Ford said to be preparing Explorer-based pursuit-rated SUV for police fleets

wickedstangs · May 24, 2010

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When <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/">Ford introduced its Police Interceptor</a> based on the Taurus, it said it had another vehicle in the works that "would share most parts with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus">Taurus</a> and be available in a utility version." Speculation was that it would be a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/flex">Flex</a> based on the component spec, but according to <em>The Detroit News</em>, it turns out the as-yet-unseen <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer">2011 Ford Explorer</a> has got the nod. <br />
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Ford won't say much about it at the moment as it hasn't been announced officially, but it is understood that the model will be pursuit-rated and pack all-wheel-drive. The latter distinction arguably puts it atop the category: there is a pursuit-rated <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/tahoe">Chevrolet Tahoe</a> that many police forces already use, but it's only two-wheel-drive. The four-wheel-drive Tahoe, also already employed by rural and urban forces, isn't pursuit-rated.<br />
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Ford hasn't given a timeframe for when the police-spec unibody Explorer will be here, but in addition to its arrival giving units like K9 and SWAT a better mobile command post, it ought to help Ford's efforts to maintain its 70-percent share of the police market after the current Crown Victoria-based PI goes out to pasture. <em>Hat tip to Matthew</em>.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://detnews.com/article/20100512/AUTO01/5120337/1148/Ford-holds-tight-to-police-market">The Detroit News</a>]<br />
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Ford said to be preparing Explorer-based pursuit-rated SUV for police fleets

wickedstangs

Chula Vista, CA