Victoria Police have take delivery of its most powerful pursuit vehicle, a new Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe.

The German brand's performance SUV will be used for active highway patrol duties and to promote in-car safety at various events of the next year.

The more than $200,000 swoopy SUV has an impressive list of safety features that include blind spot warning, lane keep assist, ABS brakes, collision warning with automatic braking, skid control, rain sensing wipers, stability control and attention assist which recognises fatigue on long trips and uses visual and audio warnings among others.

Assistant Commissioner Doug Fryer wants new car buyers to prioritise safety when purchasing a car.

"Death and serious injuries on Victorian roads could be reduced by a third overnight if everyone was driving the safest cars they can afford," he said.

Victoria Police will use the new Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe for highway patrol duties and for educational purposes. Photo: Mark Bramley

"We're not saying that everyone needs to rush out and buy the latest and greatest but we need people to prioritise safety over leather seats and shiny wheels."

Fryer also called out the car industry to make more safety gear come as standard stating that safety should never be an optional extra.

The all-wheel drive GLE63 Coupe doesn't lack for grunt, as it is powered by an AMG-tuned 5.5-litre twin turbo V8 petrol engine that produces 430kW and 760Nm mated to a seven-speed automatic, enabling the 2.3 tonne machine to hit 100km/h in 4.2 seconds. That makes it the most powerful and quickest car on the police fleet.

Victoria Police will use the new Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe for highway patrol duties and for educational purposes. Photo: Mark Bramley

This is not the first time that high-powered luxury cars have been used for police duties, back in 2014 the NSW Police Force as part of a partnership with Porsche used a Porsche 911 Carrera for community events, but was kept away from highway patrol duties.

In Dubai, however, the police force has some eye-wateringly expensive vehicles in its fleet including an $800,000 Lamborghini Aventador and a $3m Bugatti Veyron.

The new Victoria Police Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe will be on display at the 2016 Melbourne Grand Prix.

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