I'm definately am going to use the shelby as a cop car, only problem is that it has a lot of oversteer
Yeah, that Shelby's a sledgehammer to a 458 Italia's scalpel. I'd suggest using it on the highway, where its power should make up for handling deficits. Anyway, back to the show.
Officer Hound here with my second update. And if you thought the Americans were messy with their civil war, you might find die Deutschen giving them a run for their money!
Audi hasn't really unveiled anything new, but their current lineup is solid. The TTS does battle with the 135i in the Urban Pursuit Vehicle category, the RS6 combines space with power and weight, and two versions of the R8 ensure the high speed sections are covered. Indeed, the VW group seems to be strong in the cop car sector with Audi making up the bulk of police sales and Lamborghini adding to an already strong lineup (but I'll cover that in another post), and speculation that the
Golf R will be deployed to battle the Focus ST, things are looking good. And the VW group are even clearing the
Bugatti Veyron(!) for police service, for suspects so fast nothing else comes close. I'd understand if few departments are willing to shell out for such a brutal hypercar though.
BMW are also sticking with their current lineup, the 135i, M3 and M5 covering all the bases. There are rumors, however, that BMW are currently pushing ahead with developing their new
M4 Coupe as a potential replacement for the ageing M3. Expect to see the twin turbo, 430hp coupe enforcing the law soon.
Mercedes-Benz completes the German big three, the C63 AMG and SLS AMG models especially suited to highway patrol. While initial rumors speculated Mercedes would be bringing out their new E63 and A45 AMG models, there's been no sight of them yet.
Indeed it seems that the Germans are happy with what they are currently offering. As the old saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." In an increasingly competitive police car market though, offering the same lineup as they were one or two years ago may go down well with officers used to the cars on offer, no-one knows how this will affect sales. Next time, I investigate the new cop cars from Italy.
