991 Police car
09-29-2014, 03:58 AM
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991 Police car
Cops there Tops................
Fast and furious 911 Carrera joins NSW police force, but it's unlikely to chase crims
The New South Wales Police has taken delivery of a brand-new Porsche 911 Carrera, kitted out in full police livery, including obligatory red and blue LED roof lights.
It is the second Porsche NSW Police has been provided, after the Panamera in 2012, and the first time the boys in blue have had a Porsche 911 coupe at their disposal.
The two-door 911 Carrera is propelled by a rear-mounted 257 kW six-cylinder boxer engine that gives the car plenty of pep – it dashes from 0-100km/h) in 4.8 seconds. Despite its rapidity, the Police Porker is unlikely to be used as a pursuit car, instead employed to "break the ice" between cops and young, disadvantaged youth.
"Although the 911 might make an ideal Police response car in some people's eyes, the true value of the sporty Carrera in police decals is that it will draw attention and curiosity with younger folk especially, which is exactly what we aim to achieve," observes NSW Police Force Superintendent Alan Sicard.
It's also very difficult to retro-fit the interior of a Porsche 911 to carry the significant amount of police equipment that is standard issue on highway patrol cars.
The design of Police decals on the car were courtesy of NSW high schools, universities and tertiary campuses, and what you see in the photos was inspired by almost 60 public entries to design the bold livery.
Developed to engage the community, the Porsche 911 police car project will follow in the Panamera's footsteps, that car having already attended more than 300 community events, and always a talking point.
"Swapping into an eye-catching 911 Carrera will up the ante [over the Panamera] to become an even more effective means to enable social dialogue," said Sicard.
"The last two years we have sought to create a unique programme where we could effectively engage our community on a regular basis," he noted, adding that a strong social media campaign has also buoyed the project.
NSW Police claims that almost one million hits on its official Facebook page can be directly related to the Porsche.
Porsche Cars Australia provides the vehicle to NSW Police Force's Harbourside Local Area Command, and it is shared with other Commands. The 911 is still serviced, operated and owned by Porsche.
The only things NSW Police pay for are fuel and tollway costs.
Fast and furious 911 Carrera joins NSW police force, but it's unlikely to chase crims
The New South Wales Police has taken delivery of a brand-new Porsche 911 Carrera, kitted out in full police livery, including obligatory red and blue LED roof lights.
It is the second Porsche NSW Police has been provided, after the Panamera in 2012, and the first time the boys in blue have had a Porsche 911 coupe at their disposal.
The two-door 911 Carrera is propelled by a rear-mounted 257 kW six-cylinder boxer engine that gives the car plenty of pep – it dashes from 0-100km/h) in 4.8 seconds. Despite its rapidity, the Police Porker is unlikely to be used as a pursuit car, instead employed to "break the ice" between cops and young, disadvantaged youth.
"Although the 911 might make an ideal Police response car in some people's eyes, the true value of the sporty Carrera in police decals is that it will draw attention and curiosity with younger folk especially, which is exactly what we aim to achieve," observes NSW Police Force Superintendent Alan Sicard.
It's also very difficult to retro-fit the interior of a Porsche 911 to carry the significant amount of police equipment that is standard issue on highway patrol cars.
The design of Police decals on the car were courtesy of NSW high schools, universities and tertiary campuses, and what you see in the photos was inspired by almost 60 public entries to design the bold livery.
Developed to engage the community, the Porsche 911 police car project will follow in the Panamera's footsteps, that car having already attended more than 300 community events, and always a talking point.
"Swapping into an eye-catching 911 Carrera will up the ante [over the Panamera] to become an even more effective means to enable social dialogue," said Sicard.
"The last two years we have sought to create a unique programme where we could effectively engage our community on a regular basis," he noted, adding that a strong social media campaign has also buoyed the project.
NSW Police claims that almost one million hits on its official Facebook page can be directly related to the Porsche.
Porsche Cars Australia provides the vehicle to NSW Police Force's Harbourside Local Area Command, and it is shared with other Commands. The 911 is still serviced, operated and owned by Porsche.
The only things NSW Police pay for are fuel and tollway costs.
09-29-2014, 06:16 AM
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Love it!
09-29-2014, 08:49 AM
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I'd sign up to be a cop if they paid me to drive that around all day and chase speeders. What fun that would be!
09-29-2014, 04:04 PM
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09-30-2014, 02:13 AM
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If you buy anything other than a base model you're only buying bragging rights (unless you plan on going to the track, and that costs several hundred dollars per day for PCA DE).
09-30-2014, 02:39 AM
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This Australian example of an 'exotic' police car is chump change compared to what Dubai is doing for it's fleet of police cars!
http://blog.caranddriver.com/watch-a...-of-supercars/
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
PS As most of you know, Porsche police cars have a long tradition with the marque, starting with the 356 models (see last photo of German Autobahnpolizei with 356A Cabriolets taken in 1959).
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http://blog.caranddriver.com/watch-a...-of-supercars/
Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel
PS As most of you know, Porsche police cars have a long tradition with the marque, starting with the 356 models (see last photo of German Autobahnpolizei with 356A Cabriolets taken in 1959).
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09-30-2014, 04:14 AM
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Porsche Australia has been involved with this and it is a PR exercise for both Porsche and our Police service ,,,personally I think it some what miss guided and our Police could do more to get in touch with our community,s in more productive ways ,,,the $250 k price tag kinda sends the wrong message to the average Aussie..... 
Photo,s of the Pamamera,s they had prior to the 991
Photo,s of the Pamamera,s they had prior to the 991