Suzuki’s New $13K Police Van Seats 10, But It Will Never Win A Chase

Suzuki launched a factory Carry Patrol Van in the Philippines.
The $13,400 cab-over truck seats 10 and features lights and sirens.
Power comes from a 1.5-liter engine with a five-speed manual.

American police fleets lean on big, powerful pursuit cruisers like the Ford Expedition SSV. In Southeast Asia, municipal services want something that fits down a narrow street and costs almost nothing to run. Suzuki built to that brief in the Philippines, adding a factory-backed Carry Patrol Van to its commercial range.

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Most people know the Suzuki Carry as a Japanese kei truck with a cab-over layout. Other Asian markets, the Philippines among them, get a bigger, wider version that carries more. This generation has been built in Indonesia since 2019 with no real changes since, and the police variant is the first thing to change the formula.

Built For Barangays, Not Getaways

Suzuki’s New $13K Police Van Seats 10, But It Will Never Win A Chase — Suzuki Carry Patrol Van

The Suzuki Carry Patrol Van was designed for local government units, barangays, and similar organizations. The front cabin stays as-is, while the rear picks up a heavy-duty troop carrier module with reversible bench seating for up to ten people.

The conversion includes checkered plate flooring, an embedded rear side step, and roll-up canvas side covers with integrated locks. The cab-over truck is also fitted with roof-mounted emergency lights, a siren, and an external speaker for public announcements.

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Underneath, the 4,195 mm (165.2 inches) long truck keeps the standard ladder frame chassis with leaf springs out back. The Philippine-spec model runs a mid-mounted naturally aspirated 1.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine making 95 hp (71 kW / 97 PS) and 135 Nm (100 lb-ft) of torque.

That power is transmitted to the rear wheels exclusively through a five-speed manual gearbox. While the vehicle won’t be fast enough to engage in high-speed pursuits, it has a maximum payload capacity of 940 kg (2,072 lbs) and can carry plenty of people at the back.

Alongside the police model, Suzuki has also launched the Carry PUV Class 1, aimed at transport cooperatives, municipal shuttles, and private resorts. It gets a boxy rear module with side-facing bench seats, extra headroom, roll-up canvas windows, and an onboard fire extinguisher.

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The Suzuki Carry Patrol Van is priced from 822,000 PHP ($13,400) in the Philippines, while the PUV Class 1 retails for 849,000 PHP ($13,800), with the standard Carry lineup starting from 614,000 PHP ($10,000). The entire lineup is available through Suzuki’s local dealer network, though American fans of basic work trucks will have to wait 25 years under US import rules before bringing one home for private duty.