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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>Will the new Police Interceptor be a toughened Taurus SHO? - click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
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Just a quick note: <em>The Detroit News</em> is reporting that the next <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/ford+police+interceptor">Ford Police Interceptor</a> will be based on the same platform as the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/taurus">Taurus</a>. For you platform geeks out there, that's the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/ford+d3">Ford D3 chassis</a> that underpins everything from the the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mks">Lincoln MKS</a> to the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/xc90">Volvo XC90</a> to the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/flex">Ford Flex</a> (though the Flex and the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mkt">Lincoln MKT</a> ride on a lengthened version called <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/d4">D4</a>). Yesterday, we explained that a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/10/ford-police-interceptor-revealed-this-friday/">new Police Interceptor is showing up tomorrow</a> (Friday, March 12) in Las Vegas and that it probably won't be riding on the Panther platform. Regardless, the concept will be unveiled at the Vegas Motor Speedway.<br />
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There's still no official word from <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> on the matter, however. However, if the new Interceptor is in fact Taurus-based, that means no rear-wheel drive Falcon in the United States. Which is a definite bummer. Also, while there are all-wheel drive variants of the D3 platform - and we think it's safe to assume that if the new Police Interceptor is D3-based it will be AWD - it lacks frame rails. Has Ford figured out a way to make a unibody car tough enough for police work? We shall see. And if the new PI is a Taurus, will it be based on a modified <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sho">365-horsepower SHO</a>? We'd wager yes. Let's just hope they fit some bigger brakes for cop duty, eh?<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/">Review: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20100311/AUTO01/3110463/1361/Ford-to-reveal-new-Police-Interceptor-on-Friday">The Detroit News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/11/detnews-new-ford-police-interceptor-to-be-taurus-based/">DetNews: New Ford Police Interceptor to be Taurus-based</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/11/detnews-new-ford-police-interceptor-to-be-taurus-based/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19395261/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/11/detnews-new-ford-police-interceptor-to-be-taurus-based/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><small>Will the new Police Interceptor be a toughened Taurus SHO? - click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
<br />
Just a quick note: <em>The Detroit News</em> is reporting that the next <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/ford+police+interceptor">Ford Police Interceptor</a> will be based on the same platform as the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/taurus">Taurus</a>. For you platform geeks out there, that's the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/ford+d3">Ford D3 chassis</a> that underpins everything from the the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mks">Lincoln MKS</a> to the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/xc90">Volvo XC90</a> to the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/flex">Ford Flex</a> (though the Flex and the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/mkt">Lincoln MKT</a> ride on a lengthened version called <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/d4">D4</a>). Yesterday, we explained that a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/10/ford-police-interceptor-revealed-this-friday/">new Police Interceptor is showing up tomorrow</a> (Friday, March 12) in Las Vegas and that it probably won't be riding on the Panther platform. Regardless, the concept will be unveiled at the Vegas Motor Speedway.<br />
<br />
There's still no official word from <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> on the matter, however. However, if the new Interceptor is in fact Taurus-based, that means no rear-wheel drive Falcon in the United States. Which is a definite bummer. Also, while there are all-wheel drive variants of the D3 platform - and we think it's safe to assume that if the new Police Interceptor is D3-based it will be AWD - it lacks frame rails. Has Ford figured out a way to make a unibody car tough enough for police work? We shall see. And if the new PI is a Taurus, will it be based on a modified <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sho">365-horsepower SHO</a>? We'd wager yes. Let's just hope they fit some bigger brakes for cop duty, eh?<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/">Review: 2010 Ford Taurus SHO</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview000_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-ford-taurus-sho/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/2010taurusshoreview004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20100311/AUTO01/3110463/1361/Ford-to-reveal-new-Police-Interceptor-on-Friday">The Detroit News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/11/detnews-new-ford-police-interceptor-to-be-taurus-based/">DetNews: New Ford Police Interceptor to be Taurus-based</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:56:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/11/detnews-new-ford-police-interceptor-to-be-taurus-based/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19395261/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/11/detnews-new-ford-police-interceptor-to-be-taurus-based/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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