Gujarat Police to purchase off-road vehicles

Ahmedabad, 10 July 2013

Gujarat Police will purchase off-road vehicle Ranger RZR S 800 from Polaris for routine patrol across inaccessible areas, vigilance operations, on rough terrain, on coastal areas, in high security zones, rapid off-road pursuit operations, etc.

The Polaris Ranger RZR S 800 is powered by a high revving 760cc-fuel injected petrol engine that churns out 53PS of power and can catapult the Ranger RZR S from 0-100km/h in about 4.5 seconds, which is sports car territory! The engine is mated to an automatic gearbox and the buggy is equipped with an on-demand 4×4 system. Also Read: Polaris Ranger RZR: First Drive

Polaris will be providing on and off site training, maintenance and after sales support to the Gujarat Police for the Ranger RZR S 800.

Speaking on the development, Pankaj Dubey, MD, Polaris India said, “ATVs are utilized by police forces across the globe. This is for the first time our ATVs will be used by Police in India. Our vehicles are sturdy, reliable and effective over the toughest of terrains. This is an opportunity for us to showcase the range of Polaris ATVs & ORVs unmatched ruggedness and versatility in harsh, hostile and demanding conditions and also demonstrate the strong after sales support. We at Polaris are proud to have the Gujarat Police Force, induce Polaris ATVs.”