UK Police Take Delivery Of First IS-F Pursuit Model

I guess toyota needs to do something with all those un-purchased IS-Fs!

nothing wrong with the IS-F, it is a very capable car. Keep up your childish B.S. though

I think they're very lucky. Europeans get their Jags, Bimmers, Mercs, and Lexuses. ...and their Volvos, which they're not allowed to crash.

I just can't wait for that new cop car to come out for the Americans. That... really cool looking thing with suicide doors and awesome bumpers. :P I don't remember its name.

Excellent choice, the UK police will be in good hands, they can rest assure all the electronics, gimzmos and gadgets will work flawlessly and reliably with the awesome power and poise of the IS-F, this is Lexus afterall. They won't have to deal with the electronic gremlins and quirks of German made cars.

How exactly do you know why they purchased it? It is a governmental agency... it was most likely purchased because they were the lowest bidder.

Read the article. They evaluated it over a 12 month period and found it to be the most stable with all the added equipment.

"it was most likely purchased because they were the lowest bidder." -- sstainba


Typical illiterate euro fanboi...


According to Sergeant Mike Peck:
"The Lexus was tested during a 12-month period along with similar vehicles and proved itself to be ideally suited in providing a dynamically safe high performance chassis along with an electronically stable platform for the computer equipment.

In the past this equipment has placed huge demands on vehicles but the Lexus IS-F easily met with our requirements. The final product provides a most formidable package and is undoubtedly one of the most advanced police vehicles in the world which in turn enables my officers to deal with the criminals who use the roads for serious and organized crime."

Hi I am sector I am brainwashed by toyota!

Hi I am kpaxx my IQ is too low to even qualify for any brainwashing!

What are you talking about I don't even own a toyota iQ and even if I did I certainly wouldn't lower its ride height!

exactly my point, you don't even know what "IQ" means...

LOL! he probably can't even ADD and subtract without a calculator, much less know what a quotient is! LOL!

It would be Perfect for capturing drug dealers here in the US.

Dealer #1: who the hell is that?
Dealer #2: Oh snap it my homie on his lexus, get the package ready.
Siren comes on K-9 comes out the Lexus, the end.

how bout just making drugs legal? BOOM, all the drug dealers will be off the streets just like that.

lol, Lexus fans used to claim their cars were superior because they weren't police cars.

you got it wrong. they're superior because they aren't used as TAXICABS.

And why aren't Lexus used as taxis? Because their maintenance costs are going to be sky high. Gas guzzlers make poor taxis. Fact.

Besides, there is no shame in building good cars that are then used as taxis. It actually says something about the product.

of course they chose a lexus. who the hell would want to ad $50k worth of electrical equipment to a german car? it will be breaking down all the time.

Lets hope they don't have to pursue a M3

the IS-F has a higher top speed than the M3. and acceleration is virtually the same. magic feel will not help you run away:-)

I hope the UK police have a different vehicle to haul away offenders in. Being an IS owner I can attest to the 'vestigial' rear seating area. Fine for my small kids and small adults, but a cuffed bad guy would be no fun to try and wedge in there. Particularly if they have a 'hardened' separation between the front and rear seats.

Not near as bad as making 4 of the same car with a different badge.

They bought a total of 1 vehicle. Hardly can be considered fleet sales.

And this is good for Lexus? Really? I find that people are turned off from buying a car that is also a cop car. Happened with Crown Vic, Chargers, etc. I for one wouldn't buy a car that can be labeled a cop car, nothing against cops tho. Just don't want to be mistaken for one.

Nice name: IS-Force. Lexus should have named this car like this from the start ;-)

According to Sergeant Mike Peck:
"The Lexus was tested during a 12-month period along with similar vehicles and proved itself to be ideally suited in providing a dynamically safe high performance chassis

translated: "The ride is so soft that it never spilled my coffee-and my biscuits are always where I put them"