Australian road rage - Suzuki Swift driver chases Lamborghini

[NsXMas]

The road rage incident started with a glance and quickly became one of the more bizarre pursuits on Sydney's roads.

As the driver of a yellow Lamborghini sat in peak hour traffic in Homebush at around 8.20am yesterday he flashed an annoyed look at the driver of a Suzuki Swift, who was booming music out of his car stereo, say police.

It was hardly a call to arms, but his frown provoked a 30-minute pursuit along Parramatta Road from Homebush to Glebe as the Lamborghini attempted to get away from the clearly agitated driver of the Suzuki, who tailgated the supercar and at one point even attempted to ram it.

"The Suzuki Swift was changing lanes, getting behind the Lamborghini and tailgating and also coming beside the Lamborghini at lights and revving [his car] and yelling at the driver," Inspector Sue Trusty of Glebe Police told smh.com.au.

Despite being hopelessly outclassed by the supercar, the driver of the diminutive hatchback managed to pursue the Lamborghini through heavy traffic to Glebe, where the frightened driver flagged down a police car.

Police were unable to catch the Suzuki as it sped down a side street and disappeared.

The shaken Lamborghini driver lodged an incident report with officers at Glebe police station, leaving his car parked in Talfourd Street in a restricted area reserved for police cars.

He was then given a lift home by police, leaving the luxury vehicle to be picked up by his company.

Inspector Trusty suggested the driver of the Suzuki may have been suffering from delusions of grandeur during the pursuit.

"When they were stopping at lights he was the one revving up. He must have been delirious if he thought he was going to drag [the Lamborghini] off."

The high-end Lamborghini, one of only 60 in Australia, can reach 100kmh in 4.3 seconds and has a top speed of over 300kmh. The Suzuki Swift hits 100/kmh in 10.0 seconds and has a top speed of 190kmh.

Police inquiries are continuing.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/hatchback-hate-lamborghini-chased/2006/03/14/1142098434742.html

Size matters ... how a Swift compares to a Lamborghini

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NeoNSX - it wasn't you in the Suzuki was it??

J/k :biggrin:

 

[fifrules]

I hope no one tries that when I get my NSX!

 

[NeoNSX]

Doesn't this make everyone want to visit Australia?!

NeoNSX - it wasn't you in the Suzuki was it??

The only time a Lamborghini owner would have to call Police would be to stop me drooling over the hood.

haha... seriously though, I respect Lamborghini's and their owners: they've obviously done something right to afford a lambo, so good on them for enjoying their success. <IMG SRC="http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.gif"><IMG SRC="http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif">


Sydney is Nico's home turf... and since the article didn't mention him in the race, he was either busy washing his car or double-parking on George St.

 

[Meeyatch1]

The part that is really funny is that the Police could not catch that car....come on!! It is a freaking econo box!!

 

[nchopp]

The part that is really funny is that the Police could not catch that car....come on!! It is a freaking econo box!!

That's exactly the problem. It's much harder to catch smaller cars and bikes than it is larger "sports" cars. High-performance cars not only stand out, they're not as agile as a smaller car like the Swift.

 

[NsXMas]

Doesn't this make everyone want to visit Australia?!




The only time a Lamborghini owner would have to call Police would be to stop me drooling over the hood.

haha... seriously though, I respect Lamborghini's and their owners: they've obviously done something right to afford a lambo, so good on them for enjoying their success. <IMG SRC="http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/images/icons/icon7.gif"><IMG SRC="http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/images/icons/icon14.gif">


Sydney is Nico's home turf... and since the article didn't mention him in the race, he was either busy washing his car or double-parking on George St.

LOL Mike. I was starting to miss ya!!

 

[Jin1976]

Inferiority Complex.:biggrin:

 

[AU_NSX]

Looks as if that new suzuki swift body kit I put on the NSX is working like a charm... :biggrin:

 

[NeoNSX]

Looks as if that new suzuki swift body kit I put on the NSX is working like a charm... :biggrin:

LOL.... Worlds first twin turbo 550bhp Swift.