The driver cotrolled door locks with itegrated iterior ad exterior exit lightig help passegers safely exit the Stadard Taxi. *for four passegers, plus a additioal wheelchair passeger Tire-Pressure Moitors The vehicle alerts the driver for uderpressure tires. Built-I Partitio ad Shield A built-i safety partitio (with a removable bullet-resistat shield) separates the driver from vehicle passegers. Sice the Stadard Taxi is pre-wired to quickly istall a i-taxi camera, the driver ca have a choice of safety devices ad a particular city s regulatios ca be accommodated. Driver s Airbag The driver s airbag was developed to iflate ad cushio the head to prevet it from hittig the steerig wheel. This is a supplemetary restrait system. Kee-Activated Distress Switch I case of emergecy, the driver ca trigger a distress switch which activates emergecy lights sigalig for help. Truk Ati-Trap Device Glow i the dark emergecy release hadle i the truk. Driver Iformatio Ceter (DIC) The DIC offers importat iformatio such as curret fuel ecoomy, fuel rage, ad gallos of fuel used. Remider idicators alert the driver to low oil ad fuel levels, oil-life moitors, door ad truk ajar idicators, ad much more.

4 Seats Four Passegers i Rear Compartmet with Seat Belt Restraits Bech Seat Safely Behid C Pillar Pre-Wired to Accommodate a Meter, Dispatch Uit, Top Light, I-Taxi Camera, N.Y.C. PIM, ad GPS Commercial Duty 6-Way Adjustable Driver s Seat with Lumbar Support I m ready to drive it ay time. I check everythig. It has eough space ad is comfortable. It is a good deal, a really good idea. Hadi Nagi, Seattle Yellow Cab Driver September 20, 2006 Seattle Post Itelligecer Extra-Large Truk Space Choice of three optioal factory istalled fuel systems: gasolie, LPG, or CNG Eergy-Absorbig Steel Bumpers, Itegral Frame ad Body Structure Tire Pressure Moitors ad Ati-Lock Brakes (ABS) Iterchageable Door Paels, Feders, ad Bumpers Forward-facig ADA/CSA D-409 Wheelchair Accessible Space with Comfort Grip Assist Hadles Ergoomic Driver s Office with Built-I Partitio ad Shield (Removable) / Driver s Airbag

5 Facts, Fu, ad Fuels Precisio-built to last, easy to maitai, cost effective ad of course, fu to drive, the Stadard Taxi is also ADA/CSA D-409 compliat. Alog with the advaced safety systems, you will ejoy our ehaced rider coveieces, uique egieerig ad prove powertrai performace. Dual-Purpose Use: Ehaced Rider Coveieces Comfortable Passeger Compartmet with Easy Etry ad Exit I accordace with the cocept of uiversal desig, the Stadard Taxi is equipped with a low floor, high roof, ad a 56-ich door opeig height. The climate cotrolled passeger compartmet features belted seatig for four people as well as premium iterior lightig with illumiated exit sigs. To help passegers with mobility issues board easily ad quickly, the Stadard Taxi features a itegrated recessed ramp which allows everyoe to Slide & Ride. The forward-facig wheelchair/scooter space ca also be used for baby strollers, luggage, packages, walkers, ad more. Uiquely Egieered Iterchageable Door Paels, Feders ad Bumpers The Stadard Taxi s outer parts are iterchageable miimizig service ad collisio repair costs. Other replacemet parts (head lights, tail lights, tires, brakes, exhaust, oil filter) are available at most major auto parts retailers. Flat Glass Pael Widows The Stadard Taxi s widows utilize flat glass to miimize replacemet costs. I case of cracks or breaks, a ew widow ca be purchased at a local glass retailer. O-Board Diagostics ad Ergoomic Cotrols Our dashboard display is easy to read ad customized for taxi use. The Stadard Taxi features ergoomic cotrols ad a office-style cosole layout to help the driver edure log shifts behid the wheel. Driver-Cotrolled Door Locks for Safety The Stadard Taxi features separate left ad right ulock cotrols itegrated with passeger exit lightig givig the driver the ability to safely cotrol traffic exitig flow. Extra-Large Truk The huge truk accommodates loads of luggage ad a full-size spare tire. A low flat floor makes it easy for drivers to load ad uload luggage all day log. Commercial Duty 6-Way Adjustable Driver s Seat with Lumbar Support Fitted with air chambers o each side, our elevated ad upright driver s seat has a separate suspesio ad premium lumbar support for improved comfort ad superior visibility.

