Police Lambo Thrashed

[Altis6453]

Too bad for the much vaunted Polizia supercar

When the Italian police unveiled their state-of-the-art Lamborghini patrol cars, they cannot have been short of volunteers itching to take the supercars in pursuit of speeding criminals.

A team of elite drivers was trained to chase down speeding motorists and deliver urgently-needed transplant organs in the futuristic vehicles, capable of reaching more than 200mph.

What they apparently were not prepared for was a distracted motorist who pulled out of a petrol station without looking.

Today, a bandaged and bruised police driver may have had a tough time explaining how he managed to write off one of the force's prized Lamborghinis when he rammed it so hard into a line of parked cars that one of the stationary vehicles ended up on the police car's roof.

According to the police, the crash was caused by the driver of a slow-moving Seat Ibiza who emerged without looking from a service station, clipping the Lamborghini and sending the vehicle swerving into the parked cars.

The front end of the Lamborghini was crushed in the accident, near Cremona, and the driver and a passenger were injured, although not seriously.

The Lamborghini Gallardo, worth £130,000 and capable of reaching 62mph in four seconds, was one of a pair donated by the Italian manufacturer to the police to do battle on Italy's roads, where 1 million motorists are injured annually and 4,731 died last year.

Both cars include transmitters to send images back to HQ, a defibrillator for accidents and a fridge for transporting donor organs. The two officers were returning from a convention in Cremona, where they had been addressed a student audience on road safety.

[ghosthunter]

Would the San Juan Police's nitrous equipped Altis patrol car have the same fate?

[Altis6453]

^Nah! Compared to the roads which the Italian Polizia use, San Juan traffic is waaaaaaaay too SLOW.

[renzo_d10]

:sad:

Hmmm.... could it have been the lambo was chasing an escaping vehicle making the driver not to break instantly upon seeing the oncoming vehicle ?

[kulotz]

wow me police na pala tayo na ganyan. kawawa naman lambo sana binigay nalang sa akin

[chua_riwap]

Would the San Juan Police's nitrous equipped Altis patrol car have the same fate?

We used to have this..........

[deZw07]

Ooohh nasty! But then again they already have the new LP560-4 Polizia so they figured they'd just crash the old gallardo polizia.

[gertrude]

O.T. i wonder why honda doesnt want their cars to be used as police cars or taxis...not reliable?

[niky]

O.T. i wonder why honda doesnt want their cars to be used as police cars or taxis...not reliable?

Sigh... that old chestnut?

Honda doesn't want its cars used as police or taxi vehicles because they want to maintain the "prestige" view of the brand here in the Philippines.

In other countries, there are Honda taxis.


In fact... in Germany, you can now buy a special CR-V diesel taxi package:

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/08...i-taxi-in.html

Honda doesn't want its cars as taxis here, because a lot of people here see taxis as "cheap" and "common". The number one reason some people use not to buy a Corolla (and it's a damn stupid reason) is that it's "mukhang taxi". Thus Honda imprints the image of the Civic as a "premium" or "sosi" car upon the public by dissuading buyers from using it as a taxi.

[Lucius]

Sigh... that old chestnut?

Honda doesn't want its cars used as police or taxi vehicles because they want to maintain the "prestige" view of the brand here in the Philippines.

In other countries, there are Honda taxis.


In fact... in Germany, you can now buy a special CR-V diesel taxi package:

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/08...i-taxi-in.html

Honda doesn't want its cars as taxis here, because a lot of people here see taxis as "cheap" and "common". The number one reason some people use not to buy a Corolla (and it's a damn stupid reason) is that it's "mukhang taxi". Thus Honda imprints the image of the Civic as a "premium" or "sosi" car upon the public by dissuading buyers from using it as a taxi.

Now that's exclusive!

[gertrude]

Sigh... that old chestnut?

Honda doesn't want its cars used as police or taxi vehicles because they want to maintain the "prestige" view of the brand here in the Philippines.

In other countries, there are Honda taxis.


In fact... in Germany, you can now buy a special CR-V diesel taxi package:

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/08...i-taxi-in.html

Honda doesn't want its cars as taxis here, because a lot of people here see taxis as "cheap" and "common". The number one reason some people use not to buy a Corolla (and it's a damn stupid reason) is that it's "mukhang taxi". Thus Honda imprints the image of the Civic as a "premium" or "sosi" car upon the public by dissuading buyers from using it as a taxi.

sigh! thats the problem with some of our countrymen, they still got infected with that crap. they dont even think that its the durability that counts & not the looks. and honda has take advantage of that filipino crab mentality. mas matibay pa nga kung tutuusin ang toyota compare sa honda eh.

[roberto_minosa]

sigh! thats the problem with some of our countrymen, they still got infected with that crap...

...honda has take advantage of that filipino crab mentality. mas matibay pa nga kung tutuusin ang toyota compare sa honda eh.

Well said! This^ makes more sense than the previous 5 threads I've been reading about image combined. Nobody can dictate what I want to do with something I've purchased. Just like the act of ricing cars.

BTW, the wings of the San Juan cop cars are awfully big.

[jeDi13]

I believe that the San Juan Police car is just for A-Toy's car shows, and not a genuine San Juan Police car.

[Helios]

BTW, the wings of the San Juan cop cars are awfully big.

downforce at the rear and to reduce lift= (lotsa) "mahangin" in San Juan

[renzo_d10]

Ooohh nasty! But then again they already have the new LP560-4 Polizia so they figured they'd just crash the old gallardo polizia.

This one ?



Oh. Sweeeett ! :drool:


Anyways, about the honda -> taxi thing.

Yes it makes Filipinos think that honda is better because of its looks.
Yes they don't care about its expensive maintenance `cause all they care about is it's exclusivity and not the one who's soo taxi-looking.

By this, Honda now has the right to increase their prices because of their high rate of sales without the people knowing, the cause started from them. Their stupid reasoning.

Well, other honda owners has other better reasons on why did they pick that Honda vehicle ( i.e. the features and stuff bla bla. )

[ghosthunter]

I believe that the San Juan Police car is just for A-Toy's car shows, and not a genuine San Juan Police car.

I see it being driven by the cops. Sometimes, it's parked at the police station beside Greenhills theater.

[roberto_minosa]

I've been seeing lots of those San Juan Altis cop cars roaming around.