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With the recent introduction of the Ford Taurus Police Interceptor, an obvious trio of candidates for law enforcement agencies has become the talk of policing circles. Although still in development, we're assured that the Carbon Motors E7 is on its way to market. Meanwhile, through its Australia-based Holden subsidiary - via the Pontiac G8 - General Motors will attend to police forces with the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle in the near future. Pictures of the TPI, Carbon E7, and Caprice PPV are in the Gallery below.
- Ford Police Interceptors Reporting For Duty In Michigan
Michigan outlaws beware: State Police is getting ready to add another weapon in its armory, or rather two: the Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Sedan and the Explorer Police Interceptor Utility, which today passed the two-day State Police tests and are...
- Former U.s. Ford Police Interceptors Find New Life In Britain As "rare American Muscle"
You know what they say: “One man’s trash is another man's treasureâ€. While police forces in the U.S. are rapidly replacing their Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors with the latest batch of patrol vehicles from Detroit’s Big...
- Ford To Reveal Brand-new Police Interceptor In 2010 To Replace The Crown Victoria
Being the nation's largest provider of police and municipal vehicles with around 45,000 police cars sales every year, Ford wasn't about to let General Motors and its new 2011 Chevy Caprice patrol vehicle to get a piece of the pie without a fight....
- Carbon Motors E7 Will Be Powered By Bmw's Diesel Inline-six
Carbon Motors has placed an order for 240,000 diesel engines. These diesels will sit under the hood of the E7 police vehicle when it begins production in Connersville, Indiana. Reaction to Carbon's choice of a diesel powerplant must be seen in the...
- Will The 2011 Ford Police Interceptor Be A Falcon Or Taurus?
The upcoming demise of the Ford Crown Victoria and thus its role as a taxicab and police pursuit vehicle will see Ford replacing the Crown Victoria Interceptor in 2011, Ford announced today. Fuel economy, durability, safety, and performance are categories...
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THE FUTURE OF POLICE CARS IN PICTURES
With the recent introduction of the Ford Taurus Police Interceptor, an obvious trio of candidates for law enforcement agencies has become the talk of policing circles. Although still in development, we're assured that the Carbon Motors E7 is on its way to market. Meanwhile, through its Australia-based Holden subsidiary - via the Pontiac G8 - General Motors will attend to police forces with the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle in the near future. Pictures of the TPI, Carbon E7, and Caprice PPV are in the Gallery below.Added up, it makes police departments ignorant of the Dodge Charger Police Vehicle, pictured here. Mechanics contracted by states and municipalities have labelled the Dodge "unreliable" and lacking in toughness. Even since the Charger's been available, nearly three-quarters of police vehicles purchased have come from Ford in the form of Crown Victoria Police Interceptors. Terribly outdated as a driving machine, the Ford CVPI is brutally capable, incredibly spacious, and tough as nails.
What unique features are brought to the playing field by the new patrol cars? The Carbon E7 is truly purpose-built. There is no platform sharing with a "regular" car. Thus, rear-hinged rear doors aid ingress, a twin-turbocharged diesel sends 250 horsepower and 400 lb-ft to the rear wheels, and the interior is set up for the bulkiness of a police officer's equipment. One would assume a regular cop on the beat would find the E7 revolutionary.... if it all pans out.
Check out the new Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle here
Over at Ford, the Taurus Police Interceptor is almost as capacious as the outgoing Crown Victoria Police Interceptor even as it sheds a few inches in every meaningful exterior dimension. Ford will endlessly play up the Taurus's fuel economy compared with the CVPI. Anticipated powerplants include the two engines consumers can choose from: a 3.5L V6 and a twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 with bags of horsepower. All-wheel drive will be a popular option.
The Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle is more traditional. Rear-wheel drive, an available V8 engine, and its very name hark back to land yachts of the past. Thankfully, this is a thoroughly modern device with more interior volume than the Crown Victoria Police Interceptor.
Pictures won't satisfy the individuals responsible for ordering police fleets. For those of us who need to know what'll be in our rear view mirrors in the next few years, the group of images in the Gallery below are vitally important.
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- Ford Police Interceptors Reporting For Duty In Michigan
Michigan outlaws beware: State Police is getting ready to add another weapon in its armory, or rather two: the Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Sedan and the Explorer Police Interceptor Utility, which today passed the two-day State Police tests and are...
- Former U.s. Ford Police Interceptors Find New Life In Britain As "rare American Muscle"
You know what they say: “One man’s trash is another man's treasureâ€. While police forces in the U.S. are rapidly replacing their Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors with the latest batch of patrol vehicles from Detroit’s Big...
- Ford To Reveal Brand-new Police Interceptor In 2010 To Replace The Crown Victoria
Being the nation's largest provider of police and municipal vehicles with around 45,000 police cars sales every year, Ford wasn't about to let General Motors and its new 2011 Chevy Caprice patrol vehicle to get a piece of the pie without a fight....
- Carbon Motors E7 Will Be Powered By Bmw's Diesel Inline-six
Carbon Motors has placed an order for 240,000 diesel engines. These diesels will sit under the hood of the E7 police vehicle when it begins production in Connersville, Indiana. Reaction to Carbon's choice of a diesel powerplant must be seen in the...
- Will The 2011 Ford Police Interceptor Be A Falcon Or Taurus?
The upcoming demise of the Ford Crown Victoria and thus its role as a taxicab and police pursuit vehicle will see Ford replacing the Crown Victoria Interceptor in 2011, Ford announced today. Fuel economy, durability, safety, and performance are categories...