A Mini JCW Hatchback Is The Coolest And Worst Police Car Ever

At this year's 2018 RETTmobil emergency service vehicle show BMW decided to showcase what it might be like if it let Mini make a police car...
A Mini JCW Hatchback Is The Coolest And Worst Police Car Ever

Police cars need to be reliable, fast, sturdy and spacious both for door-breaking equipment and for, ahem, passengers. We’re not sure this cool Mini concept quite meets all of those criteria, but we like it anyway.

It was one of the highlights of BMW’s stand at the RETTmobil expo, Europe’s biggest exhibition of emergency service vehicles and hosted in the central German city of Fulda. Based on a John Cooper Works version of the evergreen hatchback, it certainly ticks the speed and sturdiness boxes. The dinky polizei-wagen can race to 62mph in 6.3 seconds as a manual, or in 6.1 seconds with the slick-shifting automatic.

A Mini JCW Hatchback Is The Coolest And Worst Police Car Ever

This 228bhp pocket rocket has apparently been decorated by the force’s resident graffiti artist. Blue swathes down the sides and bonnet have dozens of ‘paint runs’ for effect, with yellow contrasting accents for a funky take on traditional police colours.

Since the Cooper S and John Cooper Works Minis went turbocharged for the 2007 model year the bonnet intake has been for display only, but here it has been commandeered for a couple of blue LED light strips that sync with the main roof-mounted blue strobe lights.

A Mini JCW Hatchback Is The Coolest And Worst Police Car Ever

Those big alloy wheels probably aren’t the most practical for urban work but we don’t see the officer behind the wheel complaining. Just try putting a police dog in the boot…

Also on display at RETTmobil was an X3-based fire department car. Sadly there are no novelty hoses or bizarre roof-mounted water tanks, but this fast-response and reconnaissance car still looks neat.

Source: CarScoops

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Comments

ATOGI_28

Probably the cutest cop car too

05/16/2018 - 13:28 |
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BenPaye(JDMSquad)(MX5Squad)(LFAsquad)(Subie Squad) (Rotary F

In reply to by ATOGI_28

We need Kei cop cars

05/16/2018 - 13:28 |
46 | 2

You sure ? 😅

05/16/2018 - 14:22 |
36 | 0

Why hasn’t anybody used a peel p50 yet?

05/16/2018 - 16:58 |
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Soni Redx (MD Squad Leader) (Subie Squad Leader)

In reply to by ATOGI_28

Italian Job New Move

05/16/2018 - 22:05 |
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Anonymous

Seriously, what is this? It looks like it’s been left in a garage for five years!

05/16/2018 - 13:28 |
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Anonymous

reminds me of this

05/16/2018 - 13:29 |
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Walter White 1

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Officer barbie has arrived

05/16/2018 - 17:53 |
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Anonymous

At Least its a step up from a Smart car police car in NY

05/16/2018 - 13:30 |
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GunMax

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

NYPD’s Smart is already a big step up from the tripod thing they used to use for traffic duty

05/17/2018 - 23:27 |
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Anonymous

We got em in Turkey

05/16/2018 - 13:34 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Not so fancy tho

05/16/2018 - 13:34 |
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UnknownCat13

I’m surprised that Tesla didn’t make one as another distraction from their massive problems at the moment.

05/16/2018 - 14:23 |
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CannedRex24

This is what happens when you make a goth Mini cooper cry

Just look at all the ruined mascara!

05/16/2018 - 14:30 |
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honye

This real one looks so much better. :/

05/16/2018 - 15:34 |
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5:19.55

At some point, high speed highway pursuits were done by this one in France

(306 s16)

05/16/2018 - 16:45 |
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Anonymous

Mini, RELIABLE

HOW ?

05/16/2018 - 18:26 |
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