The fastest police cars

[comiso90]

Bravado and bragging rights if you ask me:

There is fierce competition for the world's fastest police car with the Italians and Germans vying for the title. Up until now the police prix d'or has been held by a Lamborghini Gallardo which an Italian police patrol is using on the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway. It is capable of hitting a top speed of 192mph, which is probably ample to keep up with the most reckless of motorists

The world's fastest police cars

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[Matt308]

That's hilarious.

But I gotta love the Dodge Charger/Challenger that I see around here. Perhaps not the most fast, but certainly gets a "cool" factor.

 

[muller]

Over here

 

[comiso90]

Muller:
Matt: yeah, I agree. Those big rims make it look mean

 

[Amsel]

Looks nice too.

 

[Lucky13]

None of todays Police cars look as bad *ss as they did in the 50's and 60's me think....8)

 

[Messy1]

Some of my favorites there Lucky. I was thinking the same thing when I first read this post!

 

[Lucky13]

The buzz of a V10 or V12 are nice but nothing compared to 7 litre V8 at full throttle.... That's the sound that could start a volcanic eruption!

 

[HoHun]

Hi Lucky,

>None of todays Police cars look as bad *ss as they did in the 50's and 60's me think....8)

I conclude: the space-time continuum is not homogeneous ...

Der VW-Käfer des PMC-Marburg

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Always was a fan of the crown vic.

 

[Amsel]

Always was a fan of the crown vic.

Those are fast as hell. The Interceptor package.

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Yep, I remember my grandpa talking about them, I think it was 120 Mph for standard, and even more if needed.

 

[Colin1]

Yeah well
I can't see your fancy Lambourghini Gallardo keeping pace with this

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[mkloby]

Matt - the Charger does look pretty bad*ss!

 

[Lucky13]

Was any of the Mopar police cars ever equipped the Hemi, or was it "only" the 440?

 

[Messy1]

I don't think the Hemi made it into too many police cars, the price alone would put it out of most budgets I would think. It may have made its way into a few, especially the first generation motor. Also the Hemi was notoriously hard to keep in tune on a street/strip car, so I am sure the daily mileage and wear and tear in a police car would have made it a mechanics nightmare! The 440 was almost as strong of a motor, and a much more reliable package for everyday use.

 

[Messy1]

Here's a pretty good short history with a decent amount of info Lucky on the Mopar patrol cars.

History of Mopar squads (Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge police cars)

 

[Lucky13]

Thanks mate!

 

[B-17engineer]

My dad's police station has Dodge Chargers and Crown Vic's the Crown Vic's are more traditional though. My dad also said he prefers the Crown Vic because it has a lot more room. That is a car and one of the officers who work in my dad's department

 

[Vassili Zaitzev]

Cool B-17!