The Coolest Cop Cars
While Indian police is still struggling to phase out their Gypsy’s, police contingents the world over are taking Porsches, Bugattis and Ferraris for a spin…
Dubai police
The country of the richest of the rich has just incorporated the Brabus B63S-700 Widestar to its police fleet. The police in Dubai already have Carbon Motors E7, Nissan GT-R, Ferrari FF, Lamborghini Aventador and an Aston Martin One-77 in their fleet. Some of the cheaper cars that their cops drive are the Hyundai Genesis, Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Bentley Continental GT, BMW M6 and the Mercedes Benz SLS AMG.
Lamborghini Aventador
Price: ₹5.05 - 5.62 cr; 0-100 kmph: 3 seconds; CC: 6500; Top Speed: 350 Kmph; Max power: 700 Bhp; Max torque: 690 Nm
Aston Martin One-77
Price: ₹2 cr; 0-100 kmph: 3.7 seconds; CC: 7300; Top Speed: 320 Kmph; Max power: 750 Bhp; Max torque: 750 Nm
Carbon Motors E7
Price: $80,000 (2008 est); 0-100 kmph: 6.5 seconds; CC: 3000; Top Speed: 250 Kmph; Max power: 300 Bhp; Max torque: 570 Nm
Ferrari FF
Price: ₹1.53 crore; 0-100 kmph: 3.7 seconds; CC: 6262; Top Speed: 335 Kmph; Max power: 650 Bhp; Max torque: 683 Nm
Qatar: Bugatti Veyrons
The cops here get to drive Bugatti Veyrons, but they are known for their love for Porsche sports cars. These premium cars are not used for some GTA type chases, but for patrolling the streets.
South Africa: Lamborghini Gallardo
Considering the high crime rate here, the South African police have incorporated Lamborghini Gallardos in their fleet. They have both the manual and automatic variants.
Italy: Lamborghini Gallardo
Just like South African police, even the Italy Police drives Lamborgini Gallardos, which is a brand developed in the country itself. As a policy, Italian police uses only homegrown cars.
Germany: Merc Brabus Rocket CLS
The Germans, like the Italians, believe in their own brands, so they use Mercedes Benz Brabus Rocket CLS, which was declared the fastest street legal salon in 2006. It’s the fastest police car in the world as well.
England: Lamborghini Gallardo
The police force drives everything from small family cars like the Ford Focus, Hyundai i30, Peugeot 308 and the Vauxhall Astra to BMW 3 Series, the Vauxhall Vectra, BMW 330 Diesel and Volvo V70.
USA: Dodge Charger
The best officers in New York and several other states in America drive a Dodge Charger, which is loaded with either a 5.7-liter EZD HEMI or a 6.4-liter ESG HEMI V8 engine and can accelerate from zero to 60 miles per hour in just 4.3 seconds.
Australia: Lotus Exige
The Oz police uses the coupe version of the two-seater two-door Lotus Exige. This sports car has a 1.8-liter Toyota supercharged I4 engine combined with a six-speed manual transmission system, and can zoom from zero to 60 in 3.88 seconds.
Austria: Porsche 911
It’s not just cars like the Porsche 911 that the Austrian police are known for, they also have a fleet of expensive bikes.
Desi drive
A look at the vehicles that Indian police gets to drive.
- Delhi Police: Chevrolet Tavera
- Delhi Police: Toyota Innova
- Agra Police: Honda CBR
- Mumbai Police: Mahindra Jeep
- Tamil Nadu Police: Hyundai Accent
From the December 2013 issue of FHM India.
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