| Police Cruiser GT | |
|---|---|
| Police Vehicle | |
| Built | 2056-Present |
| Class | GT-P |
| Crew | 2 |
| Length | 4.4 meters |
| Operating | 1,850 |
| Operators | Police |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Speed | 190 km/h |
| Weight | 1.3 tonnes |
| Width | 1.7 meters |
The Avro Police Cruiser GT is a four-door patrol sedan in service with the police of the Commonwealth. The cruiser is a police variant of the Avro GT, a plainer saloon related to the GTV sports sedan, and has been the standard patrol vehicle of the Commonwealth Police Service since 2056 Cruisers are built by Avro Auto at its Pitera works in Karu, and are sold directly to the Office of Vehicle & Equipment Management, which assigns them to stations.
The GT body has neutral, subtly sporty lines inspired by Italian industrial design. Like other government cars, cruisers are made to the same standard as Avro’s sports line. They feature a 2-litre inline-four engine, stiff suspension, steel wheels and a reinforced push bar across the front bumper. Unlike the Police Interceptor, which was designed for pursuit and motorway work, the GT is meant for ordinary patrol and so is closely associated with the Commonwealth picture of a police car.
In most stations, cars are assigned directly to officers. In some remote settlements, the cruiser is the only car and so may be used to ferry the sick to hospital and collect post from the ferry. About 1,850 are in service, and Avro builds around 200 a year at Pitera to replace older cars, which are usually sold on to autopools once their police equipment is removed.