6 Prove Powertrai Performace GM 4.3 Liter V-6 Egie The recipe for 150+hp ad 260 ft-lb of torque icludes a cast-iro alloy egie block, heads, ad pistos. Our GM tried ad true egie has bee calibrated for taxi-duty cycles so that the egie is more fuel efficiet. Alterative Fuel The Stadard Taxi will be shipped direct from the factory with three optioal factory istalled fuel systems: (1) gasolie, (2) LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), ad (3) CNG (compressed atural gas). Whatever the requiremet for today s or tomorrow s eviromet ad regulatios, o retrofittig is eeded. With the Stadard Taxi, you will always be out of the factory gree o matter what color scheme your taxi compay uses. Frot-Egie/Rear-Wheel Drive Desiged to be taxi-tough ad durable, the Stadard Taxi uses a classic frot-egie/rear-wheel drive architecture. As a result, our vehicle is less costly, easier to maitai, ad ejoys a smaller turig circle. Whether you wat to kow about the Stadard Taxi s features or beefits, or would like more iformatio about our Compay locatios, stadardtaxi.com ca help. This comprehesive web site covers virtually every aspect of our vehicle. You ca also use stadardtaxi.com to peruse the extesive catalog of photo images, or complete a olie product iquiry form to receive our ewsletter. Quick, easy, ad always at your service, stadardtaxi.com puts a world of iformatio just a mouse-click away.

7 We Reiveted The Taxi! Our exceptioal taxicab the Stadard Taxi has bee desiged ad egieered with direct iput from taxicab owers, operators, drivers, ad the ridig public. Stadard Taxis are built to be durable, easy to maitai, ad cost effective to operate. I additio, our purpose-built taxicab provides a safe ad ergoomic workig eviromet for drivers ad a spacious passeger compartmet that accommodates a wide rage of travelers. Egieered Specifically For Taxi Applicatio: Iterchageable Door Paels, Feders, ad Bumpers Pre-Wired to Accommodate a Meter, Dispatch Uit, Top Light, Camera, N.Y.C. PIM, ad GPS E85 ad CNG Ready (Direct from the Factory) Use of Readily Available Commo Parts Ease of Maiteace ad System Durability Desiged To Keep The Driver ad Passegers Comfortable ad Safe: Seats Four Passegers i Rear Compartmet with Seat Belt Restraits Bech Seat Safely Behid C Pillar Ergoomic Driver s Office with Built-I Partitio ad Shield (Removable) Commercial Duty 6-Way Adjustable Driver s Seat with Lumbar Support Driver s Airbag ad Ati-Lock Brake System (ABS) Eergy-Absorbig Steel Bumpers, Itegral Frame ad Body Structure, ad Tire-Pressure Moitors Extra Large Truk Space Desiged to Hold Four Golf Bags Plus a Full Size Spare Tire Dual-Purpose Use with ADA/CSA D-409 Wheelchair Accessible Space ad Comfort Grip Assist Hadles See the Stadard Taxi productio prototype i NYC from April 6-15 at the 2007 New York Iteratioal Auto Show where Stadard Taxi is the Presetig Sposor of the Taxi 07 Exhibit. For more iformatio o the Taxi 07 Exhibit, please visit Skokie Blvd., 6th Floor Northbrook, IL t:

8 Taxi First Desiged ad egieered from scratch, the Stadard Taxi is the oly purpose-built taxi made for North America. Purpose-built vehicles are those that have bee desiged ad costructed for a specific use. Icorporatig direct iput from taxicab owers, operators, drivers, ad the ridig public, the Stadard Taxi has bee egieered to be durable, reliable, cost-efficiet, ad easy to maitai. Safety First Safety is paramout i the Stadard Taxi safety for the driver ad for the passegers. Our taxi is compliat with vehicle specificatios required by Federal Motor Vehicles Safety Stadards (FMVSS) ad the Caadia Motor Vehicle Safety Stadards (CMVSS). I additio, our egieers have utilized the latest software to help desig the Stadard Taxi s uique frame ad durable body structure. High-Stregth/Low-Weight Steel Alloy Body Structure with Eergy-Absorbig Steel Bumpers Four-Wheel Disc Brakes with ABS (Ati-Lock Brakes) Iterior ad Exterior Illumiated Exit Sigs Tire Pressure Moitors Built-I Partitio ad Bullet-Resistat Shield (Removable) Driver s Airbag Kee-Activated Distress Switch Truk Ati-Trap Device Bech Seat Behid C Pillar i Rear Compartmet Full Seat Belts for Four Passegers (Plus Additioal Wheelchair/Scooter Passeger) ad Head Restraits Stadard Taxi We Reiveted the Taxi! The Vehicle Productio Group LLC 707 Skokie Blvd., 6th Floor Northbrook, IL For iformatio, call or visit The Vehicle Productio Group LLC

