NSW police looking to replace their Australian pursuit cars - with V8 Mustangs

Giddy up! New South Wales police looking to replace their Australian-made pursuit cars... with powerful V8 MUSTANGS
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Police in NSW are set to trial new cars to boost their highway fleet
One option, a 5-litre, V8, Mustang Pony,will soon be trialed NSW Police
If successful more of the vehicles could be added to the fleet
This comes as local production of the Falcon and Commodore ends



Giddy up! New South Wales police looking to replace their Australian-made pursuit cars... with powerful V8 MUSTANGS
Police in NSW are set to trial new cars to boost their highway fleet
One option, a 5-litre, V8, Mustang Pony,will soon be trialed NSW Police
If successful more of the vehicles could be added to the fleet
This comes as local production of the Falcon and Commodore ends

The V8 Mustang being trialed by NSW Police as a possible edition to the state's highway patrol fleet
The Pony features a 5-litre engine, and as it is a coupe has just two doors - however highway police have been commissioned cars in this style before.


In the 70s and 80s Valiant Chargers and Falcon Coupes were used by NSW, Queensland and Victoria Police, in more recent times, 2000s, the Holden Monaro was commissioned.
The lack of room for prisoners was not seen to be an issue as highway police can simply contact general duties officers if they need someone taken to a station.
The Commodore police currently use is set to go out of production in October while the Falcon will stop being made in Australia in 2017.

2015 marked 50 years since the Mustang Pony was first marketed to the public
According to Carsales the search for a replacement vehicle has not been easy and the Subaru WRX, SRT8 Core and Chrysler 300C are also under consideration.
BMW, Mercedes, and Audi makes were also under consideration according to Carsales however they did not fit the $50,000 - $60,000 price bracket the force was restricted to.
Current police vehicles cost the force $48,000.
The Mustang Pony is located at the NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol Command centre in Huntingwood, Sydney.
It is not yet known if more Mustangs will be commissioned by the NSW Police.

The Ford Falcon is also currently used by police but production for that vehicle in Australia will end in 2017