Delhi Police to replace the new fleet of Chevrolet Tavera police control room (PCR) vans with Sonalika Rhino
Delhi Police to replace the new fleet of Chevrolet Tavera police control room (PCR) vans with Sonalika Rhino
They might challan you for overspeeding but when it comes to their own vehicles, city cops settle for nothing but the best as well as fastest.
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"With the Commonweath Games round the corner, we have to acquire new PCR vehicles. Qualis is no longer manufactured in India and officials didn't find Tavera's performance satisfactory. New Rhino PCR vans will initially be deployed in the New Delhi district," sources added.
u00a0"Rhino will be slightly modified to suit the needs of the police. Hi-tech gadgets like the GPS will be installed in the vehicles," he said.
Senior Police officials refused to divulge exact number of the new vehicles that the department will procure next year.u00a0 Commissioner of Police (Administration), Kishan Kumar refused to comment on the matter.
Did you know?
The first police car was a wagon run by electricity fielded on the streets of Akron, Ohio in 1899. It could reach 16 mph (26 km/h) and travel 30 mi (48 km) before its battery needed to be recharged.
| Speed thrills |
| In Holland, police officers use theu00a0 Spyker C8 Spider which has a speed ofu00a0 300km/h (187 mph)u00a0 and goes from 0 to 100 Km/hr in 3.8 seconds. In London one can see police officers driving Lamborghini cars, but a different model: Murcielago LP640. It can reach a 330 km/h and it can go from 0 to 100 Km/hr in 3.4 seconds. The Dodge Charger is used in the U.S.A and it was first presented at the New York auto show in 2005. It is powered by a 425 hp engine which offers 233 Km/hr and it is used across 50 states; it can charge from 0 to 100 Km/hr in six seconds. Porche Carrera with a top speed of 285 Km/hr is used in Austria. This is one of the fastest police cars, it is used in the same country as the MiniSmart, but it looks more sporty and it has a more elegant design. |
| Luxury Rhino |
| Priced between Rs 5.85 lakh and 8 lakh, The Rhino is bigger in size with a seating capacity of 8-9 people. It can be driven at a maximum speed of 150 km/hour in the city roads. It was launched last year, days before the Auto Expo in the capital.u00a0 |
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