French using Subarus for police cars!

STIMULI · 03-30-2006, 08:10 AM

Hope this isn't a repost.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

Peugots too slow, French police get Subarus
French Gendarmerie Nationale to use Subaru Impreza WRXs for chase vehicles. French cars were too slow.

PARIS (Reuters) - The next time a criminal in a getaway car in France looks in the rear window the chances are that the vehicle in pursuit will be a blue French police Subaru.

The Japanese car brand, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has sped past French rivals to win a key contract for fast intervention cars for the highway police.

"We have a contract to supply 63 cars to the Gendarmerie Nationale for patrols on the roads," Subaru spokesman Gilles Varmoux said on Thursday. "There was a tender for four-door, four-wheel drive cars that could go faster than 240 km per hour (149 miles per hour) and had a reasonable price," he added.

The Subaru Impreza WRX cars will replace Peugeot's 306 S16 and the Renault Megane Coupe.

The police forces are among the most faithful clients of the local car makers, but this time the French offerings were just too slow.

"These new vehicles will allow the national police to fight the most serious and most dangerous road offences," the Gendarmerie Nationale, part of the defence ministry, said on its Website.

It added that 156 agents would be trained to drive the cars on the Bugatti racing circuit of Le Mans in west France.

The cars are for the rapid intervention brigade (BRI) which previously had vehicles that could not go faster than 190 km per hour, or about 118 miles per hour.

The BRI, spread over the country at 55 stations, will intervene only in case of a crime or serious offence when a driver has to be stopped immediately.

In 2005 there were 53,000 instances of people on the run in cars or refusing to stop at the police's request.

Most European criminals will also no longer be able to claim that they did not understand police instructions in French -- the cars will relay their messages in a light display in five languages -- French, English, German, Spanish and Dutch -- while there is room for three others.

STIMULI · 03-30-2006, 08:15 AM

Please move to OT.

pantag · 03-30-2006, 08:15 AM

Hehe, that's cool.

^^ Ouchh..

o2sys · 03-30-2006, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STIMULI

Please move to OT.

why its subaru related

STIMULI · 03-30-2006, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by o2sys

why its subaru related

True...but its not STI related so I thought it might better fit there...

X2Board_No1 · 03-30-2006, 08:37 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

toadie · 03-30-2006, 08:37 AM

Taken from CNN.com

Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus

French Gendarmerie Nationale to use Subaru Impreza WRXs for chase vehicles. French cars were too slow.

March 30, 2006; Posted: 12:19 p.m. EST (1719 GMT)

PARIS (Reuters) - The next time a criminal in a getaway car in France looks in the rear window the chances are that the vehicle in pursuit will be a blue French police Subaru.

The Japanese car brand, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has sped past French rivals to win a key contract for fast intervention cars for the highway police.

"We have a contract to supply 63 cars to the Gendarmerie Nationale for patrols on the roads," Subaru spokesman Gilles Varmoux said on Thursday. "There was a tender for four-door, four-wheel drive cars that could go faster than 240 km per hour (149 miles per hour) and had a reasonable price," he added.

The Subaru Impreza WRX cars will replace Peugeot's 306 S16 and the Renault Megane Coupe.

The police forces are among the most faithful clients of the local car makers, but this time the French offerings were just too slow.

"These new vehicles will allow the national police to fight the most serious and most dangerous road offences," the Gendarmerie Nationale, part of the defence ministry, said on its Website.

It added that 156 agents would be trained to drive the cars on the Bugatti racing circuit of Le Mans in west France.

The cars are for the rapid intervention brigade (BRI) which previously had vehicles that could not go faster than 190 km per hour, or about 118 miles per hour.

The BRI, spread over the country at 55 stations, will intervene only in case of a crime or serious offence when a driver has to be stopped immediately.

In 2005 there were 53,000 instances of people on the run in cars or refusing to stop at the police's request.

Most European criminals will also no longer be able to claim that they did not understand police instructions in French -- the cars will relay their messages in a light display in five languages -- French, English, German, Spanish and Dutch -- while there is room for three others.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

***Insane06STi*** · 03-30-2006, 08:39 AM

Thats so cool

mmahan · 03-30-2006, 08:39 AM

NICE! Someone just forwarded me the link on that story as well. Too bad they're not going for STi's...

X2Board_No1 · 03-30-2006, 08:43 AM

Post stealer

I had you beat by 3 minutes.

