Posts Tagged ‘police’

  • Revealed: Ford Explorer Police Interceptor SUV
    Ford has revealed their brand new law enforcement vehicle. It’s called the Ford Explorer Police Interceptor and it will be released alongside the Taurus Interceptor. Ford will also create an off-road version of the Explorer. The Explorer Police Interceptor will use a 3.5-litre V6 Ti-VCT engine with 209kW, and this motor has the capability to run on E85 fuel. There’s...
    by Dean at September 2nd, 2010 at 12:09 am
  • Australia Police To Fight Local Crime With Alfa Romeo MiTo
    Sydney’s Rose Bay Police force will benefit from the Alfa Romeo MiTo. The MiTo will become a crime fighter down under where opposed to high speed car chases, it will help out in the local community. The Australian highways have a few too many big V8’s for the MiTo to be a viable chase car. “Despite being marked up as a police vehicle, we don’t...
    by Dean at May 27th, 2010 at 11:05 am
  • New Cape Town Traffic System For 1 July Seems Unlikely
    Cape Town drivers may soon become victim to a driver-point-system which amounts to offenders losing their licence. Despite the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system being pushed forward by officials, local authorities are looking to postpone the idea. The local traffic force is asking that income from traffic fines do not go to the city or province,...
    by Dean at May 10th, 2010 at 06:05 pm
  • Bavarian Cops To Race Around In BMW X3’s
    The Bavarian State Police are currently testing a BMW X3 with all the necessary police gear. The all-wheel-drive X3 police vehicle will boast 218-horsepower from a six-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine. There will be loads of LED lights followed by the will to smack down speeders. ...
    by Dean at May 3rd, 2010 at 09:05 pm
  • British Cops Get Serious About The Law: New Jaguar XF Police Cars
    British Police are about to get a bit more serious as they have received the first pursuit versions of the Jaguar XF. All of the chase-cars are Diesel S models powered by the 3.0-litre V6 engine with 275-horsepower and 443lb-ft of torque. The 0-100km/h time is 5.9 seconds. Geoff Cousins, Managing Director for Jaguar Cars UK, said: “Police forces across the country...
    by Dean at April 28th, 2010 at 04:04 pm
  • General Motors And Vauxhall Reveal Their Astra Crime Fighter
    General Motors and Vauxhall have revealed their new Astra police cars for the UK law enforcement. Dick Ellam, Manager Vehicle Conversions for Vauxhall said: “It was a great honour to be asked to exhibit the new generation Astra at such an influential show, particularly with an organisation as well regarded as ACPO. We were delighted to be able to show our British...
    by Dean at March 31st, 2010 at 08:03 pm
  • 2012 Ford Taurus Interceptor Police Car — Images & Slight Details
    The first images, and details, of the new Ford Interceptor Police Car have bee released. The new Ford will replace the old Crown Victoria which was used, and abused, for many years in real life and also in film. The new vehicle will arrive soon and it will be as modern as possible for law enforcers. Power details start with a front-wheel-drive 3.5-litre V6 engine for the...
    by Dean at March 15th, 2010 at 09:03 pm
  • Moscow Police Use Operation Human Shield To Stop Criminals Racing Away
    Moscow police have pretty much shown just are crazy they can be at times. The police was forced to apologize to drivers after they ordered them to move into the path of a high-speed vehicle which they were chasing. The police essentially used public cars to stop a criminal. Now, while this might sound like a good idea — the public knew nothing about this. They had...
    by Dean at March 11th, 2010 at 08:03 pm
  • AC Schnitzer Creates The ACS1 Police Car — This Year’s TUNE IT! SAFE! Car
    VDAT, the Association of German Car Tuners has unveiled their brand new BMW 123d Coupe which was created by AC Schnitzer. The ACS1 2.3d will feature an upgraded 2.3-litre diesel engine with 177kW and 480Nm of torque. There will be a six-speed automatic transmission along with a 0-100km/h time of 6.7 seconds. The concept is called the TUNE IT! SAFE!, and it will wear the...
    by Dean at November 30th, 2009 at 08:11 pm
  • Ford Has Said That They Are Looking To Replace The Crime-Fighting Crown Victoria
    Ford announced that they will produce an all-new Police Interceptor which will designed and engineered to replace the legendary Ford Crown Victoria. The American automaker will stop production of the Crown Victoria during late 2011, where the new crime fighter will take the streets. Ford controls about 75 percent of the police pursuit vehicles in the United States,...
    by Dean at November 16th, 2009 at 02:11 pm
  • Details & Images On The New 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Car
    Chevrolet has unveiled their new rear-wheel-drive police car for the next few years. The new 2011 Chevrolet Caprice will replace the old Crown Victoria in 2011. The Caprice will come with two engine choices, a V6 and a V8 layout. Chevy’s new Caprice is based on the Zeta-platform and this is the same platform that underpins the Chevrolet Caprice from the...
    by Dean at October 5th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
  • GM’s New Police Specification Opel Insignia
    The GM Special Vehicles division in the UK have found the cash to release a new police specification version of the Vauxhall Insignia. The police Insignia will be available in four-door sedan, five-door lift back and the Sports Tourer model. There will be three versions of the car, the 2.0-litre 220-hp turbo model, a 260-hp 2.8-litre petrol model with all wheel...
    by Dean at May 15th, 2009 at 01:05 am