To provide the UK’s Police constabularies a vehicle with much improved integration with the systems law enforcement demands, Vauxhall has released the new Vauxhall Astra. The new Astra is ready to enter Police service with higher level of integration with emergency service systems than its predecessor.
Since its first launch in 1979, the Astra has been the backbone of beat policing across the 54 UK Police forces. Approximately one in five of all ‘panda’ cars in use across the UK are Astras with many of them equipped by Vauxhall’s turn-key Police preparation facility and Special Vehicle Operations (SVO).
To ensure the dependability and reliability demanded of a law enforcement vehicle, the new Vauxhall Astra has been tested through several test programs. The physical rig testing, for example, was used to replicate a lifetime of structural inputs into the vehicle, which in addition to other physical tests and computer simulations.
To increase capacity for fitting further emergency service equipment, the new Astra also features mobile data terminals, video capture and multiple transceivers. The typical range of emergency services lighting options are also available including a range of LED lightbars, headlamp flash, grille lights, bumper interceptor lights and rear reds.
From launch, the new Vauxhall Astra will be available with an instrument console incorporating integrated switch panels configured for Police radio header units such as the Cleartone, Motorola, Sepura and Icom.
