What are police departments in the UK supposed to do when they have some extra cash left over in their budget? Well, update their fleet, of course!

That’s what one department did in Humberside, at least. And they didn’t just update their fleet with any old car, but instead the $88,000 Lexus IS-F. That’s right, there are now Lexus IS-F police cruisers patrolling the streets of the UK. Below is a quote from said police department:

Humberside Police have taken delivery of a Lexus IS-F in order to make life more difficult than ever for those looking to travel to the region to commit crime.

It looks like it’s going to take a lot more than just an ordinary car to outrun these guys now that they have a bit more horsepower at their disposal.

via Jalopnik

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You remember that diesel-powered cop car we told you about back in February? The one that looks ridiculously mean and is built by Carbon Motors?

Well, word has recently gotten out that to date Carbon Motors has received a none-too-modest 10,000 for its diesel-powered E7 police car. The car will go into production in 2012 so there is no telling on exactly when we will be seeing it on the streets.

Just a quick breakdown of those car for those who weren’t paying attention, it will feature a 3.0L turbocharged diesel engine capable of 300 HP and 420 pounds of torque. All of this will make for a 0-60 of 6.5 seconds while recieved an MPG of 28-30 MPG. Look out bad guys, the E7 ain’t your grandmother’s police car.

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