Remember one episode of Top Gear when Richard Hammond is in search for the world’s best taxi in a form of a race? The winner emerged as the Indian Taxi in the form of the Hindustan Ambassador.
Started out in life as a Morris Oxford, the Ambassador was once the only passenger car made in India but it became the symbol of social status and has been used to chauffeur high-ranking officials for many decades.
Sadly, there was a report stating that production of the Hindustan Ambassador has come to a bitter climax because of poor sales. Last year, the Ambassador sold about 2,200 units.
It’s difficult to see the end of the world’s best taxi according to Top Gear after over 60 years of production.
It was remarkably long journey for the model, there isn’t many cars that could top that, and actually only VW Beetle springs in to my mind.
I do hope that they keep the Hindustan make alive and come up with some other car later, even if it would be similar story as it was with Morris Oxford.