Police and firefighters
drive cars with standardized colors and shapes for a pretty obvious reason: it’s an easy way for regular citizens to quickly identify the people in the area with specific powers and goals. If the vehicle is bright red, or black and white, the role of the driver is clear. But some members of law enforcement
like a little more mystique for their line of work. Here’s what you might see the Federal Bureau of Investigation driving. The classic FBI cars
The FBI’s job is “investigating and preventing acts of domestic and international terrorism. It is the lead federal agency for investigating attacks involving weapons of mass destruction,” according to FBI.gov
. And what do you need if you’re chasing down possible acts of terrorism? You need unmarked vehicles to stay incognito, and sometimes you need something big, scary, and armored. Filed under big, scary, and armored is the BearCat, which the New York SWAT division of the FBI cited as one of their new additions on Twitter in 2016. SWAT stands for “Special Weapons and Tactics,” and this vehicle looks like the appropriate sidekick for this task.
Constructed entirely of steel, the BearCat looks like the dinosaur ancestor of a Jeep—all plates and sharp corners. And like the organization for which it works, its name is an acronym: “Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck.”
You definitely wouldn’t want to see a BearCat, which weighs almost 8 tons and “can survive grenade and IED attacks,” rolling towards you. Maybe close down the meth lab and back away slowly.
FBI cars: an electric update
The FBI certainly has a taste for the foreboding, but it’s also not immune to the e-zeitgeist that has defined the 2020s.
Electrek
recently reported on a Ford Mustang Mach-E sighting, sharing a photo of a group of officers standing beside a slick car with the words “FBI POLICE” written on the side. It is in many ways the polar opposite of a BearCat, but it still manages to look serious.This is apparently going to be an increasingly common phenomenon in law enforcement at all levels. Electrek notes that a Boulder sheriff recently commented that their Tesla Model Y will be a cheaper run than a standard patrol car in a matter of months. It looks like the FBI is also prioritizing a less expensive fuel option (and 200 miles of range) with the Mach-E, and looking super stylish while they’re at it.
Insuring an FBI car
Before you go looking up and down the street for any FBI cars like BearCats or Mach-Es, keep in mind that the Feds also prize stealth. A black sedan could just be a regular Joe’s daily ride, or it could be full of surveillance equipment and tactical weapons. Hopefully you won’t have to find out the hard way.
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