How Does This Kia Get Away From Arkansas State Police?

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Usually we wouldn’t recommend anyone use a wimpy four-banger car, turbocharged or not, to try running from police. Yet this driver in Arkansas was able to evade a trooper chasing him using a Kia K5 of all things. While some might believe this is a case for buying a Korean car, we think it has more to do with driver skill than anything.

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Thanks to marketing in the automotive industry, a lot of people think in a race, which is essentially what these police chases are, what kind of car you have is the deciding factor for the outcome. The truth is there are many variables and a the biggest one is the driver.

While it’s true that if the law enforcement officer and suspect are of similar levels of driving skill it’s the hotter car that will determine the outcome, rarely is that the situation. Instead, in most chases the police have better high-speed skills, which is why so many suspects either wreck out or get pitted.