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The new Astra isn't due to go on sale in Europe until this winter but GM UK Special Vehicles has already introduced a police package for the compact hatch. Vauxhall, which sold more than 900 police Astras in the UK last year, said that it usually takes around six months after launch to bring such a vehicle to the market, but because the hatch is (also) produced in the UK, GM Special Vehicles' engineers were able to speed up the development phase.
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Surely, anyone with an iota of common sense would give it up when surrounded by at least three police vehicles, right? Well, maybe most people but not Alexandra Osteyee-Hoffman. The 28-year old North Carolina woman tried not once, but three times (!)...
- 2011 Chevy Caprice Ppv Gets Stealthy Detective Package
More details about GM's 2011 Chevrolet Caprice police car have been made public through the release of the official technical manual. Skipping the parts on the standard police-spec Caprice that we've already showed you in detail, the manual provides...
- Uk Police Forces To Employ Mitsubishi I-miev, Speed Criminals Rejoice!
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- Gm Launches Police-specification Insignia With Up To 260hp
General Motors' UK Special Vehicles division has pulled the wraps off the all-new police specification version of the Vauxhall Insignia that is available with all three body styles - four-door sedan, five-door liftback and the Sports Tourer estate...
- 2010 Opel Astra: First Official Photos Of Hatch, Gtc Coupe And Estate Models
These are the first full blown photos of GM's all-new Opel / Vauxhall Astra that is destined to make its world debut as a five-door hatchback at the Frankfurt motor show in September 2009. Along with the photos of the five-door model, Opel also released...
Cars
Opel / Vauxhall Dresses New Astra in Police Livery
The new Astra isn't due to go on sale in Europe until this winter but GM UK Special Vehicles has already introduced a police package for the compact hatch. Vauxhall, which sold more than 900 police Astras in the UK last year, said that it usually takes around six months after launch to bring such a vehicle to the market, but because the hatch is (also) produced in the UK, GM Special Vehicles' engineers were able to speed up the development phase.Police departments throughout the UK will be able choose from three 'high visibility' livery options -half, three-quarter or full. In addition to the graphics, the police-spec Astras are equipped with LED lightbars that available in three different widths, while all PTT (Push-to-talk) 999 and at-scene functions have been incorporated into the steering wheel.
Furthermore, the police Astra can be ordered with all communication equipment already installed along with a large 8.4-inch mobile data terminal screen incorporated into the dashboard.
- Where Do You Think You're Going? Woman Tries To Escape Three Times After Being Stopped By Police
Surely, anyone with an iota of common sense would give it up when surrounded by at least three police vehicles, right? Well, maybe most people but not Alexandra Osteyee-Hoffman. The 28-year old North Carolina woman tried not once, but three times (!)...
- 2011 Chevy Caprice Ppv Gets Stealthy Detective Package
More details about GM's 2011 Chevrolet Caprice police car have been made public through the release of the official technical manual. Skipping the parts on the standard police-spec Caprice that we've already showed you in detail, the manual provides...
- Uk Police Forces To Employ Mitsubishi I-miev, Speed Criminals Rejoice!
While police officers in the States are getting ready to welcome the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice, in the UK the boys in blue -well, at least some of them- will soon be cracking down crime with the help (?) of Mitsubishi's all-electric i MiEV. The five-door...
- Gm Launches Police-specification Insignia With Up To 260hp
General Motors' UK Special Vehicles division has pulled the wraps off the all-new police specification version of the Vauxhall Insignia that is available with all three body styles - four-door sedan, five-door liftback and the Sports Tourer estate...
- 2010 Opel Astra: First Official Photos Of Hatch, Gtc Coupe And Estate Models
These are the first full blown photos of GM's all-new Opel / Vauxhall Astra that is destined to make its world debut as a five-door hatchback at the Frankfurt motor show in September 2009. Along with the photos of the five-door model, Opel also released...