Hyundai Genesis sedan gets the police package getup

Filed under: Sedan, Hyundai, Police/Emergency, South Korea



This is interesting. As you cop-car fans well know, Ford recently introduced an all new Police Interceptor. After centuries decades of sticking with the body-on-frame, RWD Panther-platform Crown Victoria, Ford made the decision to go with the unit-bodied, front- or all-wheel drive Taurus chassis. They've beefed the full-size family hauler up to Herculean stature (claiming that it can withstand a 70 mph rear-end collision!) and by all accounts it should do just fine in the high speed pursuit biz. Still, to many officers and fans of the cars they drive, police cruisers should be driven via the rear wheels.

That said, check out this Hyundai. A Genesis sedan to be specific, all done up in Korean police livery. Looks good, no? Especially with the blue and red lights poking out from the grill. If you're wondering, the Genesis sedan has either a 3.8-liter V6 or a more muscular 4.6-liter "Tau" V8 up front. Both motors propel the rear wheels. For police duty, we'll go ahead and assume that Hyundai went with the more potent Tau option, as South Korean coppers will no doubt make use of the 375 horsepower and 333 pound-feet of torque (slight asterisk - that's on premium fuel. Should you opt for regular gas, the V8 makes "just" 368 hp and 324 lb-ft of torque).

True, like the Taurus, the Genesis sedan is still a unit body, meaning that officers in pursuit won't be able to drive over curbs at 50 mph without twisting the kimchi out of the structure. However, given the Genesis sedan's better than average handling characteristics, they should have little trouble driving around said curb, and thereby bringing the perp to justice that much more quickly. No word on a super-pursuit Genesis Coupe-based cop car. Tip of the confession-extracting sap hat to Nathan!

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For police duty, we'll go ahead and assume that Hyundai went with the more potent Tau option.

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Given that the Genesis above has Base Model 17" wheels, and the 4.6 Tau is not offered in Korea on the Genesis, it is more likely that that the car has the 3.8 V6. There is nothing to suggest that the above car is other than stock, aside from the paint job, lights, and comm package installed as after-market.

I doubt we'll be seeing this in the US anytime soon. While the trunk is big enough to a lot of cop stuff and the perps wallowing in luxury in the back seat, there isn't enough room in the front for radios, computers and such.

Mark_888 said:

Given that the Genesis above has Base Model 17" wheels, and the 4.6 Tau is not offered in Korea on the Genesis, it is more likely that that the car has the 3.8 V6. There is nothing to suggest that the above car is other than stock, aside from the paint job, lights, and comm package installed as after-market.

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I second that opinion.
Besides, the chance of a high-speed pursuit in Korea is very slim.

Dan

HeavyG said:

I doubt we'll be seeing this in the US anytime soon. While the trunk is big enough to a lot of cop stuff and the perps wallowing in luxury in the back seat, there isn't enough room in the front for radios, computers and such.

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Few police jurisdictions in the US will even consider a foreign brand, even if assembled in the US. I do recall that some very upscale cities like Aspen and Vail, CO, etc, having some Saab's and Volvos, and there may be similar situations in a few other upscale communities, but still unusual for that to happen.

Regarding the room inside for computers, radios, etc, not sure what you are talking about. Should be plenty of room inside a Base Model Genesis sedan. A lot of police cars in Asia are the size of a Toyota Corolla (in fact many are a Corolla outside of Korea).

Other exceptions in the US are "South Carolina Highway Patrol used three BMW M5s during the early to mid 1990s. These cars were given to South Carolina after BMW chose the state to host the first BMW assembly plant in the U.S. The Georgetown, Kentucky, police department had a few older Toyota Camrys that had been donated to them by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, but these vehicles have not been seen recently." (quotes from Wikipedia article)