NSW Highway Patrol Evo X trial unit

[Bandit]

I've had these pics for a while but only recently got permission to post them on the net. They were taken at a Police testing track and station where highway patrol vehicles are evaluated.

The Evo X is on proper trial and also appeared recently on the Police stand at the Sydney Easter Show.

I have also seen pics of it with the light bar, but none of these have it with the lights fitted I'm afraid.

Victoria is also trialling a similar unit.









Interesting it has red tail light assembly - I thought Evo would have had the black Ralliart style ones.... hope you liked it.

[Dummer]

Now the VRX bandits wont have a chance if they actually start using Evo Xs Whilst being alot quicker around town I imagine they'd be more fuel economic than the XR6T and SS

[Mizta B]

Me LIKE!!! - but I hope I don't see it in my rear view mirror with the lights going!! You'd be hard pressed not seeing it - Nice bright livery!!
Thanks for sharing Bandit

[SIR-VRX]

So how do the cops find them for their duties?

RE the tail-lights: The MY09 models got the blackened ones, the same time the RA came out.

[ash06]

Nice ride!, yeah i remember seeing this at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney, I took some photos there, if anyones interested i could post them?

[Speedie]

The Vic ones look better. And the fluro orange looks photoshopped in the first pic due to the checks

[tadz0rz]

Pic from my mates myspace, he didnt even know it was a lancer, let alone an evo lol. This was at the melbourne motor show

[Dummer]

looks worse if you ask me....

[Deano1964]

[ofey]

That car looks like it belongs to some Croatian Nationalist Group.

[tadz0rz]

The only thing that makes that cop car cool is that its an evo x. Nothing else.

[Bandit]

The Vic ones look better. And the fluro orange looks photoshopped in the first pic due to the checks

I can assure you there's no photoshopping done here.

I personally think the NSW version is nicer - more understated (if you can say that about a car with stickers all over it!) but still getting the message across.

When it has the light bar on, it's only a 2 inch high LED only bar, which looks a lot better than the fat Victorian one too.

As for the status - I'll see what I can find out. I am a member of a police vehicle enthusiasts club as well (yes I am weird). Last I heard they loved it, but can't get the car past the image it's there for fun not serious policing. I guess that's also a reason why the WRX trial in NSW from a few years ago didn't last all that long either.

[Dummer]

The failure of the WRX I believe had more to do with the fact that they had to refund 1000s of speeding infringements because the speedo's in the WRX at the time were out...

[Bandit]

hmm ok - first I have heard of that. You'd think they would have checked the speedo before ordering them.... !

[crankyfatcow]

I am a member of a police vehicle enthusiasts club as well (yes I am weird).

When I first read this I thought "What!" but realised that police cars really do look fanatastic not matter what they are. And as for being weird - you can't be weirder than me. What 49 year old woman comes onto car forums just for the fun of it.