Hope not what a waste of a chaser. they should be made drive Hiaces'.

I've got photos of Victorian Police XR6 Turbos and XR8s.

The car you've really got to watch out for, however, is the Dodge, err, sorry, Chrysler Viper that's apparently on it's way to Moonee Valley Traffic Management Unit.

as for our turbo's being able to outrun cop ss highway patrol cars, I was under the impression they have the "police pack" which is the clubsport engine(or higher) and the suspension to boot, unfortunately I believe they would be at least a match if not be a tad quicker than our turbo's. Be careful

One of my mates claims that the cops in the traralgon have a XR8 I havent seen it though.

I've got photos of Victorian Police XR6 Turbos and XR8s

Are you able to upload them here? Would love to check them out.

Photos are on my website: Australian Police Cars

Thanks XR8Rebel. The BA XR8 cop car looks awesome!

Great website too mate. Keep up the good work

The XR6T is a temporary measure until the auto is finalised for the XR8. The XR6T has not been without it's problems (which I won't go into) but suffice to say Ford Aust has been pretty helpful in rectifying the problems with the car.

The XR8 auto will be supplied to the NSW Police on a priority basis and at this stage there both XR6T/XR8 will be available.

For those posters that are 16 and younger that don't wan't the 'cops' to have the car, well that's just too bad. The NSW Police fleet is a 300 million dollar business, and if Ford is fortunate enough to make sales into the fleet to compensate for the high proportion of GM Expensive Daewoo cars, then good luck (and good business) to them.

The BA Falcon is a bloody great car (as was the AU before it) but it is not as perfect as you would all like to believe. For an unmodified family sedan, the XR8/XR6T does a pretty damn good job for the extreme driving conditions the Police cars (particularly HWP) cars are under. s much as I hate to say it, the GM Late model camira is reasonably competent (even though the gearbox/diff is a significant weakness and the oil consumption is woeful)

I certainly appreciate brand loyalty but the BA is not without it's problems. If you wanted to drive something with real straighline speed, then drive a big block Chrysler (440 Magnum/426 Hemi). If you want to drive a sophisticated, powerful and good handling car, the drive an E Class Mercedes, or BMW M3/5.

For what it is, and the price range it is pitched towards, the BA XR6T/XR8 is without peer and does make a fantastic Highway Patrol car!!

Personally I'm glad the coppers have got some good cars for Highway Patrol...Now they can arrest those F*****N bastards who attempt to commit suicide on the road at every opportunity.

Im sick of Bearing left because some hot blodded idiot decides that overtaking me on Double Lines with Oncoming traffic is FAR safer than sticking behind me at 90KMP/H (NSW Red P's Limit) til the next overtaking lane on the Pacific Highway,which are about 5 kms apart.Hopefully the coppers dont have an inferiority complex about chasing the ol' oil guzzlers in their old oil guzzlers anymore.

PS:

I heading north to the Gold Coast tomorrow(20th April)along the pacific highway form Maclean,NSW, so if any of you guys are stuck behind a Cream XF Falcon wearing P's and sitting low in the back(bloody second gearbox)then wait til the next clear area to overtake me, please...Oh and by the way, get up it to for me too...please

I knew it......I knew it..... I should have joined the boys in blue when I got out of pussers (Navy). Mercury Silver XR6T's now (bloody great colour). But what really pisses me off is that all they have to do is clock on, pick up the keys and......GO :D , I paid good bucks for mine (bank manageress shows off her performance bonus every time I go into the bank). Seriously though, yeah pushing these cars may have highlited some problems but hopefully Ford will act on these and get a car out there that is.......just........IT B) B)