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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The battle for law enforcement domination rages on. A gaggle of would-be police cruisers showed up at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for public testing recently, and of all the competitors, the Taurus-based <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford police interceptor">Ford Police Interceptor</a> with its twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine managed to turn the quickest lap time of the bunch by beating out the V8-powered forces from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge">Dodge</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet">Chevrolet</a>. It also ran from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.8 seconds. Ford isn't saying exactly which other cars were on hand for abuse, but we can probably guess they were the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/27/chevrolet-caprice-police-car-to-patrol-americas-streets-beginni/">Caprice</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/chrysler-releases-details-on-2011-dodge-charger-pursuit-police-c/">Charger</a>. <br />
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The new 3.7-liter V6-powered <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/01/ford-explorer-police-interceptor-utility-prepares-to-serve-and-protect/">Police Interceptor Utility</a>, which is based on upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/16/2011-ford-explorer-first-ride-dubai/">2011 Ford Explorer</a>, also managed to turn a lap time that was a full two seconds quicker than the new law enforcement <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/tahoe">Chevrolet Tahoe</a>. Both vehicles were laden with a 400-pound cargo box at the time.<br />
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Ford's standard 3.5-liter V6 held its own during the competition, too - beating out the rest of the V6-equipped enforcers in handling, braking, acceleration and lap time tests. Ford says that in addition to performance and durability, the Interceptor also brings impressive fuel economy to the table - offering up to 20-percent better economy than the outgoing Crown Victoria. <br />
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How's that for a change from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/22/chevy-caprice-outperforms-ford-and-dodge-police-cars-in-official/">last time these bruisers locked horns</a>? <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the full press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0">2012 Ford Police Interceptor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor018_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor019_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor030_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor039_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots">Ford Police Interceptor Utility: Live Shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive000-1283286569_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Live photos by Steven J. Ewing / Copyright (C)2010 AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford Police Interceptor quickest in LA Sheriff's Department testing</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/">Ford Police Interceptor quickest in LA Sheriff's Department testing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:58:00 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/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19725506/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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The battle for law enforcement domination rages on. A gaggle of would-be police cruisers showed up at the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for public testing recently, and of all the competitors, the Taurus-based <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford police interceptor">Ford Police Interceptor</a> with its twin-turbocharged, direct-injected 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 engine managed to turn the quickest lap time of the bunch by beating out the V8-powered forces from <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge">Dodge</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet">Chevrolet</a>. It also ran from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 5.8 seconds. Ford isn't saying exactly which other cars were on hand for abuse, but we can probably guess they were the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/27/chevrolet-caprice-police-car-to-patrol-americas-streets-beginni/">Caprice</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/chrysler-releases-details-on-2011-dodge-charger-pursuit-police-c/">Charger</a>. <br />
<br />
The new 3.7-liter V6-powered <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/01/ford-explorer-police-interceptor-utility-prepares-to-serve-and-protect/">Police Interceptor Utility</a>, which is based on upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/16/2011-ford-explorer-first-ride-dubai/">2011 Ford Explorer</a>, also managed to turn a lap time that was a full two seconds quicker than the new law enforcement <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/tahoe">Chevrolet Tahoe</a>. Both vehicles were laden with a 400-pound cargo box at the time.<br />
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Ford's standard 3.5-liter V6 held its own during the competition, too - beating out the rest of the V6-equipped enforcers in handling, braking, acceleration and lap time tests. Ford says that in addition to performance and durability, the Interceptor also brings impressive fuel economy to the table - offering up to 20-percent better economy than the outgoing Crown Victoria. <br />
<br />
How's that for a change from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/09/22/chevy-caprice-outperforms-ford-and-dodge-police-cars-in-official/">last time these bruisers locked horns</a>? <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the full press release.<br />
<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0">2012 Ford Police Interceptor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor018_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor019_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor024_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor030_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor039_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots">Ford Police Interceptor Utility: Live Shots</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive000-1283286569_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-police-interceptor-utility-live-shots/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fordpiutilitylive004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Live photos by Steven J. Ewing / Copyright (C)2010 AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Ford Police Interceptor quickest in LA Sheriff's Department testing</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/">Ford Police Interceptor quickest in LA Sheriff's Department testing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:58:00 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/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19725506/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/19/ford-police-interceptor-quickest-in-la-sheriffs-department-test/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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