Nobody ever said you had to be a genius to be a police officer. But then again, being stupid isn’t part of the job description either.
That’s the prevailing thought on British police officers these days. The bad thing is, it’s not as if they’re being asked to solve global warming or world hunger, but rather, just put the right type of fuel in their patrol cars.
In the past three years, British police officers have confused the type of fuel they put in their cars a total of 4,709 times. If basic mathematics isn’t a problem for you, you’d know that that’s about four patrol cars per day.
The problem with putting the wrong fuel type not only means that the fuel – already expensive, in its own right – has to be drained. In addition to that, the unfortunate engines that have been filled with the wrong fuel are subjected to repairs, further increasing the bills that, incidentally, tax payers have to pay.
If you’re a British taxpayer, that’s not a very comforting fact to face. You pay taxes just so these people have the money to fix their idiocy. While you’re at it, why not just send these cops to school!
Watch out British bad guys, because the fuzz is after you, in style. Jaguar has just released their first ever, police spec XF. With an average fuel economy of 42 MPG, this diesel powered Jaguar XF is the perfect vehicle for outlasting criminals in a high speed pursuit. The 3.0 Liter turbo diesel V6 makes around 270 HP and is enough to launch the police cruiser from 0 to 60 MPH in just 5.9 seconds. The police spec XF was chosen due to the vehicle’s very high level of performance and handling, as well as safety and comfort. Geoff Cousins, UK Managing Director for Jaguar Cars, said that “Police forces are looking for vehicles that represent value for money, have good environmental credentials and deliver the power and performance required of a pursuit vehicle.”
Although it’s not quite a pursuit Lamborghini Gallardo, this Jaguar XF is enough to make me think twice about speeding through the U.K.
If you are from the U.K. you’ve got another thing to look out for on the roads, because the new Insignia is also being offered in a police package. The English automaker Vauxhall is now offering three different power options for official use: a 2.0 Liter 220 HP turbocharged version, a 2.8 Liter 260 HP V6 with all-wheel-drive and a 160 HP 2.0CDTi turbo diesel. The Insignia patrol car will be made as both a sedan and station wagon.
What sets the Police Insignia apart from the rest of the Vauxhall crowd are: Mobile Data Terminal cameras, Automatic Number Plate Recognition system, light bar on the roof shining 360 degrees of blue, spot lights, sirens and full communications radio equipment.
Whatever you do, don’t compliment the bobby on his Opel!
Everybody’s favorite chain smoking tuner, "Smokey" Nagata, the owner of the Japanese tuning house Top Secret likes to travel the world, and bring his high horsepower machines along with him to do some top speed testing. Unfortunately the runs don’t always go off without a hitch, like when he brought his signature gold Supra to the U.K.
Check out the video after the jump to see Smokey’s 400 km/h run at the Nardo test track.
A while ago there were some countries in Europe used the Porsche 911 to track down speedy offenders. This was particularly effective in Porsche’s home country of Germany, where the limitless autobahn needed a quick car to track down non-speed based offenders. But are the bad guys getting away so fast in Alabama that it really needs its own 911 police car?
While it probably doesn’t take a Porsche to catch a ‘jacked-up’ truck, the latest addition to the Hoover, Alabama (just outside of Birmingham) Police fleet still serves a good purpose. The car is from a drug seizure, and Chief Nick Derzis said the Porsche will be taken to schools and special events. "There is so much dramatization of drug dealers, fast colors, money," Derzis said. "I think this is the perfect result that you will see, if you’re doing something like that and we can prove it, we can seize your automobile as this Porsche has been seized."
The Hoover PD isn’t just using this for public relations; this 911 is a fully functioning police car. So remember to slow down while going through the Birmingham area unless you want to see this Porsche up close.
In Italy, they even catch their criminals with a little passion and soul. Lamborghini unveiled today the Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia that replaces the previous Gallardo in use by the Italian police force since 2004. The car has a 560 hp engine and can reach speeds of up to 203 mph. It’s almost enough to make you want to do a crime just so you can go for a ride.
This is more than just a Gallardo with a light bar and a paint job. The cabin of the super sports car is fitted with the latest advancements in police technology to immediately document the evidence of any transgression. This includes video, computer, radio and GPS systems that can work together to pinpoint the criminals and send data to the relevant police station.
Now all they need is a better slogan. How about, "Polizia: In Jail They Can’t Hear You Scream." (Thank you Mr. Clarkson.)
In a time when big cars seem to be out of fashion, it seems one company is looking to begin making its own large sedan for a very exclusive list of clients. How exclusive? Unless your name is Uncle Sam, you can’t get one.
Carbon Motors is introducing a model called the E7 that will be sold exclusively to law enforcement agencies. Although this concept has been around for about a year, it looks like the car is getting closer to production. While the company is still looking for investors, a prototype will begin touring the country later this month.
Part of why Carbon Motors wants to start this program is so they can buy back the cars and recycle them. “Today the criminal element is buying these cars because they still look like police cars,” said William Santana Li, CEO of Carbon Motors Corp. By taking them back, Carbon will have better control of where police and government agency cars end their life.
Although Carbon Motors will likely be taking sales away from the Detroit manufactures, Carbon says it has a good relationship with the auto manufacturers and will likely rely on them for engines. Carbon claims that the volume for these cars are about 10,000 to 80,000 per year, and that some of the major manufactures are happy to have Carbon focus on the lower-profit niche market of law enforcement vehicles. If all goes right, the E7 should be on the streets and bustin’ heads by 2012.
Our friend Gregg at WreckedExotics, just sent us some pictures and a video taken on the set of a video commercial where a Pontiac GTO is wrecked whole landing in the street of San Francisco... Bullit style!
We have no idea yet who is behind all this but the poor GTO certainly made its last jump. The video shows how both stunt men can barely control their car after the landing. Let’s just hope it is not a Prius commercial showing the death of the V8!
Visitors at today’s GreenFleet Arrive ‘n’ Drive event at Rockingham are able to experience an impressive range of Volvo cars, including the new Volvo V70 2.5 FlexiFuel Turbo (FT) 200bhp police car, developed by Volvo to the specific requirements of the Emergency Services as part of its environmentally-friendly FlexiFuel offer. Joining this new model at the event is the C30 SportsCoupe, S40 saloon and V50 Sportswagon, all equipped with Volvo’s 1.8 FlexiFuel engine, and the Volvo V70 2.0 FlexiFuel estate.
The new Volvo V70 2.5FT model is available to order in June 2008 and combines all the established benefits of Volvo’s unique V70 Police Specification build with the environmental consciousness of a FlexiFuel engine which, thanks to its turbo-charged power, means no compromise on performance either. The V70 2.5FT produces 300Nm of torque at 1500-4500rpm, a top speed of 130mph and 0 to 60mph in 7.6 seconds.
Jimmy Justice is a guy that walks on the streets of NYC with a camera, filming the infractions made by the traffic police.
In the first part of the video, you can see a traffic police car, blocking a Fire Hydrant, when she stopped to buy something to eat.
Well, in that, its not such a big deal, but if u consider that in front of there is a building that is on fire, and that fireman cant get to the hydrant, i think i would get as pissed as he was.
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