---
title: "Police in Japan Add a Nissan GT-R to the Highway Patrol Fleet"
description: "Japan's street racers are the stuff of legends, and now authorities have an equally-legendary tool to chase them after an anonymous benefactor donated a new Nissan GT-R to police in Tochigi Prefecture to help take names and fight crime. Either that, or he was just sick of everyone else going faster than him."
date: "2018-06-18"
modified: "2018-06-19"
authors:
  - name: "Kyle Cheromcha"
    job_title: "Editor-in-Chief"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kyle-cheromcha"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/21608/police-in-japan-add-a-nissan-gt-r-to-the-highway-patrol-fleet"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Nissan News"
tags:
  - "Coupe"
  - "GT-R"
  - "Japan"
  - "Nissan"
  - "Nissan GT-R"
  - "police cars"
  - "speeding"
  - "Supercar"
---

# Police in Japan Add a Nissan GT-R to the Highway Patrol Fleet

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Japan's street racing scene [is the stuff of legends,](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/10025/man-finds-legendary-crashed-toyota-supra-on-a-mountain-in-japan>) and now authorities in Tochigi Prefecture have an equally-legendary tool to chase it after a local man donated a [new Nissan GT-R](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/15734/2018-nissan-gt-r-now-priced-10000-less-with-entry-level-pure-model>) to police to help take names and fight crime. Either that, or he was just sick of everyone else going faster than him.

Nissan announced the new [565-horsepower patrol unit](<https://www.thedrive.com/porsche/13076/track-toys-digital-nissan-gt-r-vs-analog-porsche-911r>) with a set of formal photos befitting a new recruit getting inducted into the force. [Unlike the extreme "Copzilla" Nissan GT-R police car](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/9319/nissan-builds-gt-r-cop-car-nicknamed-copzilla>) that Nissan built for fun last year, this particular model has been outfitted for duty as a real patrol unit for local authorities; we're guessing that involved removing the 111-mph speed limiter found on every GT-R sold in Japan.

https://twitter.com/_/status/1007552047409872896

[Japan News reports](<https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0004517823>) it will be added to the prefectural police highway patrol fleet and "used to crack down on traffic violations such as speeding and tailgating." That's exactly what the 64-year-old man who donated the car intended, telling reporters he hoped that the law-abiding Godzilla would be useful in "preventing traffic accidents."

https://youtube.com/embed/Ckk0ljWNqpk

There's also a hometown connection that makes this a little more than your average community service cruiser—the factory where [the GT-R](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/21317/nissan-gt-r-driver-blows-up-transmission-showing-off-with-launch-control-on-a-cold-start>) has been built since 2007 is located in Tochigi Prefecture. Also, this particular GT-R isn't even the first Godzilla to stalk the country's roads. An R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R has reportedly been prowling the expressways around Tokyo for well over a decade, most recently spotted with its lights flashing in 2016.

https://youtube.com/embed/VBDdEgsgmZM

One thing's for sure: we wouldn't want to see either beast in our rear-view mirror.

## Author
Overseeing an expert staff of writers and editors from his lair in Los Angeles, Kyle shapes The Drive’s singular approach to covering the automotive industry and car culture. He’s been with the site as a writer since 2017, taking over as editor in 2019. On a daily basis, Kyle is responsible for directing The Drive's editorial news and car review content strategies, setting special coverage priorities, managing complex reporting projects, and ensuring what you read on the page meets our high internal standards for quality and trustworthiness. He is also the executive producer of The Drive's YouTube channel, which was relaunched in February 2024 to great acclaim and has accumulated over 14M new views in its first year back on the scene. He hosts a biweekly series on the channel where he breaks down fascinating and complicated stories from the automotive world.

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