a classic. I'm surprised the cop gets up to 204 kph (130mph) in his attempt to play catch-up.

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Wow, it was like the cops were at a dead stop when he kicked in the overdrive.

Funny, it doesn't look like a super fast car:
http://images.google.com/images?q=lotus+omega

But I'm guessing it's one of those looks can be deceiving cars, like the Nissan Skyline.

nice trivia: AFAIK in sweden cops have to actually get you in person while sitting in the car. As long as they don´t stop you, there´s no fine whatsoever, even if they have your numberplate [sorry, i´m no native speaker ] You might want to have a look at "getaway in stockholm", available on DVD (and elsewhere...)

...and for the enthusiasts: The Lotus Omega is a special version of the Opel Omega (Opel is Vauxhall in GB, both brands of GM) built by sportscar manufacturer Lotus (famous for its Elise and Esprit). It has a 3.6ltr V6 /w 380bhp. We drove that as a family car (not the Lotus version i regret...), nice car back then.

My Saturn station wagon has an Opel V6 in it.... but it is not 380bhp

Well, deathcow Opel has had several V6 at that time. Ranging from 2.6ltr /w 160bhp to 3.0ltr /w 200bhp. There even was a special version of the 3ltr called "evo" /w 230 bhp.

The 380bhp engine mentioned above (and shown in the vid) can only be found in this Lotus-tuned Omega... by the way it was the fastest sedan (saloon for you Aussies and Brits) of its time

All is explained by Top Gear here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4V2KZNyaw8

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