Police car

Just in case its Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 isn’t enough to intimidate potential traffic violators, the officers from Dubai Police now have a Ferrari FF among their fleet. Like the Aventador supercar the Dubai Police just acquired, the FF will be used primarily as a deterrent for anyone...

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...

Police in Germany already benefit from BMW 5-Series sedans and wagons in their fleet, but soon they could get a lust-worthy M5 to chase after crims. BMW has unveiled an M5 decked out with police gear, though this one is only a concept. The M5 police car, which is on display at the BMW Welt museum...

In Europe it’s not uncommon to find law enforcement officials rolling around in luxury models like an Audi A6 or BMW 5-Series. Most major automakers overseas offer a series of modifications to their usual fleet aimed at customers looking for a little extra safety, and some, such as BMW, even...

Dodge is introducing a Special Service Durango aimed at police departments, fire departments and fleet sales.

Ford's newest police vehicles use up to 35-percent less fuel at idle, while delivering improved performance.

The city of Chicago has placed the largest order for Ford's new police vehicles to date, purchasing a total of 500 Police Interceptor Sedans and Utilities.

Ram has created a severe-duty pickup truck, designed to meet the needs of police departments, fire departments and other first-responder agencies.

“To Protect and Swerve” is not its title, but a new study suggests tech devices in squad cars pose distractions and contribute to police-involved accidents. Through the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust, Public Safety Administration grad students from St. Mary’s...

If you travel the highways and back roads of Virginia, there's now an added incentive to obey the speed limit - an unnamed police agency has added a 2012 Nissan GT-R to its fleet.

That big, mean Charger grille in your rear-view mirror soon may have more to it that just the authority of the law: it could be packing Mopar upgrades. Chrysler announced today that it will offer Mopar upgrades to both the V-6 and HEMI V-8 versions of the cars. A full 24 Mopar parts and accessories...

The 2011 Lotus Evora S pushes aside Italy's finest supercars to find a spot with the Italian Carabinieri.

We’ve seen plenty of special police cars in the past, including a Lamborghini Gallardo, Porsche 911 and even an impounded Dodge Viper, but the latest is just too cute to ignore. BMW has this week presented the Woodcliff Lake police department in New Jersey with a brand new MINI Cooper. The...

Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] aging Crown Victoria, loyal servant to police forces around the country for the past several decades, is soon to be replaced by a new generation of cop cars such as the Carbon Motors E7, Chevrolet Caprice PPV and the Blue Oval's Interceptor duo. Presented here...

The Holden-built, Commodore-based Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) will be hitting the streets in search of lawbreakers soon, and this video shows the car in testing by U.S. agencies at Firebird International Raceway in Phoenix. In addition to some solid tire-squealing parking lot...

If you're up to no good in the United Kingdom, you may get the chance to experience BMW's latest variations on the X3, X5, 3-Series, and 5-Series first hand. BMW's U.K. arm has just unveiled a slew of new police vehicles for both marked and unmarked use. The latest 5-Series headlines the new Police...

The production of the third installment of the Transformers franchise has suffered another setback this week with one of the stars of the show, the Bumblebee Chevrolet Camaro, getting involved in a crash with a real police vehicle. The accident took place in the heart of Washington DC and involved...