Holden's new crime fighter
Latest Ute provides new platform of Victoria Police to enforce the lawThe bad news for criminals is the new Police Divisional Van is more reliable, but the good news is it's safer too. Holden has announced the new MY10 VE Omega Ute has been called up for police duty.
As the first light commercial vehicle in Australia to offer six-airbags as standard, the new Divisional vans are now safer than previous models.
Furthermore, the rear pod to house misbehaving members of society has been developed in conjunction with Victorian company Bellmont Nominees.
The pod has been designed to keep the car's centre-of-gravity as low as possible for improved handling. It worked, helping the van earn a VICPOL Silver functional classification. Only the Commodore SS and SV6 rate higher but the van can now be used as a first responder vehicle for the police force.
The two-person pod has also been built to outlive the base vehicle to help lower costs according to Belmont marketing manager, Andy Balmain.
"The pod is designed to transfer onto multiple base vehicles over the many years of expected service," Balmain said.
"With such a long term service life, there are significant cost benefits of this multiple life capability that make it very attractive to fleet customers both large and small."
Holden chairman Alan Batey used the announcement to underline the company's 50 year commitment to Victoria Police.
"Holden worked very closely with the Victoria Police and Bellmont to design, develop, test and build what is a state-of-the-art workhorse for modern policing," said Batey.
"With six airbags and a range of driver aids including Electronic Stability Program we are very confident in this vehicle's real world safety capabilities. Coupled with a purpose-designed policing pod, it is a winning combination.
"We're delighted these advances will help improve the safety of police officers as they carry out their duties."
Victoria Police begin taking delivery of 200 divisional vans from November.
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