Police cruisers are built to do something most civilian cars never have to: sprint from a standstill, survive curb hits and high-speed turns, then idle for hours without breaking. The result is a ...

A Riverside County sheriff’s patrol car prepares to deploy its Grappler net to stop a car during a demonstration. In 2025, the department became the first law enforcement agency in California to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Lyon is based in Tokyo and writes about the car industry. Wherever you live, I’m sure you’ve seen electric taxies in service ...

From Plymouth and Dodge to Ford and Chevy, American police cars have come a long way since their inception. While they feature enhancements when compared to civilian versions, understand that these ...

Police cruisers look like familiar sedans and SUVs, but the similarities fade quickly once you look under the skin. I see them as purpose-built tools, engineered to survive high-speed pursuits, idling ...

Leonard Stock kept seeing innocent bystanders injured by the vehicle pursuits he’d watch on police reality shows. “I remember cringing,” he said. One night, Stock recalled, “I went to sleep and woke ...