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The National Gendarmerie will roll Spanish

2020-09-29T16:21:49.889Z


NEWS - Cupra, Seat's sports model brand, has won the tender to equip the intervention squads of the National Gendarmerie.


It's time for the Renault Megane RS to retire.

In service since the end of 2011, the French sedans will soon give way, in part, to the Leon Cupra.

The Spanish manufacturer won the call for tenders launched by the National Gendarmerie in 2019 for a period of four years.

By the end of the year, Cupra, Seat's performance and sporty model brand, will deliver, by the end of 2020, 17 Leon Cupra to the Rapid Intervention Brigades of the National Gendarmerie.

When he crosses these vehicles on our highways, Luca de Meo, the former boss of Seat who has become the boss of Renault, will no doubt smile.

Without slipping into chauvinism at all costs, will the National Gendarmerie be able to unveil the criteria that decided it to choose a Spanish model rather than a French car?

Cupra

Renault nevertheless continues to offer the Mégane RS in the catalog.

With a power of 300 hp, it displays performance similar to the Cupra.

The Spanish model is powered by a 290 hp 4-cylinder 2 turbo, reaching 100 km / h in 6 seconds and the maximum speed of 250 km / h.

After investigation, it seems that the level of CO2 emissions is one of the main reasons for excluding the Mégane.

Indeed, according to the WLTP standard, the French sedan rejects 184 g / km of CO2 while the Spanish sedan is satisfied with 146 g / km.

The difference in penalties to be paid is enormous: 230 euros for the Leon against 5,404 euros for the Mégane.

When we know that the Spanish brand has won the call for tenders for 4 years and that gradually the entire fleet of the BRI will be changed, we can understand the arbitrations made.

To meet the BRI's missions, the Leon Cupra were prepared by the bodybuilder Gruau.

In addition to the “Gendarmerie” silkscreen printing, the Spanish sedans received internal and external communication equipment, sound and light signals, reinforced windows and rear window.

The rear shelf is also equipped with a light panel allowing the dissemination of messages.

The gendarmes thus have a panoply of 40 programmable messages in 6 languages ​​(French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish) and allowing the arrest of offenders.

Source: lefigaro

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