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The police took over the first ten BMW 5 series

Half of the cars are designed for highway surveillance in police livery and the other for high-speed pursuits without markings and with hidden warning sound and radio equipment.

All cars have, for example, a special visual and audio warning device, a special interior including a storage space and worktop, an independent camera system and a speedometer.

Under the designation BMW 540i xDrive Touring, the 5 series is hidden in a station wagon body with a gasoline inline six-cylinder with a displacement of three liters.

Police BMW 540i xDrive Touring

Photo: BMW Stratos car

The engine is turbocharged and assisted by a mild hybrid unit. The output is 245 kW (333 hp). It drives all wheels through an eight-speed automatic transmission. An adaptive chassis is also part of the equipment.

“The new BMW vehicles, both in the commercial version and in the version of the Police of the Czech Republic, will be included mainly in the highway departments of the individual regional police directorates and in the nationwide department of the traffic police service, i.e. at the Special Surveillance Department of Bohemia and Moravia,” added Jiří Zlý, director of the traffic police service .

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