The list is based on our own observations and the vehicle register.
The police don’t just drive Volvos
The police, and for that matter the Security Police, have fleets of vehicles of various types that all serve different purposes. Below are some cars that the Police drive that you can see out and about if you pay attention.
People usually associate the Police fleet with Volkswagen and Volvo. (Photo: Janerik Henriksson/TT)
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BMW X7 40d
BMW is used a lot by the Security Police, but then in the form of armored X5. In fact, there are a number of other cars from the German car brand in the police fleet.
Including the luxury SUV BMW X7 40d. It has a 3-liter diesel six with 340 horsepower.
The police drive the X7 40d. (Photo: Joel Sandberg)
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Mercedes-AMG GLE 53
Some may know that the Police drive Mercedes, not least in the form of large buses in the form of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.
The fact is, however, that they also have a bunch of Mercedes-AMG GLE 53s in their fleet. Under the hood lurks a 3 liter big six that pumps out 435 horsepower.
An AMG GLE 53 can be found in the police fleet. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz) Škoda Superb
One car that truly flies under already is the Škoda Superb. In the police version, it has a 3.6-liter V6 with 260 horsepower and four-wheel drive.
For a period, the Superb was sold with a 3.6 liter V6 engine. (Photo: Škoda)
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Toyota Land Cruiser
The police have an entire armada of Toyota cars in their fleet. It is both in the form of heavily armored carts for cars used to pull horse trailers for the mounted police.
In armored version weighs Toyota Land Cruiser 200 up to five tonnes and is powered by a 4.5 liter V8 diesel.
Land Cruiser and Range Rover Sentinel are popular with the police. (Andreas Hillergren/TT)
The Land Cruiser 200 has not been sold in Sweden since the late 2000s. (Photo: Marcus Berggren)Volkswagen Arteon Shooting Brake
Although the Police drive a lot of Volkswagens, it is primarily in the form of Amarok, Caravelle and Touareg. In fact, they also have the Arton Shooting Brake with a 200 horsepower diesel engine on the list of vehicles
The Arteon Shooting Brake is both practical and elegant. (Photo: Marcus Berggren)