You know USA car companies are going bad when.......

[Yawesh]

Originally Posted by Sabretooth

Found this...

Technically they are not buying an Import, seeing that they made and assembled right here in the United States, it just happens to be a Nissan. They are using their normal CrownVic and Impala or Charger setups for highway, these are just better options for CITY use only



"The Nissan Altima Hybrids were acquired earlier this year following evaluation and testing by the Police Department’s Fleet Services Division and Driver Training Unit. At $25,391 per vehicle, the Altima hybrids cost about $1,500 more than the conventional Impala. At 35 miles per gallon for city driving, the hybrid Altima gets double the gas mileage of the Impala, which gets only 16 miles per gallon. The Altima hybrids, manufactured in Smyrna, Tennessee and outfitted with equipment specialized for patrol, will be used in addition to the Chevrolet Impala and the Ford Crown Victoria. The Department also uses Dodge Chargers, mainly for highway patrol. As with all hybrid technology vehicles, the Altima switches between gasoline engine and electric motor. After a year of monitoring the vehicles performance the Department will determine whether to further expand them into the fleet."

point well taken, in the city hybrids should be used, but on highways stick with the charger. i hate the new look impala anyway.