<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chevrolet/" rel="tag">Chevrolet</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chrysler/" rel="tag">Chrysler</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/gm/" rel="tag">GM</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/" rel="tag">Specialty</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/chevy-caprice-ppv-1280189577.jpg" alt="Chevrolet Caprice PPV" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Chevrolet Caprice PPV -- Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The police vehicle market is flush with new iron from all quarters, making the results of this year's Michigan State Police Vehicle Evaluation hotly anticipated. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> brought its new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/pics-aplenty-2012-ford-police-interceptor-reports-for-duty/">Taurus-based Police Interceptor</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> had the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/chrysler-releases-details-on-2011-dodge-charger-pursuit-police-c/">2011 Dodge Charger Police Pursuit</a> model, and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> showed up with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/27/chevrolet-caprice-police-car-to-patrol-americas-streets-beginni/">Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle</a>. Preliminary results of the performance and dynamics testing put the Caprice PPV on top of its rivals, says GM, but there's a catch.<br />
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Chevrolet is touting the unofficial test outcome (final results will be released later this year) as proof of the Caprice PPV's superiority. Being quicker to both 60 and 100 mph and offering shorter stopping distances are performance attributes that officers appreciate, as is a 6.0-liter V8 and a chassis that handled Grattan Raceway with the best average lap time. Thing is, despite the fact that Ford's forthcoming Taurus-based cruiser was on-hand and competed in the tests, GM only compares its new Caprice to the ancient Crown Vic. The reason? The Blue Oval's new PI won't be available for more than a year. According to the blokes at Jalopnik who were on-hand for the shootout, the Caprice was actually bested by the AWD Taurus PI in braking and lap times, but GM has fashioned the 'not available yet' loophole to create victory (nevermind that the Caprice isn't on the streets yet either).<br />
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Of course, good performance numbers aren't all there is to police work, or departments would patrol in Corvettes. Chevrolet says the Caprice PPV leads in interior space and thoughtful touches like seats designed to accommodate officers' equipment belts. All of this, GM says, adds up to an open-and-shut case for the Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle. You'd expect no less from a press release (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/chevy-caprice-outperforms-ford-and-dodge-police-cars-in-official/">posted after the jump</a>), but clearly, the real victory in the race to replace the Crown Victoria has yet to be determined. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car">2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/chevy-caprice-ppv-large-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/chevy-caprice-ppv-large-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/chevy-caprice-ppv-large-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/01-caprice-police-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/02-caprice-police-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Sources: General Motors, <a href="http://jalopnik.com/5644254/gm-claims-victory-in-cop-car-shootout-by-ignoring-ford">Jalopnik</a>]<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Chevrolet Caprice PPV -- Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The police vehicle market is flush with new iron from all quarters, making the results of this year's Michigan State Police Vehicle Evaluation hotly anticipated. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> brought its new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/pics-aplenty-2012-ford-police-interceptor-reports-for-duty/">Taurus-based Police Interceptor</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> had the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/chrysler-releases-details-on-2011-dodge-charger-pursuit-police-c/">2011 Dodge Charger Police Pursuit</a> model, and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> showed up with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/27/chevrolet-caprice-police-car-to-patrol-americas-streets-beginni/">Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle</a>. Preliminary results of the performance and dynamics testing put the Caprice PPV on top of its rivals, says GM, but there's a catch.<br />
<br />
Chevrolet is touting the unofficial test outcome (final results will be released later this year) as proof of the Caprice PPV's superiority. Being quicker to both 60 and 100 mph and offering shorter stopping distances are performance attributes that officers appreciate, as is a 6.0-liter V8 and a chassis that handled Grattan Raceway with the best average lap time. Thing is, despite the fact that Ford's forthcoming Taurus-based cruiser was on-hand and competed in the tests, GM only compares its new Caprice to the ancient Crown Vic. The reason? The Blue Oval's new PI won't be available for more than a year. According to the blokes at Jalopnik who were on-hand for the shootout, the Caprice was actually bested by the AWD Taurus PI in braking and lap times, but GM has fashioned the 'not available yet' loophole to create victory (nevermind that the Caprice isn't on the streets yet either).<br />
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Of course, good performance numbers aren't all there is to police work, or departments would patrol in Corvettes. Chevrolet says the Caprice PPV leads in interior space and thoughtful touches like seats designed to accommodate officers' equipment belts. All of this, GM says, adds up to an open-and-shut case for the Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle. You'd expect no less from a press release (<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/21/chevy-caprice-outperforms-ford-and-dodge-police-cars-in-official/">posted after the jump</a>), but clearly, the real victory in the race to replace the Crown Victoria has yet to be determined. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car">2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/chevy-caprice-ppv-large-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/chevy-caprice-ppv-large-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/07/chevy-caprice-ppv-large-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/01-caprice-police-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-caprice-police-car/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/02-caprice-police-press_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Sources: General Motors, <a href="http://jalopnik.com/5644254/gm-claims-victory-in-cop-car-shootout-by-ignoring-ford">Jalopnik</a>]<br />
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