Skoda Kodiaq becomes “police car of the future”

Interior Minister Gerhard Karner, Federal Police Director Michael Takacs and General Peter Skorsch, Head of Group IV/A (Economy, Space and Technology) at the Ministry of the Interior, presented the “police car of the future” a few days ago at the Rossau barracks in Vienna: the all-wheel drive Skoda Kodiaq. Around 2,000 Skoda Octavia and VW Touran patrol cars will be replaced over the next four years as part of the three-year leasing agreement. From 2029, all police stations are expected to be equipped with the Skoda Kodiaq. “The procurement for the new car has begun, the delivery of 2,000 patrol cars will start in the next few hours for the whole of Austria. They will provide new jobs and ensure security,” said Interior Minister Gerhard Karner at the press conference. “We are putting the first five new patrol cars into service today, our police officers should be optimally equipped for their challenging work – with these vehicles we are making a further contribution to this.” The Kodiaq has 200 hp, all-wheel drive and offers more space for resources and allows a higher payload. New assistance systems such as emergency brake assist, lane departure warning, reversing assist, turn assist, adaptive cruise control and off-road mode also increase safety. The new patrol car has the latest blue light technology with front flasher and additional blue light flasher in the open tailgate. https://militaeraktuell.at/bundesheer-f-35-bleiben-zum-training-in-oesterreich/ Federal Police Director Takacs expressed his thanks on behalf of the police officers for the renewal of the vehicle fleet. He said that around 130 million kilometers are covered in patrol cars every year. That is a huge number of kilometers on the road and a huge number of missions that are handled, around 12,000 emergency calls nationwide every day. Group Manager Skorsch said that fleet management had been in place since 2005 and that safety had been continuously improved since then, for example with automatic transmission, four-wheel drive and new assistance systems.