New Cop Cars??

[sol]

I was listening to a talkback show on the radio early this morning and they were discussing what sort of cars the cops would get once Holden and Ford closed their factories.
Some were saying Pontiacs some said Chryslers.
It'll be interesting to see what we get

     

[oldmate]

Here on the coast there is heaps of toyotas already. I reckon that way, but what about the highway guys? They would need a bit more get up I reckon. Will be interesting to see

[dales133]

I hope they dont use GM or Ford,govt should boycott the bastards for pulling out

[GeoffA]

They've all pulled out at some point......

[dales133]

Plenty of manufacturers to choose from.
Just saw on ABC they maybe keeping the SA holden plant going

[oldmate]

They had to pull out. Other wise they would have had a shed full of staff, with no money to pay them. It's all our fault for buying toyotas, nissans, hyundias etc.

I wonder down at the local ford and Gm plants, how many ford and gms are parked in the staff car park??

Go to Lithgow at the moment.  1 whole power station closed. The life and blood of that area, from staff that worked there to the coal mine across the rd that feed it.  Then go for a drive around town and look at every single miners are station workers roof.  Covered in solar. I guess with all the solar feeding the grid, they are able to save money and close a power station??

And it's just to god dam expensive to manufacture in Australia.

But yeah I think the govt has done enough of supporting Gm and ford through money to keep the plants going. Let a dead dog die!!

[Black Diamond]

They had to pull out. Other wise they would have had a shed full of staff, with no money to pay them. It's all our fault for buying toyotas, nissans, hyundias etc.

I wonder down at the local ford and Gm plants, how many ford and gms are parked in the staff car park??

Go to Lithgow at the moment.  1 whole power station closed. The life and blood of that area, from staff that worked there to the coal mine across the rd that feed it.  Then go for a drive around town and look at every single miners are station workers roof.  Covered in solar. I guess with all the solar feeding the grid, they are able to save money and close a power station??

And it's just to god dam expensive to manufacture in Australia.

But yeah I think the govt has done enough of supporting Gm and ford through money to keep the plants going. Let a dead dog die!!

Bang on ole mate it's all too common

[D4D]

Merc, Audi & BMW all have LE spec vehicles and are pitching for the contracts. I assume the new strategy will be to buy an LE spec vehicle rather than having to design and build it locally.

[sol]

Are the yanks using Holdens over there for their pursuit cars?

       

[tk421]

Mustang V8 cop cars? 

There's plenty of cars out there for general duties and for the highway guys there are plenty fast big cars if that's what they need. BMW 5 series, Audi S3. Volvo do some very quick cars V60/S60/80.

Mercedes/Audi/BMW/Volvo and Chrysler are all submitting proposals. The reality is there aren't that many high speed chases that need big v8's anymore. The Volvo S60 T6 tops out at 260km/h (2km/h faster than an SS) and with similar 0-100 times

[D4D]

Fuji in a Volvo, I'd like to see that

[areyonga]

Maybe these,   Capable of a top speed of 407kph, the 16-cylinder Veyron boasts 1,200 horsepower, allowing it to reach 100kph in 2.5 seconds.

[KingBilly]

Considering that Queensland has a no pursuit policy, any vehicle will be acceptable.  Most of the general duties vehicles are being swapped over to Hyundai vans, seats 5 plus a prisoner pod in the back.

KB

[BigJules]

Just put a green P plate on whatever it is; they're the fastest bloody cars I've ever seen. Except on freeways and highways, so perfect.

[Goose]

It's all our fault for buying toyotas, nissans, hyundias etc.

No not really. I don't think everyday Australians should be made to shoulder any kind of guilt or fault for the demise of our car industry. If anything, the car industry should be thanking us for propping them up as long as we did. These are profit-driven billion-dollar companies, not helpless victims.

The reasons why they failed are well understood and well discussed, so i won't go into them. But at no point will i feel any kind of guilt or accept any kind of fault when they finally close shop. If they wanted to stay in business they should have produced vehicles that were better aligned to what Australian buyers wanted. Doing so would have been reflected in growing sales in the ever expanding new car market.  Its what the toyotas, nissans, hyundias etc did and they all bigger than ever.

[BigJules]

Hmm, I tend to agree with old mate. Aussies fell for the bs about fuel economy and stopped buying cars made in Australia for Australia and Australians. We have an FG Falcon G6, and it is so good, especially for what it cost. Of course the joke is on us, because Ford themselves wouldn't back it up on resale.

[Bird]

http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/moves-afoot-to-develop-national-police-car-20160120-gm9s90.html

[muzza01]

Just put a green P plate on whatever it is; they're the fastest bloody cars I've ever seen. Except on freeways and highways, so perfect.

pmsl

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Are the yanks using Holdens over there for their pursuit cars?

       

Yes, the Statesman. Have been importing Holdens for about 10 years I think

http://www.government-fleet.com/news/story/2013/12/gm-aussie-exit-has-no-immediate-effect-on-caprice-ppv.aspx

[Wazza999]

The ACT Police arm of the AFP were trialling the V8 Volvos at one point.

[Tim - Stratford]

The replacement 4wd's need a bit of thought too. The 200 just got scrapped from Vicpol with the new upgrade due to front end weight, hopefully this is rectified soon. Not sure if the Territory's will be replaced with an Everest or a US model that was spotted being tested in Melbourne last week. Couldn't see the Mustang, Merc or Beamer getting up Billy Goats or into Wonnangatta too often....although it is surprising where a police car will go. 

[tk421]

The replacement 4wd's need a bit of thought too. The 200 just got scrapped from Vicpol with the new upgrade due to front end weight, hopefully this is rectified soon. Not sure if the Territory's will be replaced with an Everest or a US model that was spotted being tested in Melbourne last week. Couldn't see the Mustang, Merc or Beamer getting up Billy Goats or into Wonnangatta too often....although it is surprising where a police car will go. 

Only one choice really:

[Tim - Stratford]

^^^ Saves dropping tyre pressure and fitting chains! 

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Some were saying Pontiacs some said Chryslers.

Pretty sure it won't be Pontiac 

[Bird]

Pretty sure it won't be Pontiac 

Pontiac G8 on the job...