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Best police cars: 2011 Lotus Evora for West Midlands UK police force

Elodie — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:24:07 +0000

If ever you have a heavy foot on the gas pedal, be careful when you are on the roads of West Midlands in the United Kingdom. Unless you are driving a supercar better than the 2011 Evora from Lotus, you cannot surely outrun the higway patrols. If you are on the daring side and opt for a chase, be ready to receive a traffic violation ticket plus multiple charges.

Surely, the Lotus Evora police car will not stay long in your mirrors cause at 280 horsepower, it can easily outpace whatever you are driving. The supercool Lotus police vehicle was donated by the car manufacturer to the UK police force during the Autosport international auto show. The speed monster police cars will patrol the 450-mile stretch of highway in the West Midlands plus major thoroughfares like the M2, M5, and M6 motorways.

When you look at the 2011 Evora police car, the looks have not been changed much except for the obvious police livery, lights, and badges. Lotus did not release details about the interiors of the police car but we are pretty sure it comes fully equipped with law enforcement must haves like radar guns, computer, holsters, and of course coffee cup holders.

The Evora will be the fastest law enforcement car in the UK with its monstrous 280 horsepower coming from its V6 3.5L engine. It can blast from 0 to 60 in a matter of 5 seconds. It can hit a top speed of 168 mph. The Lotus Evora has a tag price of around $80,000.

Police department of Herndon, Virginia gets two Volkswagen Passats

Elodie — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:18:09 +0000

The town of Herndon in Virginia gets from Volkswagen America two Passats to beef up the tools of the local authorities. The vehicles were turned over to the mayor of Herndon during a special ceremony held at the Depot Main Stage.

It has been a tradition for carmakers to give to the local police vehicles which they can use where they have factories, and Volkswagen is one of those car manufacturers which follow this practice. Volkswagen moved from Michigan to Virginia and the police benefited with a Passat wagon and a modified sedan.

The 2.0L TSI inline four was tweaked so it can live up to its role. Its output was raised from 200 horsepower to 250 hp and its torque from 207 pound-feet to 299 lb-ft.

The police cars also get a the bigger brakes used for the V6 3.6L versions and also 18-inch rims hugged by performance tires from Pirelli.

FMS Automotive custom made enclosures for the police communication gears so they will look as standard to the Passat. You can not tell that these Passats are vehicles of the local constabulary since they look like another VW Passat on the road unless you have the sirens and lights blaring.

Volkswagen has not made any statement if it has plans of getting into the police car market but with the US built Passats coming by 2011, it may be safe to say that they will give it a shot.

Some of Belgium’s finest police cars

CopCarMan — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:51:27 +0000

I have a feeling that Lamborghini might be a photoshop/fake, but the others are real for sure. These cars are creating a great deal of controversy in Belgium, as quite a few people feel their government is throwing money around in the middle of a crisis.

Not sure I disagree with the people there, but some great cop cars none the less!