Toyota Avalon Pursuit (Cop Car)
11-05-05, 08:10 PM
#16
Lexus Test Driver
Unfortunately, I doubt any community besides the really wealthy ones with money to blow down the drain would opt for the body kit, wide-body fenders, and black alloy's with polished lips. They'd prolly go standard avalon with no aero pieces and steel wheels. Police cars are generally practical... they need to stand up to A LOT of abuse. I imagine if they need to play bumper-cars with a fleeing suspect, that body kit would be gooooone.
Otherwise, BAD AZZ car. They should offer these mods to the general public though. Pure hawtness.
Otherwise, BAD AZZ car. They should offer these mods to the general public though. Pure hawtness.
11-06-05, 09:14 AM
#18
Lexus Fanatic
An Avalon Police package may look good on paper or in a show atmosphere like that, but in the real world, with a few exceptions, such as in KING7Two's area, unibody, front-drive cars just don't cut it with the police. They want big, roomy cars with V8's, large rear seats for prisoners and dogs, and body-on-frame chassis durability for the punishment that these cars sometime have to endure both on and off-road.
This is why police departments coast-to-coast overwhelming choose the Ford Crown Vic...and why GM was foolish to discontinue their full-size body-on-frame rear-drive Caprice that competed with the Crown Vic in the police market....even though it was done to free up plant space for trucks and SUV's. GM tried to save face after doing this by offering front-drive Impala and SUV Tahoe police vehicles, but the police weren't fooled....no take.
I don't think Toyota would have any more success marketing an Avalon copmobile as Chevy did with front-drives.
This is why police departments coast-to-coast overwhelming choose the Ford Crown Vic...and why GM was foolish to discontinue their full-size body-on-frame rear-drive Caprice that competed with the Crown Vic in the police market....even though it was done to free up plant space for trucks and SUV's. GM tried to save face after doing this by offering front-drive Impala and SUV Tahoe police vehicles, but the police weren't fooled....no take.
I don't think Toyota would have any more success marketing an Avalon copmobile as Chevy did with front-drives.
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11-06-05, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
An Avalon Police package may look good on paper or in a show atmosphere like that, but in the real world, with a few exceptions, such as in KING7Two's area, unibody, front-drive cars just don't cut it with the police. They want big, roomy cars with V8's, large rear seats for prisoners and dogs, and body-on-frame chassis durability for the punishment that these cars sometime have to endure both on and off-road.
This is why police departments coast-to-coast overwhelming choose the Ford Crown Vic...and why GM was foolish to discontinue their full-size body-on-frame rear-drive Caprice that competed with the Crown Vic in the police market....even though it was done to free up plant space for trucks and SUV's. GM tried to save face after doing this by offering front-drive Impala and SUV Tahoe police vehicles, but the police weren't fooled....no take. I don't think Toyota would have any more success marketing an Avalon copmobile as Chevy did with front-drives.
This is why police departments coast-to-coast overwhelming choose the Ford Crown Vic...and why GM was foolish to discontinue their full-size body-on-frame rear-drive Caprice that competed with the Crown Vic in the police market....even though it was done to free up plant space for trucks and SUV's. GM tried to save face after doing this by offering front-drive Impala and SUV Tahoe police vehicles, but the police weren't fooled....no take.
I don't think Toyota would have any more success marketing an Avalon copmobile as Chevy did with front-drives.HOTCHKIS AVALON PURSUIT CONCEPT
Prototype exterior & interior designed by Stewart Reed Design
Clay modeled, cast, fabricated & painted by Special Projects Inc.
15-piece custom made prototype Sport Avalon body kit
Sapphire black metallic paint with ultra fine silver police car motif & CHP “California Highway Patrol” markings
911EP Low profile Galaxy LED light bar, front grille undercover LS12 LED light, rear amber LED traffic director & warning light
Yokohama Advan Sport 245x35x20 tires with Zink Z9 20x8.5 wheels by The Tire Rack
911EP undercover LS12 mirror mounted LED light
Watch Guard front & rear facing DVD digital video cameras
Hand held light control, PA & siren by Carson “Carson Stealth SC-550”
911EP LED control boxes in hide-away panel
Plexiglass divider for front & rear compartments
unless toyota asked them to do it
11-06-05, 01:19 PM
#20
Lexus Fanatic
Doesn't really matter who built it.....the end result will usually be the same. In most cases police departments aren't going to want a unibody V6 front-driver.
11-06-05, 07:21 PM
#21
Lexus Test Driver
In Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana... i have seen MANY MANY fwd Impala police cars though. I'd say at the least, 40% of cop cars I see are Impalas. But yea, I completely agree that the boat-like crown vics are more suited to police use. I wonder if they are planning to redesign the Crown/Marquis/TC anytime soon. Although I heard the basic chasis is the same since the 70's.
But I think hotchkis needs to offer the body pieces on the general market though!
But I think hotchkis needs to offer the body pieces on the general market though!
11-07-05, 04:32 PM
#26
Lexus Champion
Originally Posted by mmarshall
Doesn't really matter who built it.....the end result will usually be the same. In most cases police departments aren't going to want a unibody V6 front-driver.
11-07-05, 05:37 PM
#29
Lexus Fanatic
Originally Posted by Faraaz23
In Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana... i have seen MANY MANY fwd Impala police cars though. I'd say at the least, 40% of cop cars I see are Impalas. But yea, I completely agree that the boat-like crown vics are more suited to police use.
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In some areas you'll find some FWD police cars, but generally police departments don't want them and only drive them if the politicians dictate it.
The police-spec Crown Vic, by the way, is considerably less boat-like than the civilian one, and even the civilian ones have gotten newer, firmer suspensions in the last few years.
