Originally Posted By: Wolf359
Originally Posted By: pbm
Originally Posted By: Claud
For fast patrol work the UK forces favor Subaru's and BMW X5's at the moment.
A combination of practicality, whole life costs - closely coupled with reliability, and operator friendliness are behind the purchasing decisions.
Things have moved on since the Fords (UK built Zephyrs), Jaguars and Rovers (Ex Buick V8 powered) I remember from my youth....
Performance, enough space for the equipment, and reliability have always been the main requirements. I would suggest that has always been the case throughout the world for suitable Police cars, with pressure to buy from home manufacturers as well.
Claud.
It's sad that the UK has no 'domestic' cars capable of police work...well at least they have the 'Royal Family'.....
I'm not sure that it's a bad thing. Before all the UK cars disappeared, they didn't have a very good reputation.
Sadly, you are quite right. Nissan, Toyota, and Honda are the largest volume car producers in the UK now. Amazingly they match the Japanese factories for build quality.
Claud.