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22 May 2018

NSW Police unveil the cars you'll love to hate

By Iain KellyIain Kelly
Meet the NSW Police Force's newest recruits.

Say g’day to the cars you’ll be getting booked by on NSW roads from July this year. The new weapons of choice for the NSW Highway Patrol are the V8 Chrysler 300 SRT Core and turbocharged six-cylinder BMW 530D.

  • ​​Say g’day to the cars you’ll be getting booked by on NSW roads from July this year. ​​Say g’day to the cars you’ll be getting booked by on NSW roads from July this year.
  • They’ll take over full duties from July 2018. They’ll take over full duties from July 2018.

After Ford and Holden announced they would be cancelling production of their much-loved large rear-drive sedans police forces all over Australia went hunting replacement Highway Patrol vehicles. Though they looked at the V8 Ford Mustang coupe and new turbo V6 Kia Stinger, the Highway Patrol’s extra-tough criteria meant only the 350kW 6.4-litre V8 Chrysler and 195kW, 630Nm diesel BMW sedans would be able to handle the stresses of police work.

  • The new weapons of choice for the NSW Highway Patrol are the V8 Chrysler 300 SRT Core and turbocharged six-cylinder BMW 530D. The new weapons of choice for the NSW Highway Patrol are the V8 Chrysler 300 SRT Core and turbocharged six-cylinder BMW 530D.
  • Only the 350kW 6.4-litre V8 Chrysler and 195kW, 630Nm diesel BMW sedans would be able to handle the stresses of police work. Only the 350kW 6.4-litre V8 Chrysler and 195kW, 630Nm diesel BMW sedans would be able to handle the stresses of police work.

They’ll take over full duties from July 2018.

Iain Kelly is the revhead behind the Creators Online.