Jaguar Mk2
One of the most iconic classic police cars is the Jaguar Mk 2, which is still the most significant British police car ever used. During the 1960s and early ’70s, British police used several fast Mk2 sedans, which had powerful 3.4 and 3.8-liter straight-six engines and over 220 hp (via Mk2 Club).
Although Jaguars were always luxury cars and a strange choice for police cruisers, there were two good reasons in favor of the Mk2. One is the fact that Jaguars were the cars of choice of bank robbers and criminals, and police couldn’t catch them in ordinary Fords or Minis. So, to keep up, police needed a capable performance car and Mk2 was an obvious solution.