Buletin Utama featured the Royal Malaysian Police’s new Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X cars yesterday night. PDRM says the Evos will be used in high-speed car chases, particularly in cases of carjacking, kidnapping and highjacking.
Police personnel assigned to the vehicles have undergone intensive driving classes to ensure they are able to drive the Lancers effectively, said a PDRM source. The cars are equipped with 5-speed manual transmissions instead of the twin clutch version that we are able to buy from Mitsubishi Malaysia. We first saw the cars without decals, but now they have decals and are called “Helang Lebuhraya Polis”.
Check out a clip of the feature after the jump which features the current PM in his last days check out the ride and giving it his thumbs up. Perhaps we may see a unit or a mock-up unit featured in Yusof Haslam’s Gerak Khas eh? ;)
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Comments mainly discuss the Malaysian police's decision to buy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X for high-speed pursuits, with some supporting the move as a method to improve law enforcement capabilities, while others criticize it as a waste of taxpayers' money and question the practicality, given the high operating costs and limited use. Several comments also compare this to international police forces that use exotic cars like Lamborghini, Ferrari, or Lamborghini Gallardo, and mention the quality of training and driver skill. There is criticism of the decals' ugly design and a desire for more patriotic or simpler liveries. Many comments highlight the importance of proper police training over just high-performance vehicles and suggest that such cars should be fully utilized for effective crime-fighting. Overall, the tone varies from supportive to highly skeptical, with concerns about resource allocation and professionalism.