UK cops get their latest chaser: The Lexus IS-F

Acquiring the Lexus though, was anything but a straight forward decision. Specially trained officers spent 12 months evaluating a number of high performance vehicles that are set to replace the current Subaru's which have proved highly successful in enabling the Roads Crime Section to target organized criminals in the area. Following a stringent evaluation process the decision was taken to purchase the Lexus IS-F after the vehicle proved to be exceptionally capable of remaining stable in high speed operational policing environments, despite carrying the extra weight provided by the £30,000 worth of on-board computers and communications equipment.

The purchase of the vehicle involved research and advice from the force fleet manager, financial managers and a vehicle dynamics expert. The Lexus was tested during a 12 month period along with similar vehicles and proved itself to be ideally suited in providing a dynamically safe high performance chassis along with an electronically stable platform for the computer equipment.  In the past this equipment has placed huge demands on vehicles but the Lexus IS-F easily met with the requirements. The final product provides a most formidable package and is undoubtedly one of the most advanced police vehicles in the world which in turn enables officers to deal with the criminals who use the roads for serious and organized crime.

With a 5.0 litre V8 under the hood that pushes out in excess of 400 PS, the IS-F is capable of hitting the ton in under five seconds and goes on to hit a limited top speed of 268 km/h. Judge Dredd on four wheels then? Hell Yea!