UK Cops Are Actually Trialling A V8 Ford Mustang
Whenever we see a sports car or supercar liveried up in UK police colours, we don’t tend to take a whole lot of notice. Why? Because unlike the Dubai Police Force with its fantastically ridiculous supercar fleet, in the UK the closest we normally get is a borrowed car stickered up for a publicity stunt. A Lamborghini Gallardo, a Lotus Evora, even an Ariel Atom - we’ve seen them all undergo temporary rozzer transformations for events and campaigns, so when we saw a Ford Mustang police car last week, we thought it’d be the same deal.
Turns out it is - it’s been created for the 2016 National Association of Police Fleet Managers show (our ticket must have got lost in the post), where it’s displayed amongst other absurdities like a police BMW M2 and a Renault Twizy patrol quadricycle. However, Motoring Research got in touch with Ford UK, and while the show car is for, well, show, there is currently a Ford Mustang GT being assessed by British cops.
It gets better, as apparently several forces are seriously considering the V8 Mustang as an addition to their fleets. You can see why: it’s affordable, fast and relatively simple. It’d be easy to get the cars serviced, too - UK police forces already have thousands of Blue Oval vehicles on their books. And while officials will probably never admit it, the fact a Mustang would make them look a hell of a lot cooler is surely a factor…
Growing up on a diet of World Rally Championship highlights and lengthy Gran Turismo 2 sessions, a life in cars was as good as inevitable for Matt.
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Brings a whole new meaning to crowd control
Still have to get rid of the moustache though
“Excuse me sir, my moustache would like to have a word with you”.
New UK Mustang Police… PROTESTS WILL LAST NO MORE!!
insert hundreds of crowd jokes here
I don’t get two-door police cars for regular/highway policing…how do they arrest the perp? There’s very little room for a passenger + all the cop equipment.
Except for those special one-offs that are used for organ transport or something.
They’d be mainly motorway (highway) cars then they’d call for assistance to put them in if they arrested them
Are you missing the undercover one just in front of it? An undercover mustang would be deadly, because what british person would look at a mustang and think ‘is that an undercover cop?’
The new intercepting technique is ramming into the suspect vehicle
Officers have been doing that for years. They’re trained to ram them in such a way that they’ll be okay but cause the perp’s car to spin.
I can imagine a conversation between thugs or just someone who uses a lot of street language
Guy 1 - “Oh Sh@# it’s the Five-O!”
Guy 2 - “Don’t you mean 5.0?”
Guy 1 - “What???”
Guy 2 - “They’re driving a mustang…it has a five liter v8.”
Guy 1 - “Dude, you need to get a life and stop being such a nerd.”
What happens if police runs someone over? Do they go to jail or something?
Crowds! No.problem!