NSW Police Now have a McLaren 650S !!!

[csv8]

"THINK you can run from the police? Think again. It appears the NSW Police force has just taken delivery of the $450,000 McLaren 650S supercar.

The British supercar was spotted on the back of a tow truck earlier today in Sydney wearing full police livery.

Retailing for just under $450,000 in Australia, the 650S is capable of sprinting from 0-100km/h in 2.9 seconds thanks to its 478kW V8 engine.

NSW Police confirmed to news.com.au that the vehicle is in the force as a promotional tool to help raise money for the families of fallen police and comes at no cost to tax payers."
http://www.couriermail.com.au/techno...-1227522570530

[zipping]

At no cost to taxpayers.....yeh right

[SM1DY]

errrr.....my tax dollars....waaahhhh

[jimt3te50]

Love to see the "talent" behind the wheel of that. Next time it makes the news it'll be wrapped around a pole

[turbo4]

Originally Posted by jimt3te50

Love to see the "talent" behind the wheel of that. Next time it makes the news it'll be wrapped around a pole

Or someone will have put the wrong fuel in it.

[sexyxe]

Another 91 RON fuel ruined engine in no time

[MITCHAY]

It's a promotional vehicle. It won't see a day of active duty. It's advertising for the manufacturer hence why they it is free except for fuel.

[marty351]

+ professional driver. No way its going to be in the hands of HWP.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by marty351

+ professional driver. No way its going to be in the hands of HWP.

Hate to tell you this but HWP are professional drivers

[arronm]

Originally Posted by XB GS 351 Coupe

Hate to tell you this but HWP are professional drivers

Cops are professionals alright but it isn't at driving.

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by arronm

Cops are professionals alright but it isn't at driving.

All seriousness- be interesting to see how driving skills compare between amateur enthusiasts who have driven enthusiastically and learned their craft trial and error, and professional police who drive vehicles.

I think it would in the end come down to the individual and skill set that that driver has developed combined with innate genetics (ie reactions and innate feel).

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Originally Posted by asagaai

All seriousness- be interesting to see how driving skills compare between amateur enthusiasts who have driven enthusiastically and learned their craft trial and error, and professional police who drive vehicles.

I think it would in the end come down to the individual and skill set that that driver has developed combined with innate genetics (ie reactions and innate feel).

I would be pretty confident that the average 'enthusiast' pitted against a HWP operative who has undergone extensive high speed driver training my money would be on the HWP bloke.

I have a good friend who is highway trained, and 'can drive' is my assessment of the situation, and he is not even 'into' cars.

[jaydee]

Originally Posted by asagaai

All seriousness- be interesting to see how driving skills compare between amateur enthusiasts who have driven enthusiastically and learned their craft trial and error, and professional police who drive vehicles.

I think it would in the end come down to the individual and skill set that that driver has developed combined with innate genetics (ie reactions and innate feel).

Amateur enthusiast in this sentence, I read someone who does doughnuts, not someone who learns car craft, vehicle control and understands the dynamics of a car at speed under brakes and cornering.

[Brazen]

You know what... I hate these promotional vehicles. They are just a big fat FU to the motoring public.

For a country with modern freeways, low population density, little snow or ice and some of the most intensive and expensive licensing standards anywhere (140 hours of learner driving to get a provisional in NSW instead of 3-12 across Europe). Yet we have that slowest travel speeds on the planet.

Shove that Mclaren up your @ss.

[cheap]

Woftam

[CoupeKing]

Wait until the first average-sized copper goes to sit in it with a utility belt.

Same thing happened in the late 90`s with the Subaru's.

[irvinnie]

Originally Posted by CoupeKing

Wait until the first average-sized copper goes to sit in it with a utility belt.

Same thing happened in the late 90`s with the Subaru's.

In NSW the subarus were pulled from service because they couldn't get the cars speedometers to maintain its calibration. The end result being that NSW police no longer use the cars speedo but an independent one (top left in the picture below)





And as the article said for those that bothered to read it, the car has been donated and all the police have to pay for is fuelling and it won't see active duty just used from promotional purposes. Anything to get people to interact with police in a positive note has to be a good thing. But those that hate will always hate.

[Pedro]

Originally Posted by irvinnie

.............. Anything to get people to interact with police in a positive note has to be a good thing. But those that hate will always hate.

Trouble is, I think most people will be ignorant of the fact the car was donated and will more likely think along the lines that "there goes my tax dollar in yet another example of wasted government spending".

[Wretched]

Originally Posted by Pedro

Trouble is, I think most people will be ignorant of the fact the car was donated and will more likely think along the lines that "there goes my tax dollar in yet another example of wasted government spending".

As opposed to funding the modification of a GT-F...and in turn completely ruining it. That's the definition of a waste (and hypocrisy).

