While the Ford Crown Victoria rules the police fleets in America, it's a different story in Britain. With cops piloting everything from Vauxhall Astras to Range Rovers, there's no one stereotypical police car in the UK. That may well change with the Volvo V70 Turn-Key Police Package - a specialized wagon that's ready for police duty as soon as it leaves the factory.
When Volvo says 'turn-key,' they mean 'turn-key.' All the paint, lights, and other miscellaneous cop-spec equipment you see here is actually installed while the car travels down Volvo's assembly line in Torslanda, Sweden. Once they take delivery of the car, police departments need only fit their specific radio sets, and they're off. That's in stark contrast to the typical American police vehicle, which usually requires multiple modifications between leaving the factory and reporting for duty.
Standard equipment on the police-spec V70 includes LED strobe lighting, a steel seat partition, three-way siren with a PA system, and a GPS-based data recorder. Volvo also fits the cars with heavy-duty 17-inch alloy wheels, heavy-duty brakes, an oil sump protector, and a custom-tuned suspension with a load-leveling feature in the rear.