Police car

Apparently it's not just the Dubai Police force that has the best toys (although their fleet is insanely impressive). Los Angeles just stepped up its fleet game with the addition of a Lamborghini Gallardo. This vehicle and its usage are a donation from Travis and Nathalie Marg, the owners of Light...

While officials in Dubai are known to have deep pockets, there were many that doubted their claims that a Bugatti Veyron supercar would be added to the official fleet of the Dubai Police force. Well, here it is, complete with the white and green livery of the Dubai Police and a flashing light bar...

Not the longest, nor the most action-packed, the Mustang versus Charger car chase in the movie Bullitt is generally regarded as one of the best of all time. It wouldn't have been so great, however, were it set in an Orwellian future Europe where police could shut down cars remotely, eliminating the...

If you're thinking about speeding somewhere in the West Midlands area of the U.K., you might want to think again. Unless you have something that can hit speeds over 207 mph, you don't have much of a chance. That is, of course, if the departments newest fleet acquisition has its sights set on your...

Law enforcement officials are always on the look out for new ways to stop lawbreakers on the run. The current crop of systems are difficult and tricky to use or they simply put the run to an end quickly by way of lethal force. We're caught between a spike strip, the PIT manuever, and a variety of...

It's never easy to create a new version of something that already exists in a given market. Take, for example, the police car. For decades, the Ford Crown Victoria has been the king of the cop cruiser hill. Unfortunately, the Panther platform was retired, which means no new Crown Vics were on the...

The redesigned 2015 Tahoe puts on a police uniform.

The city manager of tony Atherton, California, thinks he'd like some new police cruisers. In fact, George Rodericks suggested to the San Jose Mercury News, "I'd love to see the [Tesla] Model S be used for Atherton's police cars." There are hundreds, if not thousands, of millionaires living in the...

A tuned G63 AMG is the latest addition to the Dubai Police's stable of exotic vehicles.

If you're on the lam, you don't want to see one of these behind you, because it's the fastest police car in America. At least, that's the takeaway from its record cop-car laps at the Michigan State Police Vehicle Evaluation Test and laps at Grattan Raceway. Scoring a time of 1:33.85 in the Michigan...

The growing number of supercars and other exotics being bought by Dubai Police shows no sign of slowing. The latest patrol cars spotted on the beat in the Gulf city are a BMW M6 Gran Coupe and a Ford Mustang, the latter tuned by Roush. Both cars come with a V-8 engine and rear-wheel drive, though...

With the likes of a Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF, and even an Aston Martin One-77 joining the ranks of the Dubai Police fleet, it was only a matter of time until the world’s fastest car, the Bugatti Veyron, donned the outfit’s green and white livery. This isn’t the...

Holden has revealed an updated version of its Caprice sedan, which readers in the U.S. will recognize as the upmarket version of the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV). The car is essentially the long-wheelbase version of Holden’s mainstream Commodore, which itself was recently...

The Dubai Police are amassing quite a stable of amazing rides. They have a Lamborghini Aventador. A Ferrari FF wears the green and white livery. There's even an ultra-rare Aston Martin One-77 that's recently joined the fleet. Both a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and a Bentley Continental GT are said to be...

Just in case a Lamborghini Aventador and Ferrari FF weren’t enough, Dubai Police has gone out and recruited a handful of new supercars for its fleet including a rare Aston Martin One-77. Yes, one of the bespoke Aston Martin supercars, of which only 77 were ever built, will be used for police...

Yes, it’s true. The police in Dubai really do have a Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 among their fleet. Though the Aventador has a top speed of 217 mph, don’t expect Dubai Police to be chasing crims at those speeds, however. The car’s main purpose is to serve as a deterrent for...

In the future, highway patrol vehicles are likely to look a lot different from the police cruisers of today. This year's Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge asked automakers to sketch what the ideal highway patrol vehicle of 2025 might look like, and top honors go to Subaru for its SHARC design...

Every year, the Los Angeles Auto Show offers up its Design Challenge, meant to give attendees a look into the world of automotive design. Last year, the theme was “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car,” and the award went to designers from Smart. This year’s theme was the...

If you make a living as a getaway driver for bank heists, here’s a heads up: Dodge and Ford have both announced upgrades for their line of police sedans, meaning that you’d best be on your “A” game next time you go to work. Dodge has announced that all-wheel-drive (AWD) is...

Though the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is still a couple of months away, one of the highlights of the show, the annual Design Challenge, has been announced, and this year the aim is to come up with the design for the police car of the future. The acclaimed design contents pits independent and...