Kia Stinger could be the
next best thing or even better, as one police department in Australia has
discovered. The Queensland Police Service is in the midst of
rolling out a fleet of Stingers converted for law-enforcement duty, replacing
many of its Holden Commodores and Ford Falcons. We first caught wind of the program back in December. But with
evaluations now complete, the Queensland constables are pressing 50 of them
into service between now and the end of this year.
Queensland’s new patrol cars are based on the V6
Stinger, which packs a 3.3-liter twin-turbo engine kicking out 365 hp to all four wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission for a
0-60 time reported at 4.9 seconds. For police duty, they’re being fitted with
all manner of extra equipment, from strobe lights and sirens to communication
radios.
