Here's a nightmare for you, a Western Australian cop car from a few years ago
nb; this model used 'old faithful' - the much-loved Holden V8:
http://www.acay.com.au/~jbartok/waTango1.jpg
and what we face today, the standard-issue Chev LS-1 engined 6speed Holden Commodore pursuit car:
http://members.tripod.com/~rw19036/nsw101.jpg