The police in
Germany need pursuit vehicles capable of chasing down monstrously fast and
powerful vehicles down unrestricted stretches of autobahn. The trouble is that
it doesn't have the budget to buy fleets of Porsche 911s and Mercedes-AMG GTs.
Here's Oettinger's answer. It's a one-of-a-kind
Volkswagen Golf R that was unveiled a few weeks back at the Essen Motor Show,
decked out in police livery with special equipment. That includes the flashing
lights on the roof and in the air dam, and a foil wrap in blue, white, and neon
yellow, emblazoned with the word “Polizei.”
It also includes a full aero kit, complete with
front sp;itter, side skirts, rear apron, and roof spoiler. The hood is custom
as well, there's a four-pipe exhaust system with 90-mm tailpipes, and the whole
thing rides on a set of 20-inch alloys wrapped in low-profile Hanhook rubber.
Oettinger has tuned the 2.0-liter turbo four from the
standard 310 horsepower to a more prodigious 400, giving it a 0-100 km/h time of 3.6
seconds and a top speed of 288 km/h.
That's mighty fast but
don't expect to see one of these patrolling the autobahn anytime soon. The
concept car was created as part of the Tune It! Safe! campaign, supported by
the federal transport ministry and by industry members.