9 the Stadard Taxi. Taxi for All Stadard Taxi s egieers employed uiversal desig strategies desigig for the broadest rage of users possible to create a vehicle with boudless versatility. Fully compliat with the Americas with Disabilities Act (ADA) ad the Caadia equivalet, the Stadard Taxi is equipped with a low floor, high roof, 56-ich door opeig as well as premium iterior lightig with illumiated exit sigs. The Stadard Taxi is roomy eough to comfortably seat four passegers plus a wheelchair or scooter. To help passegers board easily ad quickly, the Stadard Taxi features a itegrated recessed ramp called the Slide & Ride. The driver slides the ramp out from udereath the floor for effortless access for everyoe. Whe the wheelchair/scooter space is ot beig used, it is perfect for placig a baby carriage or stroller, groceries, pets, or other large items. The large widows also provide for great driver ad passeger visibility. The large truk space has a low floor that makes it easy for drivers to load ad uload luggage all day log. Uiquely Egieered The Stadard Taxi s body paels ad three-piece bumpers are iterchageable miimizig service ad collisio repair cost. Other replacemet parts (headlights, taillights, tires, brakes, exhaust, ad oil filter) are readily available at most major auto parts retailers. The Stadard Taxi s widows utilize flat glass to miimize replacemet costs. If a widow eeds to be replaced, a ew widow ca be purchased quickly ad iexpesively at a local glass retailer. Some other uiquely egieered features icluded i the Stadard Taxi are: O-Board Diagostics ad Ergoomic Cotrols Driver-Cotrolled Door Locks for Safety Commercial Duty Six-Way Adjustable Driver s Seat with Lumbar Support Ergoomic Driver s Office with Built-I Partitio ad Shield (Removable) Pre-Wired to Accommodate a Meter, Dispatch Uit, Top Light, Taxi Top Advertisig Display, Camera, N.Y.C. PIM, ad GPS Egie Calibrated for Taxi-Duty Cycles Available i Three Versios Gasolie, CNG, ad LPG (Direct from the Factory) This Taxi is Gree! Desig Durability Desiged to be taxi-tough ad durable, the Stadard Taxi uses a classic frot-egie/rear-wheel drive architecture. As a result, our vehicle is less costly, easier to maitai, ad ejoys a smaller turig circle. The Stadard Taxi utilizes body-o-frame architecture which optimizes structural rigidity, vehicle stregth, ad durability. Marketplace Iovatio Extra Room for CNG or LPG Tak i Truk The Stadard Taxi is powered by the ever reliable GM powertrai ad will be available out of the factory with three fuel optios: gasolie, compressed atural gas (CNG), ad liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Whatever the requiremet for today s or tomorrow s eviromet ad regulatios, o retrofittig is eeded. With the Stadard Taxi, you will always be out of the factory gree o matter what color scheme your taxi compay uses. Moreover, our powertrai has bee calibrated for taxi-duty cycles so that the egie is more fuel efficiet. I additio, the Stadard Taxi s compact street desig takes up less space o the road.

10 Seats Four Passegers i Rear Compartmet with Seat Belt Restraits Bech Seat Safely Behid C Pillar Pre-Wired to Accommodate a Meter, Dispatch Uit, Top Light, I-Taxi Camera, N.Y.C. PIM, ad GPS Commercial Duty 6-Way Adjustable Driver s Seat with Lumbar Support I m ready to drive it ay time. I check everythig. It has eough space ad is comfortable. It is a good deal, a really good idea. Hadi Nagi, Seattle Yellow Cab Driver September 20, 2006 Seattle Post Itelligecer Extra-Large Truk Space Choice of three optioal factory istalled fuel systems: gasolie, LPG, or CNG Eergy-Absorbig Steel Bumpers, Itegral Frame ad Body Structure Tire Pressure Moitors ad Ati-Lock Brakes (ABS) Iterchageable Door Paels, Feders, ad Bumpers Forward-facig ADA/CSA D-409 Wheelchair Accessible Space with Comfort Grip Assist Hadles Ergoomic Driver s Office with Built-I Partitio ad Shield (Removable) / Driver s Airbag