The FK8 Honda Civic Type R is the latest addition to the Australian New South Wales Police Force, as part of a 12-month sponsored partnership with Honda Australia. The hot hatch will be used for the Eyewatch social media initiative, which encourages the public to be active participants in making their communities safer.
Much like previous “rental cars” that the NSW police have received in the past, the Civic Type R won’t be used as a pursuit vehicle. In fact, it doesn’t even come with full official lights, sirens or a police radio, but merely gets some livery applied on it.
As a result, baddies will be spared the fury of the 2.0 litre DOHC VTEC Turbo engine with its 310 PS and 400 Nm of torque. However, if something immensely major happens to arise, the police could call its new toy into action.
“The Civic Type R has been engineered from the ground up to deliver the most rewarding driving experience in the hot hatch segment. It has proven to be immensely popular with customers, enthusiasts and the motoring media, so we’re positive the NSW Police Force will find it to be a great community engagement tool,” said Honda Australia director, Stephen Collins.
“The generosity of Honda Australia in providing this sponsored vehicle for 12 months also means it has the added benefit of being no cost to the tax payer,” noted assistant commissioner Joe Cassar APM, commander of the NSW Police Force Capability, Performance and Youth Command.
“The eye-catching design of the vehicle will hopefully be a great conversation starter while on display and get more people, especially younger people, more comfortable with approaching their local police,” he added.
While the Civic Type R is being used as a conversation starter to communicate the Eyewatch programme in the land down under, our Royal Malaysian Police is looking at the vehicle as a new Helang Lebuhraya Polis high-speed pursuit vehicle. Our livery certainly looks better, don’t you think?
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Australian police are clever. They know this can kejar the bad guys.
For us, how to kejar the criminals using a Preve Polis car?
Or even worse, using the Proton X70?
Polis officer say, “Proton kejar perompak,”
Proton masuk parit.
Did you miss your favourite polis car, the Bezza? The POLIS-liveried Bezza that crooks will laugh non-stop if they see one chasing them.
Australia doesn’t need a high speed chaser to track and catch perp cars. We have microchip embedded into the car number plates and we have plenty of cameras to track the car movements unless they go into the Outbacks. This is just one of the glamour moves by ScoMo to deflect attention away from his shrinking cabinet with ministers resigning every other week. On the other hand I continue see some Proton Preve used by Melbourne PD still running around.
once you do hit the outback… aussie cops got lots of helicopters also.
“the Civic Type R won’t be used as a pursuit vehicle. In fact, it doesn’t even come with official lights, sirens or a police radio, but merely gets some livery applied on it.”
Obviously, someone here failed in reading during his school days. I pity his teacher. If it was me, this person would still be in school and not be a nuisance in the comments section.
There had no choice and low on budget since the Holden Commodore already end of life, grateful still can get Kia Stinger and Honda CTR as police hot pursuit cars.
a big role cops in australia play, is to educate as well as to engage with the local community. interesting idea to use the Type R as a conversation starter, especially with young people.
No polis modifications, just some stickers? A polis ahbengfied CTR? Lolz!
police look up to the FK8 because it’s a honda. they could’ve taken Golf GTI but in the end, the FK8 still is their fave.
“The FK8 Honda Civic Type R is the latest addition to the Australian New South Wales Police Force, as part of a 12-month sponsored partnership with Honda Australia. Much like previous “rental cars” that the NSW police have received in the past”. – Meant that Honda sponsored this PR gimmick. If VW would sponsor this program as well, I’m sure NSW Police will gladly accept it.