Jaguar UK launches new police package for XF
The long arm of the law now has a cat to stroke with Jaguar's creation of a high performance police pursuit vehicle. It hasn't been commissioned by forces yet, but is apparently under evaluation by UK authorities across the country. The model in question is the new twin-turbo XF Diesel S, a 3.0-liter unit pumping out 275 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque, while still returning 42 British mpg.
The police version XF gets a "police pack" electronics package to power equipment, the radio, and enough lights for several Heathrow runways: a roof-mounted light bar with 3600 light elements, side alley lights, blue and white strobing LEDs in the grille and blue flashing LEDs along the side of the car, along with blue and red flashing LED lights in the rear light clusters. If you ask us, this beats a Ford Crown Vic any day of the week.
[Source: Jaguar]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Tomac 4:36PM (5/27/2009)
Apparently the British economy is fairing better than that in the U.S.
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Mattias 4:41PM (5/27/2009)
Here in germany we have lots of 5series BMW as police cars. They are about the same price range as the XF. In Bavaria you even find lots of E38 seven series BMW in the typical green white livery.
Bloke 4:46PM (5/27/2009)
In the UK, each county contracts with manufacturers for its police/emergency services vehicles. As a result, many manufacturers are consulted. Ford Fiesta & Focus and Vauxhall Astra models are popular as urban patrol cars, while Jaguars, Volvo V70s, Range Rovers and BMW 5-series are common high-speed motorway patrol vehicles.
Motor_Yakuza 4:36PM (5/27/2009)
The brits need to do something with their police cars, this decals they are using look so cheap and flashy.
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Bloke 4:47PM (5/27/2009)
They work fine in this country as intended, thank you.
Sam Gross 5:19PM (5/27/2009)
They prevent the cars from being T-boned at intersections, the decals are passive, high-reflectivity forms of lightbars.
Shiftright 6:04PM (5/27/2009)
I like the UK graphics. Much more modern and clean than some of the way cheesy schemes on our state and local cruisers.
Mike P. 6:08PM (5/27/2009)
I like them too. They're quite high-vis and stand out, especially on a rainy grey motorway. But I also like North American style graphics. If we tried Euro-style graphics in N.A., you'd mix the police cars up with rent-a-cop cars and taxis.
Rich 6:13PM (5/27/2009)
Pah. US police graphics are all bad drop shadows in the colors of the French flag.
Andrew 6:18PM (5/27/2009)
The design is the new standard for European emergency and police vehicles. It was introduced only a short while ago. It can now be found in many European countries.
Motor_Yakuza 6:32PM (5/27/2009)
How's this for clean designs....
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_gTzq72C9wFQ/SCsQi00M8AI/AAAAAAAAMw8/9zKJGXpz88s/0076_002b%5B1%5D.jpg
http://graphics10.nytimes.com/images/2006/08/21/nyregion/21cars.xlarge1.jpg
http://code3.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/800px-mazda_rx-8_police_car_in_tokyo.jpg
All this cars look pretty cool and clean to me.. On the other hand in the UK, they put some ugly decals on a car, no mater what the color that car is, white, silver, black, gray...etc, and they got a police car on the outside. I got an idea, they can blend some red and green in in that decal and we have a perfect police car.
CarlosMC 9:31PM (5/27/2009)
@Andrew:
I've never heard about any of that before - I know about medical emergency/ambulances (lemon yellow, which we use), but nothing else.
Harrison 4:42PM (5/27/2009)
Wow, this Jaguar is amazing! I want one!
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Rich 6:19PM (5/27/2009)
Keep driving like that and you'll end up in one.
Harrison 9:11PM (5/27/2009)
I hope not, I can't drive anyway. I don't have a license yet, only my permit. (And it's expired)
Richard 4:46PM (5/27/2009)
Remember that a huge percentage of the cost of the XF and 5 series in the 'States is US import tax! The other interesting point is the diesel engine - its funny how many people over here still maintain that diesels "couldn't work," even though they seem to be just fine everywhere else :)
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dukeisduke 4:54PM (5/27/2009)
What import tax? So the XF is as cheap as a Crown Vic or a Charger over there?
Mattias 5:09PM (5/27/2009)
> So the XF is as cheap as a Crown Vic or a Charger over there?
Purchas power parity adjusted: hell, yes, even cheaper.
Richard 6:22PM (5/27/2009)
Put it this way - the cars that are used in taxi and police fleets in Europe would almost all be considered "entry luxury" over here. Its a really sad state of affairs that, even under those conditions, the "Big 3" haven't been able to compete worth a damn.
Erik 4:55PM (5/27/2009)
What is the benifit of buying an expenive luxury car as a police cruiser?
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