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Title: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Markjay on 01 May 2007, 21:30:56: This is bases on an article from the recent RAC magazine, so if you are an RAC memeber and read their magazine please do not answer... ;)
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Joneyentee on 01 May 2007, 21:36:38: I say the vectra if it's the VXR :)
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: amigov6 on 01 May 2007, 21:36:41: Quote
This is bases on an article from the recent RAC magazine, so if you are an RAC memeber and read their magazine please do not answer... ;)
:DAllegro 1100 panda car ;D
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Taxi_Driver on 01 May 2007, 21:41:30: You wont let me pick 2 MJ.... :(

I dont know.....but i would guess one of the last two options....

Volvos are slow and i took out impreza with a V6 vectra once.... :D
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Markjay on 01 May 2007, 21:52:44: Quote
I say the vectra if it's the VXR :)

It's not...
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Joneyentee on 01 May 2007, 22:07:15: Quote
Volvos are slow ...

I wouldn't say top speed of 155 is that slow :o

What models are the cars they use? I meant there's quite a difference between the Subaru R Sport and the WRX STi for example. Or is that asking too much and making the guess too easy? ;)
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Elite Pete on 01 May 2007, 22:26:12: Ive gone for the itchypussy evo ;)
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Markie on 01 May 2007, 22:27:56: veccy - 3.2 v6 :-/ i note it says fastest, not quickest :-X
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Danny on 01 May 2007, 22:28:30: reviewed as being the fastest 4 door saloons, i also went for the Evo, i suppose it depends on which evo they're using, but then it also it depends on which spec of all the others they use, and how they're modified/tuned for police use

would cops use an evo with a roll cage?
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Markjay on 01 May 2007, 22:32:33: A clue that no doubt will not be missed by our two resident traffic cops - the speed in question is exactly 159mph... ;)
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Joneyentee on 01 May 2007, 23:06:47: Well I think I'm correct in saying the evo IX is 157 mph, the WRX STi is 158, the T5 155 and the Veccy saloon somewhere in the 130 range? But these are standard models not ...
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modified/tuned for police use
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Markjay on 01 May 2007, 23:14:50: Quote
Well I think I'm correct in saying the evo IX is 157 mph, the WRX STi is 158, the T5 155 and the Veccy saloon somewhere in the 130 range? But these are standard models not ...
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modified/tuned for police use

Very close... :y

It has to be PC Mark Milton's 3.2 litre Vauxhall Vectra GSI that was clocked at 159mph....

http://www.radar-detectors.co.uk/news_159mph_police_driver_who_was_cleared_of_speeding.asp
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Big Rod on 02 May 2007, 11:55:12: I know they don't use them now, but Northumberland Police officially clocked a plod spec, (no e/windows, sound deadening, A/C, etc and with manual transmission), Senator at 163 MPH once.
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: bob.dent on 02 May 2007, 12:01:57: If it's the VXR V6 Veccy, it gets my vote - top speed 161MPH I believe.
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: edwardmickey on 02 May 2007, 13:17:44: In order of top speed and accelaration, slowest to fastest, I have found...

Omega 3.0 auto,
Vectra 3.2 manual,
Omega 3.0 manual,
Omega 3.2 manual,
Vectra 2.7 turbo...

The Veccy turbo is just so thirtsy though - hence why they're going.

New Vectra diesels are just arriving now!!
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Paul M on 02 May 2007, 13:50:40: Quote
If it's the VXR V6 Veccy, it gets my vote - top speed 161MPH I believe.

It's not difficult to make a car go quickly in a straight line, however if there were corners involved and I was driving I would NOT want to be in a Vectra :O. To quote Jeremy Clarkson on driving the 2.7 turbo variant: "I don't know why they fit a steering wheel to this car, it doesn't do anything!" Couldn't have put it better myself :D

Both the Evo and WRX STi will obliterate even the VXR Vectra in anything but a straight-line top speed run. T5 Volvo probably not as its handling is rumoured to be pretty wolly too, though I've never driven one.
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 May 2007, 14:44:31: Its a 2.8 Turbo by the way.....also used in the Saab 93 Aero....and a 3.2 non-turbo version in the Alfa...
Title: Re: Which is the fastest Police car in the UK?
Post by: Big Rod on 02 May 2007, 14:48:28: Quote
Its a 2.8 Turbo by the way.....also used in the Saab 93 Aero....and a 3.2 non-turbo version in the Alfa...

Yeah, I had one parked outside my house a couple of days ago when they picked up the Zafira we had on test drive.

Made a lovely noise!! Quite a nice looking piece of kit too.