X2

traction_issuez · 03-30-2006, 08:44 AM

sign me up for the police force!

you bet if i was a cop, that wrx would be modified 350hp cop car?

TalonTSiAWD · 03-30-2006, 09:16 AM

Forgive me if this has been linked elsewhere previously. I did a search and didn't see anything. I found the article amusing.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

TampaSTI · 03-30-2006, 09:39 AM

check this

http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

**Nivek** · 03-30-2006, 09:41 AM

Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus

French Gendarmerie Nationale to use Subaru Impreza WRXs for chase vehicles. French cars were too slow.

March 30, 2006; Posted: 12:39 p.m. EST (1739 GMT)
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The Japanese car brand, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has sped past French rivals to win a key contract for fast intervention cars for the highway police.
<SCRIPT language=JavaScript type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>"We have a contract to supply 63 cars to the Gendarmerie Nationale for patrols on the roads," Subaru spokesman Gilles Varmoux said on Thursday. "There was a tender for four-door, four-wheel drive cars that could go faster than 240 km per hour (149 miles per hour) and had a reasonable price," he added.
The Subaru Impreza WRX cars will replace Peugeot's 306 S16 and the Renault Megane Coupe.
The police forces are among the most faithful clients of the local car makers, but this time the French offerings were just too slow.
"These new vehicles will allow the national police to fight the most serious and most dangerous road offences," the Gendarmerie Nationale, part of the defence ministry, said on its Website.
It added that 156 agents would be trained to drive the cars on the Bugatti racing circuit of Le Mans in west France.
The cars are for the rapid intervention brigade (BRI) which previously had vehicles that could not go faster than 190 km per hour, or about 118 miles per hour.
The BRI, spread over the country at 55 stations, will intervene only in case of a crime or serious offence when a driver has to be stopped immediately.
In 2005 there were 53,000 instances of people on the run in cars or refusing to stop at the police's request.
Most European criminals will also no longer be able to claim that they did not understand police instructions in French -- the cars will relay their messages in a light display in five languages -- French, English, German, Spanish and Dutch -- while there is room for three others.

**jsh139** · 03-30-2006, 09:43 AM

Geez, I don't think I've merged so many threads in one day. Congrats to STIMULI for being the first to post it

03-30-2006, 08:10 AM	#1
STIMULI Amateur STI Driver Posts: 44 Join Date: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	French using Subarus for police cars! Hope this isn't a repost. http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html Peugots too slow, French police get Subarus French Gendarmerie Nationale to use Subaru Impreza WRXs for chase vehicles. French cars were too slow. PARIS (Reuters) - The next time a criminal in a getaway car in France looks in the rear window the chances are that the vehicle in pursuit will be a blue French police Subaru. The Japanese car brand, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has sped past French rivals to win a key contract for fast intervention cars for the highway police. "We have a contract to supply 63 cars to the Gendarmerie Nationale for patrols on the roads," Subaru spokesman Gilles Varmoux said on Thursday. "There was a tender for four-door, four-wheel drive cars that could go faster than 240 km per hour (149 miles per hour) and had a reasonable price," he added. The Subaru Impreza WRX cars will replace Peugeot's 306 S16 and the Renault Megane Coupe. The police forces are among the most faithful clients of the local car makers, but this time the French offerings were just too slow. "These new vehicles will allow the national police to fight the most serious and most dangerous road offences," the Gendarmerie Nationale, part of the defence ministry, said on its Website. It added that 156 agents would be trained to drive the cars on the Bugatti racing circuit of Le Mans in west France. The cars are for the rapid intervention brigade (BRI) which previously had vehicles that could not go faster than 190 km per hour, or about 118 miles per hour. The BRI, spread over the country at 55 stations, will intervene only in case of a crime or serious offence when a driver has to be stopped immediately. In 2005 there were 53,000 instances of people on the run in cars or refusing to stop at the police's request. Most European criminals will also no longer be able to claim that they did not understand police instructions in French -- the cars will relay their messages in a light display in five languages -- French, English, German, Spanish and Dutch -- while there is room for three others. This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

03-30-2006, 08:15 AM	#3
pantag Spec C Club Car: 06 Subaru WRX STi Fav Mod: My right foot... Location: Waterford CT Posts: 1,996 Join Date: Nov 2004 Trader Rating: (1)	Hehe, that's cool. ^^ Ouchh.. Last edited by pantag : 03-30-2006 at 08:20 AM.

