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New Thu 5 Jun 14 09:40 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - Falkirk Bairn
Fastest Police Car - Avon & Somerset have borrowed and Ariel Atom

www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/10875978/Worlds-fastest-police-car-unveiled.html

It's to catch lead footed cars and motorcycyclists


Good advert for Ariel but I cannot see too many on Panda duty so Hyubdai/Skoda & vauxhall can breathe easily.
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 09:51 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - Focusless
"Avon and Somerset Police borrowed the Atom from local manufacturer Ariel for the summer while it promotes a new road safety campaign aimed at slowing down speeding motorcyclists."

"...there are no plans to use it in operational police duties."

Wimps :)
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 10:09 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - rtj70
But its not the world's fastest police car. Plenty of countries with publicity stunt type vehicles like Italy having the latest Lamborghini Huracan:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-27574548

But that's nothing compared to the UAE. They've got a Bugatti Veyron!

www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=593998480677691&set=a.136978203046390.34408.126070364137174&type=1&relevant_count=1

I know the article on the Telegraph defines 'fastest' as the quickest around the TG track. But strictly speaking that doesn't make it the fastest car :-)
Last edited by: rtj70 on Thu 5 Jun 14 at 10:10
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 13:11 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - TheManWithNoName
>> I know the article on the Telegraph defines 'fastest' as the quickest around the TG
>> track. But strictly speaking that doesn't make it the fastest car :-)
>>

Mind you in everyday real world driving the Atom would win every time over the Veyron I reckon simply because it has less mass and better chuckability. The 'Ron is fastest for outright straight line speed but I'd rather have the Atom on the twisty stuff.

I wonder where they store the traffic cones?

Last edited by: TheManWithNoName on Thu 5 Jun 14 at 13:12
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 13:20 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - BiggerBadderDave
"I wonder where they store the traffic cones?"

I wonder where they store body bags. They'll need them if they ever chase scrotes who ram them.
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 13:56 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - Focusless
>> I'd rather have the Atom on the twisty stuff.

unless it's raining
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 10:21 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - VxFan
>> it promotes a new road safety campaign aimed at slowing down speeding motorcyclists

Surely they should have borrowed a slower car then.

I bet the Atom doesn't even have airbags, TC, or ABS.
Last edited by: VxFan on Thu 5 Jun 14 at 10:22
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 15:44 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - Armel Coussine
Chief Constables with a fondness for sporting cars are or used to be fairly common.

This one is going to provide senior officers with hours of illegal fun. I'm a bit envious to tell the truth.

Constable pursuit driver Plod will have to join the queue, and take it out in the hours of darkness (if permitted).

Perhaps I'm wrong and it will just be a pool car that no one wants to take out in winter.
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 20:42 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - IJWS14
Perhaps more important for the supposed use . .

Where do they put the calibrated speedo, Vascar or similar, ANPR system, radio . . .

Waste of taxpayers money as they can't really use it.
Last edited by: IJWS14 on Thu 5 Jun 14 at 20:43
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New Thu 5 Jun 14 20:53 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - NortonES2
How long before it's bent out of shape? I give them a week!
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New Fri 6 Jun 14 11:41 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - Meldrew
Was the Atom faster round to TG track than the Lambos and the Veyron?
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New Fri 6 Jun 14 12:11 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - Focusless
>> Was the Atom faster round to TG track than the Lambos and the Veyron?

Apparently - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Top_Gear_test_track_Power_Lap_Times
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New Fri 6 Jun 14 12:51 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - Meldrew
Thanks! I hadn't thought of using Wiki! Over a second, that's significantly faster

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New Fri 6 Jun 14 19:26 
 World's fastest Police car - It's British! - mikeyb
Their headquarters are walking distance from me and they have an open day coming up. More tempted to go along now!
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