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.
Visited the #NAPFM2016 earlier today. Some nice motors on display @BMW @FordMustangpic.twitter.com/FGVZS1S4ZW;— northants_rpu
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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Wouldn’t say it’s the best response to the London riots…
Crowd control at its best
Normal police cars:
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Mustang police cars
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see one of these at a car meet to disperse and there’ll be a 2fast 2furious style scramble baby….a big one!
Well, the best they can do is teach it how to turn.
So we’re not going to get pulled over by the police anymore, we’re going to get run over by them.
I sincerely hope the Stang’s Murican Senses turn the Crowd Control on nearby ISIS members masquerading as Syrian Refugees. 88MPH oughta send em’ back to Allah.
I thought they had Wrx’s
(If you know what movie I’m talking about, you’ll get a cookie
Is the movie hot fuzz?
Protect and swerve.
ME ASTRA DIESEL KAHN OUT RUN A FOOKIN LAMBOGHINI YE DECKHEAD