https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/for-more-th...
Any other police departments that did this or just those two?
For the present day: https://www.selectcarleasing.co.uk/news/article/most-powerfu... (fun use of FOIA)
https://policepathfinder.com/what-car-do-british-police-use/
There's plenty more modern sport cars these days, in various countries.
[0] one of the 4-5 police forces in Italy
[1] https://www.motori.it/ferrari-250-gte-22-in-vendita-la-stori...
One Porsche model is listed: 911 (no pun intended).
In 4 four years, they managed to total 4 of them (from the 26 brought in 2021).
Interesting history on that one, bit of an odd choice for the Japanese police.
I'd argue it is, at least once they started making more SUV's than 911's.
There are things which pronunciation I've learned in childhood and it will never change no matter how good my foreign language skills get. "Tomb Raider" with comically butchered accent.
Fascinating. So many follow-on questions. Why four exactly? Were they all in Tokyo, or spread around? Did they get used for anything other than highway patrol? Who got to drive them?
(Incidentally, if a country drives on the left then as a general rule of thumb, they also play cricket. I've no idea why this might be the case.)
I'm not sure the correlation holds up in Japan's case though
You don't have to appreciate it, but the engineering of these cars are not orthodox, yet they're daily driveable cars unlike the cars in their own class, e.g. Ferrari, Maserati, et. al.
The thinking out of the box, and evolution instead of revolution makes them extraordinary. Personally, I prefer the looks of Porsches to any other car.
However, would I go great lengths to own one? I'm not sure.
You can admire something without going crazy about it or define yourself via it.
If we're going to "shame" companies about doing things between 1930-1940, the list will be much longer and multi-national.
To answer: There’s only so many times you want to strike up a friendly conversation with a driver about their lovely car, only to be met with them having no clue about their bespoke vehicle, or even worse - the pitted feeling that they are somehow superior.
Porsche drivers in most of places I’ve lived do not behave this way. You will have a better time and luck in the Bay Area chatting cars with someone drives a Ferrari or McLaren than a Porsche.
As a petrol head, I’m saying it’s sad that most tech bros buy these over the top track cars and don’t know much about them besides the paint color or alcantara.
Porsche has one duty to its shareholders. Keep existing. They do that by selling cars.
Just kidding, I don't have kids.