Report: Authorities skeptical of Ford's new Police Interceptor at testing event

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2012 Ford Police Interceptor testing - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Michigan law enforcement officials have gathered to run a rodeo with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/pics-aplenty-2012-ford-police-interceptor-reports-for-duty/">Ford Police Interceptor</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/chrysler-releases-details-on-2011-dodge-charger-pursuit-police-c/">Dodge Charger Pursuit</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/05/the-cops-get-a-zeta-sedan-gm-unveils-355-hp-chevy-caprice-polic/">Chevrolet Caprice police car</a>. The last horse standing will be trying to slide into the spot left by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> Crown Victoria, which sold about 50,000 units per year before going out of production. Ford doesn't have the inside line on replacing its standard bearer, though, because the Taurus-based Police Interceptor is front-wheel drive, and that makes some officers skeptical. <br />
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An officer's remark that "It is a whole different driving system" symbolizes the wariness, with concerns not only about cost and complexity, but just being able to drive the thing in the way officers are accustomed. The competition is rear-wheel drive, and in the case of the Caprice - which ran the police fleet show until it went out of production - there's more interior room. All the cars have their give-and-take, although the Ford is the only offering with all-wheel drive. Final results from the weekend's testing will be announced in December.<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 />
<em><strong><small>Photos by Steven J. Ewing / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
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[JarHead]

I think they shouldn't let the cops have special faster than normal cars It's cool but screw 'em... let play catch-up/chase

 

[sdsubzero4]

I think they shouldn't let the cops have special faster than normal cars It's cool but screw 'em... let play catch-up/chase

Hey, we need to have some fun on our jobs, too. We do play catch up and chase. How else do we give tickets. :biggrin:

 

[blackstallion06]

I love to be a base MA or work for the P.D just to chase people down. I would be the guy in the ford Com. with a GT500 owner in the back seat and my partner chasing me down. " Oh no not ready to take you to jail yet son thats a really nice car you got"