Victoria Police EVOlve to Mitsubishi
6 Nov, 2008
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In what seems to be a dramatic shift from the Hummers VicPol were seen cruising in last month, Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) has announced a new assignment for the company’s ultimate performance car, a new recruit to the force.
The familiar chequered Victoria Police decals will become a familiar sight around Melbourne with the special Lancer Evolution promotional vehicle to be featured in numerous public events such as open days, charity events, educational sessions and parades, as well as regular street patrols.
President and chief executive officer of MMAL, Robert McEniry, is pleased to be able to support the Victoria Police with Mitsubishi’s top performance vehicle,
“The Lancer Evolution has an enviable reputation for stand-out styling and fantastic performance in its standard guise, but the addition of the Police paintwork makes it a real head-turner and the perfect choice for a Victoria Police promotional vehicle. Everyone at Mitsubishi is proud to see this Lancer Evolution with its striking police decals and we’re sure it will spark a positive reaction from the public at the many events requiring police presence in the coming months,” said McEniry.
The special police edition Lancer Evolution has already been put to work by the Victoria Police, and its most recent appearance was as a lead car in the National Police Remembrance Day parade in late September.
Future assignments scheduled for the vehicle include appearances at the Mansfield Show and Emergency Services Car Show this month, the annual Cops’n’Kids Camp in November, and Shepparton’s Rock and Rod Car Show in March 2009 and the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal in April 2009.
A full review of Mitsubishi’s Lancer Evolution can be found by clicking here.
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November 6th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Don’t get too excited, this is just a one-off promotional vehicle. We won’t be seeing these in general use out on the roads and highways of Victoria (where the Falcons & Commodores still rule).
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November 6th, 2008 at 7:22 pm
wow nice and hypocritical.
We get force fed how bad and dangerous high performance cars are, yet the police think its the perfect promo car.
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November 6th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Imagine a crim getting chased by one..
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November 6th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
At 9:15pm tonight (6/11/2008), I turned off Brunswick Rd and headed up Grantham St in Brunswick West. There were some roadworks going on, so I slowed for the 40 zone. In my rear-view mirror, I saw the unmistakable shape of a new Lancer front end pull up quickly. The driver seemed impatient. I continued to drive at 40, only to have the Lancer pull around me on the outside lane as soon as a gap appeared in the parked cars alongside. The car accelerated to what I would say was at least 80km/h (in what is normally a 60 zone, but was 40 due to roadworks).
The fact that the car was speeding is bad enough. The fact that it looked exactly like the car above (Vic Police colours and all)is what really got to me!!!
He/she sped past, doing what I would consider an unsafe manouvre given the small gap in parked cars, was not using any lights or sirens, and then made a quick right-hand turn down a side street without indicating. I know they wasn’t attending to an incident, because after I turned right further up ahead, I saw the car appear from another side street, and drive into the Police Station opposite.
Why the driver would be doing any of these things in a car which is so clearly a Police vehicle is beyond me. The fact that they were speeding and breaking the road rules, and also driving dangerously, makes their entire “safety” campaign seem like a joke. Put them back in a Hummer so at least they won’t be tempted by that kind of stupidity.
Sorry for the long post, but I think it needed to be said. I really am very disappointed. I’d love to hear a response from the Police.
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November 6th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
CA is there a reason my comment was taken off???
A blog is for everybody to submit their comment.
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November 6th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
The police are the last sobs who should be permitted in a vehicle like this. The general behaviour and attitude described by Not Happy Jan is something I have witnessed on a number of occasions. Once, I over took a copper show ponying. He pulled up next to me at the next set of lights and didn’t he give me the dirtiest look! He did not however decide to pursue the matter as he blasted off to show me who’s ‘boss’. Fair dinkum some of these blokes in uniform are knobs.
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November 6th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Steve. We have a team of moderators and a Code of Conduct. If a moderator finds you are in breach on the Code, you’re comment will be moderated. I can only guess you must have broken one of the rules.
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November 7th, 2008 at 3:51 am
Nice way to support local car manufactures..NOT
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November 7th, 2008 at 10:44 am
To Not Happy Jan.
Of course they weren’t attending an incident, because just like the Chrysler 300c and Hummer and others before them, THIS IS JUST A PROMOTIONAL VEHICLE. It is NOT an active police vehicle.
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November 7th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
we have an unmarked black 300c on the coast that (according to the poor sods picked up) encourages them to run hard then pulls them over. I have also heard of a red ute with plates “tryme” or something like that, which does the same. Dont know about the latter, though, sounds a bit urban legendish to me.
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November 8th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
I’ve noticed that there are a lot of new Lancer police cars driving around, only base models though.
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December 28th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Guess what, they crashed it!!!
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