Sometimes. Although, how you're going to outrun Regan's Consul in one of those is beyond me. Especially with 5 up and all the loot. Switched on villains got themselves a MK2 Jag instead.
Whilst we're on the subject of van's, few years ago, a builder mate of mine had a Sherpa that used to belong to the bomb squad. Unlike most Sherpas, it had the Rover V8 engine. Very quick, but a bit tail-happy without a few bags of sand in the back.