Taxi.2004 Today

When we look back at 2004, we think of Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction,” the launch of Facebook, and the final episode of Friends . But if you were a commuter, a night-shift worker, or a film buff, 2004 was the year the taxi got a major cultural and technological upgrade.

In 2004, the taxi landscape in North America was still dominated by the . While the car had been around since the 90s, the 2004 model represented the peak of the “Box” era. With its body-on-frame construction, V8 engine, and cavernous trunk, the ’04 Crown Vic was indestructible. It was the last great analog taxi before hybrid technology started creeping in. taxi.2004

Metadata begets metadata. Modern torrent uploaders, mimicking the naming conventions of their 2004 predecessors, still label new rips of the Taxi franchise with the year to avoid confusion. The .2004 tag has become a perpetual suffix. When we look back at 2004, we think

(Queen Latifah), a talented and fast taxi driver who dreams of becoming a professional race car driver. Her life takes a turn when she picks up Andy Washburn While the car had been around since the