"High top speeds - whether they are used or not - are an essential in uncompromised sports cars. But Vauxhall Carltons? No, this is marketing at work, a dangerous example of ours-is-better-than-yours immaturity. ... Nobody buying this car could possibly argue he either needs or will be able to use a top whack which is claimed to be around 180mph." -- Bob Murray, editor of Autocar, 19 Jul 1990 "There is unanimity between the two Front Benches that it is ludicrous that motor car manufacturers should be advertising cars that have maximum speeds of 140, 150 and 170 mph. Some of these products are cheap cars that can be purchased by those who are incapable of driving them safely. These are cars which require the skill of Nigel Mansell to operate them safely. In an earlier age, we would have expected only Stirling Moss or Fangio, or others of that nature, to operate them. It is absurd that such cars should be made available on a large scale because there is no place where they can be driven at the speeds of which they are capable. It is absurd also that they should be positively advertised as being a good thing." -- Sir Anthony Grant to the House of Commons, 13 Nov 1990 "Will the hon. Gentleman join me in condemning especially the heavy publicity that has been given recently to a Vauxhall Carlton which is capable, apparently, of achieving 170 mph? It should not be available for public purchase, even at the outrageous price of, I think, £45,000." -- Alex Carlisle to the House of Commons, 13 Nov 1990 "An outrageous invitation to speed." -- Association of Chief Police Officers "We simply haven't been able to get near the thing, and it looks unlikely we ever will." -- West Midlands PC David Oliver "The car is such an advanced piece of kit and we didn’t have the technology to handle it." -- Detective Brian Osborne, Bromsgrove CID Police left trailing by high-speed ram-raiders - Steve Boggan, 07 January 1994 Rendered in DS2026 with no postwork. Models kitbashed in Blender 5. For more about the subject of this pic: The Lotus Carlton / Omega Sedan Was a World-Beating PR Nightmare - Jason Cammisa Revelations Ep. 28 #carchase #chase #freeway #lotuscarlton #motorway #roversd1