“SOFTLY, SOFTLY” HYBRID CARS GAIN A BIGGER FOOTHOLD IN THE U.K. POLICE FLEET.
BY ROGER BLAXALL
numerous advances in police car design, engineering and technology. T ere are now a handful of manufactur-
ers regarded as main players in the U.K. police car market—all approved by the British Government’s Home Offi ce to supply cars for various roles in the police service.
BMW BMW has forged ahead in recent years with its 3-series and 5-series taking a lead- ing role with many forces’ frontline polic- ing from armed response to road policing. T e 1-series took its place in the limelight this year with a one-off performance diesel proving a popular draw on its burgeoning stand in provocative ‘SC’ livery—BMW wasn’t offi cially saying what SC stood for, but there were many educated guesses for the letter S, the C standing for catcher.
FORD Ford’s excellent three-cylinder EcoBoost petrol (gasoline) engine has won numer- ous plaudits since its introduction in 2012. However, one car not using the EcoBoost engine for police work is one venerable model now reaching the end of its use- ful life, the Mondeo. Once the mainstay of many police fl eets, it is now seen as in- creasingly irrelevant. Cars from a class lower in size can fulfi ll
as many roles for today’s offi cers. T at has seen Ford’s Focus range increasingly tak- ing the lead in Emergency 999 sales, both hatch and estate (wagon) proving their worth with forces up and down the U.K.
The Ford Focus is slowly replacing the larger, (Fusion- size) Mondeo in UK police fl eets.
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