[CoupeKing]

Originally Posted by irvinnie

In NSW the subarus were pulled from service because they couldn't get the cars speedometers to maintain its calibration. The end result being that NSW police no longer use the cars speedo but an independent one (top left in the picture below)

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And as the article said for those that bothered to read it, the car has been donated and all the police have to pay for is fuelling and it won't see active duty just used from promotional purposes. Anything to get people to interact with police in a positive note has to be a good thing. But those that hate will always hate.

My bad. I didn't take any notice of the Highway Patrol...I was referring to regular cop cars in Victoria (late 90's). The calibration would be an easy fix now rather than rearranging an interior.



But in any case, at least promo a car that the country of origin's Police Officers, or any other country that imports them, wear a Utility Belt and not just drive around with a pen and notepad. Maybe it's interior is roomy, I don't know....that was my point...nothing to do with Hate.

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by irvinnie

And as the article said for those that bothered to read it, the car has been donated and all the police have to pay for is fuelling and it won't see active duty just used from promotional purposes. Anything to get people to interact with police in a positive note has to be a good thing. But those that hate will always hate.

Well- in Newcastle I would like to see police getting out of their cars and WALKING down the mall- having chats etc to people, instead of sitting in their cars driving down the mall eating Mcdonalds,....

Very simple for police to interact- get out of cars and walk in the community and be friendly and engage- that will go far....

[galaxy xr8]

Originally Posted by asagaai

Well- in Newcastle I would like to see police getting out of their cars and WALKING down the mall- having chats etc to people, instead of sitting in their cars driving down the mall eating Mcdonalds,....

Very simple for police to interact- get out of cars and walk in the community and be friendly and engage- that will go far....

There’re police, not superstars, and what’s wrong with the public making that connection 1’st, I am sure they would be more then happy to reply back with common courtesy, it will probably make their day to see someone from the general public acknowledge their services.

[asagaai]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

There’re police, not superstars, and what’s wrong with the public making that connection 1’st, I am sure they would be more then happy to reply back with common courtesy, it will probably make their day to see someone from the general public acknowledge their services.

Hard for the public to interact when they just sit in a steel box driving through public walking.

They have a hard job to do-for instance that shooting of that local postie at Warners Bay-I knew that guy as did my wife- and she was disturbed at how the cops had their guns out and were rather on the front foot instead of being passive and trying to diffuse the situation. But- I look at it as being very stressful and hard for the police.

But what I am saying is get out and walk-makes it easier for the public to engage with the force. No need for a supercar to do this.

[theunfairadvant]

Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

There’re police, not superstars, and what’s wrong with the public making that connection 1’st, I am sure they would be more then happy to reply back with common courtesy, it will probably make their day to see someone from the general public acknowledge their services.

This happen a few weeks ago and I did that during my lunch break
i was wearing a suit in Martin Place and they want to check my ID
cos i comment on how nice and good looking the XR6 Turbo is vs
the C'dore v8 that they are driving. They are having lunch inside their car in Pitt st.

I ask them which one they prefer both of the cops must be a Holden fan,
so i say that the XR6 turbo with mod would **** the Holden any day
during car chase and they did not laugh and ask me have i got my ID and
i just smile and walk away and keep walking till they jump out of the car
and stop me.

The rest is history and they let me walk when they see all my work mates
are wearing a suit and with court docs in their hand.

[HI PSI]

So, am I interpreting this correctly... The NSW police service want to increase the public's interaction by adorning a "high" performance vehicle, that is specifically designed for high speed driving. Such advertising makes a mockery of their anti speeding and "speed kills" campaigning.

[danzvtil]

Originally Posted by HI PSI

So, am I interpreting this correctly... The NSW police service want to increase the public's interaction by adorning a "high" performance vehicle, that is specifically designed for high speed driving. Such advertising makes a mockery of their anti speeding and "speed kills" campaigning.

Stop splitting hairs, a 10k commodore can do 200kph. A VF with police livery sitting in a westfield isn't a talking point, a supercar is, that is the whole point. And they didn't pay for it.
And a McLaren is more than capable of doing 60 in a 60 zone, 100 in a 100 zone. Should we only give the police push bikes just in case we spread the speeding message further?

[sbutler]

This 600KW GTF they stuffed by filling it with E85...

[Dissgrace]

Originally Posted by sbutler

This 600KW GTF they stuffed by filling it with E85...
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Wrong, it wasn't the GTF that was blown up on E85. It was their first GT.

[blackf6]

They have to with all the Aurion out on the road these days. Pull 5 secs to 100.

[Franco Cozzo]

At least with Victoria Police the corruption is kept in certain circles.

In NSW Police everyone gets a cut! (Or in this case, drive )