After the third full-on, full-throttle, all-out, wheel spinning, launch control abusing hole shot in the parking lot of the Sandy City, Utah police station last night I realized something: "It's fun to hang out with the cops."
We were there to let Inside Line reader and Sandy City policeman Eric Cunningham drive the 2009 Nissan GT-R we've been living in for the last two days. The 29-year-old is an 8-year veteran of the Sandy City police force. His days are spent busting bad guys in either a front-wheel-drive Impala (for the snow) or a full-pack Harley-Davidson (even in the dead of winter), so the GT-R was going to feel quick.
And Eric wasted no time. He pulled out of the cop shop and nailed it. Let's face it; he wasn't exactly going to get a ticket. Three full throttle upshifts later he said this: "It's amazing. I can't get over how quick off the line it is. It feels faster than my friends Lamborghini Murcielago. Smoother power delivery, too. For a six it's incredible."
What about the ride? "It isn't as stiff as I thought it would be, but then again, I'm not driving it thousands of miles like you." Which is true. I also pointed out to Officer Cunningham that the city streets of Sandy City make a pool table look rough.
So is the GT-R worth the asking price? "Definitely," Cunningham said while further exercising his over the local speed limit privileges. "I'd pay $100,000 for this thing if I could."
Scott Oldham, Inside Line Editor in Chief @ 1,150 miles
leuron says:
11:02 PM, 03/28/08
i wasn't sure that cops get internet on their squad car. Now i know. do you guys think, cops watch porn in their squad cars during lunch break.
dougtheeng says:
07:12 AM, 03/31/08
What a good call, buddying up with the police! Great video!