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- Last Updated: November 16. 2009 10:54AM UAE / November 16. 2009 6:54AM GMT
Abu Dhabi now has one of the fastest police cars in the world, a 310kph Nissan GT-R Courtesy Nissan Middle East
The Abu Dhabi Police Department has unveiled the newest addition to its motor pool: a Nissan GT-R, one of the fastest production cars in the world. The US$83,000 (Dh305,000) vehicle, of which only 1,000 are produced globally each month, can hit 100 kph in less than four seconds. Under the hood, it boasts 485 horsepower at 7,000rpm, which can propel the car to a top speed of about 310kph.
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Added: 11/18/09 02:47:00 PM
please educate the people for their ignorance, selfishness, action, behavior and specially those brainless. WHY? Simply because a simple instruction they cannot understand and also MOST SPECIALLY THE NO-CARE TO OTHERS PEOPLE WHOSE THINKING ABOUT THEMSELVES NOT KNOWING IF THEY ARE DISTURBING OTHERS. please let us DISCIPLINE ourselves.
Carlo Santos, abu dhabi
Added: 11/16/09 06:55:00 PM
The Police Department is throwing the safety of its officers to Dogs with these cars. If you have to really "show off" do it with programmes to educate the public and not make the boys kill themselves with these useless toys.
Abdullah Abdullah, Muscat
Added: 11/16/09 11:01:00 AM
A sincere advice!
Who so ever drives this new thrilling and fastest police car on the public roads, please do keep in mind that the maximum design speed of any public road and the their geometric elements such as ramps, curves, alignments etc(of any freeway, parkway and expressway) in the UAE is 140 kmph, with a posted speed limit of 120kmph.
Speeding and traffic thrill but they kill too!
Sumi Tiwari, Dubai
Added: 11/16/09 09:32:00 AM
The glorification of speed by the Abu Dhabi police is absolutely disgusting. First F999 then this. Even now Police cars almost without fail drive around the city on routine patrol (i.e. without 'blues and twos') exceeding the legal speed limit by 100% or more.
They are like little boys getting lots of toys to play with, which the carnage on the roads continues because they WILL NOT enforce the rules of the roads, and allow people to speed at twice the speed limit.
Abu Dhabi cannot hope to become a world city, or even claim to be a safe city whilst this rat race on the roads continues. Imagine driving at twice the urban speed limit - presuming a clear road - in London, New York, Tokyo?
You soon find yourself collared by the long arm of the law.
Hot on the heels of General Obaid saying that pedestrians were in collision with cars at the grand prix due to m any people walking, this again is represents nothing short of a blatant disregard for public safety and Human life itself.
This attitude from the guardians of public safety makes me seriously consider if Abu Dhabi is a fitting home for my family.
Ford Desmoineaux, Abu Dhabi