03-30-2006, 08:37 AM	#6
X2Board_No1 Senior STI Driver Location: CT Posts: 302 Join Date: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	The first smarth thing the French have ever done. http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

03-30-2006, 08:37 AM	#7
toadie STI Driver Car: '05 PSM WRX STI Fav Mod: Sti Wing Delete Location: Morris County, NJ Posts: 211 Join Date: Jul 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus Taken from CNN.com Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus French Gendarmerie Nationale to use Subaru Impreza WRXs for chase vehicles. French cars were too slow. March 30, 2006; Posted: 12:19 p.m. EST (1719 GMT) PARIS (Reuters) - The next time a criminal in a getaway car in France looks in the rear window the chances are that the vehicle in pursuit will be a blue French police Subaru. The Japanese car brand, part of Fuji Heavy Industries, has sped past French rivals to win a key contract for fast intervention cars for the highway police. "We have a contract to supply 63 cars to the Gendarmerie Nationale for patrols on the roads," Subaru spokesman Gilles Varmoux said on Thursday. "There was a tender for four-door, four-wheel drive cars that could go faster than 240 km per hour (149 miles per hour) and had a reasonable price," he added. The Subaru Impreza WRX cars will replace Peugeot's 306 S16 and the Renault Megane Coupe. The police forces are among the most faithful clients of the local car makers, but this time the French offerings were just too slow. "These new vehicles will allow the national police to fight the most serious and most dangerous road offences," the Gendarmerie Nationale, part of the defence ministry, said on its Website. It added that 156 agents would be trained to drive the cars on the Bugatti racing circuit of Le Mans in west France. The cars are for the rapid intervention brigade (BRI) which previously had vehicles that could not go faster than 190 km per hour, or about 118 miles per hour. The BRI, spread over the country at 55 stations, will intervene only in case of a crime or serious offence when a driver has to be stopped immediately. In 2005 there were 53,000 instances of people on the run in cars or refusing to stop at the police's request. Most European criminals will also no longer be able to claim that they did not understand police instructions in French -- the cars will relay their messages in a light display in five languages -- French, English, German, Spanish and Dutch -- while there is room for three others. http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

03-30-2006, 09:16 AM	#12
TalonTSiAWD Junior STI Driver Car: 05 WRB/Gold STi Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 87 Join Date: Feb 2002 Trader Rating: (0)	Puegot too Slow. French go Subaru. Forgive me if this has been linked elsewhere previously. I did a search and didn't see anything. I found the article amusing. http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

03-30-2006, 08:39 AM	#8
*Insane06STi* Nanned ® Location: Where the left lane is th Posts: 17,349 Join Date: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (9)	Thats so cool

03-30-2006, 08:39 AM	#9
mmahan Junior STI Driver Car: '04 STi Location: Eureka, Ca Posts: 111 Join Date: Sep 2003 Trader Rating: (0)	NICE! Someone just forwarded me the link on that story as well. Too bad they're not going for STi's...

03-30-2006, 08:43 AM	#10
X2Board_No1 Senior STI Driver Location: CT Posts: 302 Join Date: Dec 2004 Trader Rating: (2)	Post stealer I had you beat by 3 minutes. X2

03-30-2006, 08:44 AM	#11
traction_issuez STI Driver Car: 05STi Fav Mod: None Location: Iraq, again. Posts: 284 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	sign me up for the police force! you bet if i was a cop, that wrx would be modified 350hp cop car?

03-30-2006, 09:39 AM	#13
TampaSTI Professional STI Racer Car: 05 Subaru WRX STi Location: Tampa Posts: 630 Join Date: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus check this http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/funonw...eut/index.html

03-30-2006, 09:41 AM	#14
Nivek www.Subie.tv is niiice Posts: 10,068 Join Date: Aug 2003 Trader Rating: (10)	Peugeots too slow, French police get Subarus French Gendarmerie Nationale to use Subaru Impreza WRXs for chase vehicles. French cars were too slow. 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03-30-2006, 09:43 AM	#15
jsh139 How YOU Doin? Car: 2006 Audi S4 Fav Mod: OMGHI2U! Location: Philly 'burbs Posts: 7,719 Join Date: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (8)	Geez, I don't think I've merged so many threads in one day. Congrats to STIMULI for being the first to post it This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.