Posts Tagged ‘police car’

Microsoft launches new Clearflow traffic avoidance system

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Eric Horvitz is the president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, as well as being an AI researcher at Microsoft. When stuck in traffic one day in Seattle, he asked his nav system to reroute him via side streets, and the result was worse than being stuck on the highway......

General Lee No. 1 to appear in April’s DuPont Registry

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Bummed that you missed out on John Schneider's (aka: Bo Duke) personal General Lee when it sold at Barret Jackson earlier this year for $450,000? Well, we've got good news for you then, as LEE 1 is scheduled to appear in the April issue of DuPont Registry with an as-yet unknown price tag attached. I......

Speeders are screwed! Caparo T1 police edition

Saturday, August 25th, 2007
You feelin' lucky, punk? Don't even think about trying your luck in London with this Caparo T1 police car on the prowl. It will run you down faster than a cheetah does a gazelle, that is, if it doesn't burst into flames first. Top Gear reports that the car will obviously not be pressed into service,......

Dutch fuzz get an E92 BMW M3 Coupe

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Click image for galleryDutch speeders take note: the police have a new weapon in which to chase you down and write you tickets. And with its 420-horsepower V8, it's more than capable as a pursuit vehicle. The car, of course, is the new 2008 BMW M3, and if the burnout shot at right is any indication,......

Calling all cars: Carbon Motors purpose-built police car

Monday, July 16th, 2007
Checker did it with taxi cabs a generation and a half ago, but since then, purpose-built working cars haven't been produced in mass quantities. Carbon Motors thinks it's about time the fuzz get their own purpose-built ride, instead of being forced to modify a civilian car. Law enforcement agencies h......

New Volvo V70 Police Car debuts in UK

Sunday, June 10th, 2007
click above image for high-res galleryWhile Michigan cops are switching over from Crown Vics to Impalas, the UK police are holding fast with their police cruisers and have debuted the redesigned Volvo V70 in police spec with a new livery. Volvo touts the V70's interior space and increased payload ca......

Aussie police get Jeep Wrangler CRD

Thursday, May 31st, 2007
Click image for galleryIn Australia, the Victoria Police have acquired a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport powered by the available 2.8L CRD. The off-roader is essentially a special-use vehicle that will be used around Melbourne and other venues to help promote a snow safety campaign during the ski seas......

2008 Saleen S302 Extreme with 600+ HP arrives late summer

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007
Click above for small high-res gallery of Barricade Saleen is still celebrating its high-profile involvement with the summer blockbuster Transformers movie, the highlight of which for us was seeing the Decepticon Barricade, a Saleen S281 Extreme, throw down with Bumblebee, a Chevy Camaro Concept. As......

Top 9 Emergency Service Vehicles from around the world

Friday, April 20th, 2007
For would-be criminals, the police supercar is a bit of a paradox. Unless you have some serious get-away hardware, there is no freaking chance that you're going to outrun, say, a Lamborghini Gallardo "fuzz edition." On the Yang side, an officer would have to have some serious fortitude to cut you of......

Sydney Police get new Lotus Exige cruiser

Sunday, March 18th, 2007
During the early nineties, some police forces in the US used 5.0L Mustangs and Camaros as pursuit cars. In other parts of the world some cops have been fortunate enough to have access to Lamborghini Gallardos and Ferrari 612s. Now the police in Sydney Australia have a new Lotus Exige to play with. L......