It’s time to travel around the world, exploring the Americas, Asia, and Oceania in the quest for the other four remarkable Porsche police operators in the world
Between 2012 and 2014, Sydney’s Harbourside Local Area Command of the NSWP had a first-generation Panamera in its fleet. Credits: NSWP
United States Municipal and Metropolitan police
Given the multi-layered and comprehensive nature of the law enforcement system in the United States, it may seem surprising that no American police force has ever officially adopted Porsche vehicles. This is partially explained through a multitude of reasons, ranging from economic to political motivations – explanations that fall outside the scope of this article. However, this does not mean that the German company has not left its mark on law enforcement agencies in the States.
It wouldn’t only be on European roads that Porsches would prove their worth in the arsenal of police forces. Credits: Unattributed
This story begins in the second half of the 1960s: countries such as Germany and the Netherlands had already proven Porsche cars’ excellence for police duties, particularly as interceptors and high-speed chasers. But despite the successful deals in Europe, Porsche believed that the big prize lay across the Atlantic.
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