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Ford has begun producing the company's two new Police Interceptor models. According to Ward's Auto, both the Taurus and Explorer-based cruisers are rolling off of the line at the automaker's Chicago Assembly Plant. All told, the sedan variant has accounted for around 60 percent of orders so far. Currently, the law enforcement market is Ford's to lose: Dearborn has controlled up to 70 percent of police car sales in the U.S. with its now defunct Crown Victoria in the past, but General Motors has made it clear it wants a larger slice of that pie.
GM has given law enforcement agencies an alternative to the two Interceptors from Ford with its Caprice PPV and Tahoe law enforcement SUV. Even so, Ford remains confident it will stay on top of the police market. The company says that early orders indicate it will remain the segment leader.
With a turbocharged, direct-injection 3.5-liter V6 engine in place of the old 4.6-liter V8 found in the Crown Victoria, Ford also says its new Interceptor models should be capable of returning 20 percent better fuel economy – an attribute that should salve relationships somewhat with fleet orderers who were fond of the anvil-like reliability and simplicity of the old Crown Vic.
I want a crown Vic just because they are one of those cars like old Mercedes diesels or old Saab 9000 or Volvo 240, could never give a reason why I wanted one I just do haha
I want a crown Vic just because they are one of those cars like old Mercedes diesels or old Saab 9000 or Volvo 240, could never give a reason why I wanted one I just do haha
I have that same feeling. I thought I was the only one.
But with the reduction in lightbar sizes due to LEDs it's getting harder to spot them from a decent distance. The only saving grace is it looks like someone threw a roof rack on a sedan which doesn't happen very often
But with the reduction in lightbar sizes due to LEDs it's getting harder to spot them from a decent distance. The only saving grace is it looks like someone threw a roof rack on a sedan which doesn't happen very often
And that's assuming the car has a light bar. I've seen a lot of jurisdictions from Georgia to Florida using "slick-top" cars (no light bars on top).
I want a crown Vic just because they are one of those cars like old Mercedes diesels or old Saab 9000 or Volvo 240, could never give a reason why I wanted one I just do haha
I had a friend with a crown vic interceptor. Used to park it and aim a hair dryer at oncoming cars for giggles
Time to recognize and memorize those headlights from a rearview mirror...
In line with the rest of you.
With most except the CHP, the locals are putting light bars inside and lights mounted on the windshield at rear view mirror level, very stealth. These become harder to spot, well except for the push bar and porcupine antenna array but who can spot antennas looking back through a mirror?
02-22-12, 08:37 PM
Ford Taurus and Explorer Police Interceptor production begins
