The official PP-Mobile is a 2002 Nissan Pathfinder, which is a fabulous conveyance for many reasons - but gas mileage is not one of them. For carrying necessary PolicePro related technical equipment such as skis, sea kayaks or camping gear, it is second to none - but when the time comes to make a 400 mile sweep through New Jersey visiting our NJ clients, the charm fades somewhat.

Hence, this shiny new dark gray bullet: a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid. Surprisingly, you give up NOTHING in the name of fuel economy. This thing has plenty of power, cruises the Northway as smooth as silk far above the speed limit, and handles like a slot car on the winding roads through the farm country of middle Saratoga County. All that and 45 miles per gallon so far, which is slowly creeping up with the warmer weather and the car breaking in a bit.

The car is pretty much always under the control of financial officer and controller Vicky Lundgren, but the programming/road trip staff will get a shot at it once in a while when necessary. I wish we had two of these! Honda has an unbelievable home run with this car. Ours is the extremely popular and rare Magnetic Pearl color, which makes it a real head turner, something Vicky enjoys endlessly when people comment on the car.