Meet the Sabertooth, a new Badass APC
for the Chinese police
This is the big black badass Sabertooth Armored Personnel
Carrier (APC) for the Chinese police. Four of these law-enforcement monsters were
officially launched for duty by the authorities in the great city
of Hefei in Anhui Province, with a lot of thanks to the United States of
America.
Because the Sabertooth is based on the platform of
none-other than the ultra-American Ford F-550 XL, and powered by the mighty 6.8 liter Triton V10
engine, with an output of 362hp and 620nm. The Sabertooth is build by a Chinese
company called Guangzhou Huakai Vehicle Equipment Corporation, based in Tanbu
City in Guangzhou Province, and they make loads of sweet
looking stuff.
The Sabertooth is essentially an anti-terrorism and
anti-riot vehicle. It is fitted with three gun ports on each side and a machine
gun mount on the roof. It is furthermore equipped with smoke/teargas grenade launchers,
search lights, a speaker system, an electric winch, a camera system, and an
infrared camera system. Top speed on the road is 130 kilometers per hour.
The occupants, cool Chinese policemen wearing cool
sunglasses, are protected by B6 grade armor, able to withstand fire from M16
and AK-47 rifles. The passenger compartment is also sealed off against chemical
and gas attacks. Size: 6.7 meters long and 2.36 meters wide. Price for all this
police pretty: 1.6 million yuan a piece, that’s 260.000 USD. Price for a base
F-550XL: 37.245 USD. That’s a heck of a markup for a few gadgets and some extra
steel!
A cool Chinese policeman guarding the Sabertooth.
Police in China has those fuzzy public relation campaigns
where they try to get liked more by the general populace, as seen here in Hefei
with a bunch of kids in the back of the Sabertooth.
Having fun now, but they better not riot tomorrow.
