Ford Police Interceptor- Confirmed, Replaces CV.

[panthermike]

http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-police-interceptor.html

The police car wars are heating up: Just weeks after General Motors announced it will import the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle, Ford confirmed today that it is planning to produce a purpose-built Police Interceptor to replace its dated but loved Crown Victoria.

The development officially confirms the demise of the Crown Victoria, as well as its Panther platform Mercury Grand Marquis and Lincoln Town Car cousins, in late 2011. The Crown Victoria has long been a favorite of police officers in North America for its durability.

Ford didn’t release any additional details on the car’s specifications other than its name, Police Interceptor. Speculation and rumors point to a rear-wheel-drive base to compete closely with the Caprice and Dodge’s increasingly popular Charger. The company says it will release details during the first quarter of 2010. A taxi variant is likely and would help Ford fill capacity at its assembly plants. Up to 60,000 police units are expected to be built annually, Ford says.

To develop the fleet-only car, Ford says that it has worked closely with a number of police officers across the country who took part in the Ford Police Advisory Board. Over the last 14 months, the group has met to discuss the new car’s key features.

“Ford’s commitment to the law enforcement community produced the Crown Victoria, the benchmark police vehicle,” said Lt. Brian Moran, fleet manager of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and a member of Ford’s Police Advisory Board, in a statement released to the media. “This commitment has continued, and Ford has been working closely with the Police Advisory Board on developing the new Police Interceptor. I am confident that the next-generation Ford police vehicle will meet the future needs of the law enforcement community and will set the new standard.”

 

[daves87rs]

Interesting...

 

[OVERKILL]

I have strong suspicions that with Ford's move to a global platform base, that this car may have roots in the Falcon..... Which would be a very logical move.

 

[SAJEFFC]

Nope. Taurus.....hide and watch.

 

[PT1]

Everytime I see a police interceptor with someone other than the police driving it all I can think of is Elwood Blues famous quote: "It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

 

[Boomer]

Fix the cigarette lighter.

 

[tdi-rick]

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
I have strong suspicions that with Ford's move to a global platform base, that this car may have roots in the Falcon..... Which would be a very logical move.


You would think that would make sense.
A decent rear drive platform the right size that's already in production, used by the police here as a Highway Patrol vehicle as well as station duties and in stock form drives better than the GMH version.

 

[addyguy]

If the CV is such a favourite of law enforcement; then this new 'Police Inteceptor' will be very, very similar to it. It'll just be a 'freshened up' CV, that's all!

Will be interesting to see, though!

 

[440Magnum]

Originally Posted By: PT1
Everytime I see a police interceptor with someone other than the police driving it all I can think of is Elwood Blues famous quote: "It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?"

Yeah, but it only has a 281 cubic inch plant :-(

Still love the CVPI, though. Just not as much as an old Monaco!

 

[Kruse]

Originally Posted By: addyguy
If the CV is such a favourite of law enforcement; then this new 'Police Inteceptor' will be very, very similar to it. It'll just be a 'freshened up' CV, that's all!

Will be interesting to see, though!


The big cars are a favorite to a lot of cops. I think they will probably have to increase the top end a little bit, even if that speed is used very little.

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: SAJEFFC
Nope. Taurus.....hide and watch.



It's FWD though..........

 

[Nick R]

My uncle should be happy. He's an auxiliary police officer, and while he loves the crown vic, and thinks that the Charger hauls arse, a purpose-built Police vehicle needs to be built. I bet ford puts the Ecoboost V6 in it, or the new 5.0L V8.

 

[hone eagle]

Originally Posted By: SAJEFFC
Nope. Taurus.....hide and watch.


Guys that work there(chicago) and post on blueoval say no ,that they are at capasity

 

[SAJEFFC]

Originally Posted By: hone eagle
Originally Posted By: SAJEFFC
Nope. Taurus.....hide and watch.


Guys that work there(chicago) and post on blueoval say no ,that they are at capasity
Trust me guys....it's a Taurus but a bad arse one.

 

[shortyb]

We've been talking with Carbon. Going to T&E a few units when they come mainstream.

http://www.carbonmotors.com/

 

[JohnBrowning]

Nothing more anemic then a cop driving a Chevy Malibu fwd'er!LOL In a land full of SUV's inhere in Michigan he would not have a chance in heck if it went to driving to stop a pursit it would come down to his radio and the state police still driving Crown Vicks!LOL

 

[wantin150]

If the CHP is involved, the car will probably be half way decent. They test EVERYTHING, including 90's Camry's. It will be interesting to see what they come up with. The CV's issue is the acceleration. Mine (1999) topped at 120 mph. Other years topped around 140. For comparison, the Cameros we had would run 150-160+, get there very quickly, and still had the torque to accelerate when they were already in excess of 100 mph. We had a BMW which would flat out fly. I would guestimate that it would run in excess of 170. With my personal car (4 cyl) capable of 140, I would hope they give this new one some "total package" uummph.

 

[swalve]

The Chicago Police dept and I believe NYC are moving toward Suburban or Tahoe style police vehicles. I've seen a few of them, and they look alright. It looks like the police package drops the ride height down and beefs up the suspension about a thousand times so it can compete with the sedans. I think this is probably where urban police departments are going to go toward- more useful room for equipment, a better view of the road, more room for seats that better accomodate their utility belts (or girth, as the case may be), and a much better seating configuration for suspect-hauling. The backs of the current police vehicles are really small after they install all the safety cages and so forth. I imagine better seating for suspects would mean less chance of real or imagined injury.

Not what you'd want for flat out highway patrol, of course, but would definitely have a place in any dept. I think that's probably what we will see more of- more purpose built vehicles that fit certain aspects of policing, rather than trying to cram everything into one class of vehicle.

(I was really interested in seeing what the extended-length CVPI was going to look like, but they cancelled it...)

 

[Gary Allan]

They could have solved the size issue by bringing all the interceptor appointments over to the taxi chassis with its longer length.

This is more of the "wrong road" stuff that all domestics insist on doing. Always reinventing a perfectly good wheel. The CPVI has been one of Ford's crowning success stories in the midst of a shrinking field of viable candidates. Now their going to scrap it ..and reinvent it. All at great cost and loss.

 

[OVERKILL]

swalve: You make an interesting point. Our local PD (non-OPP) recently acquired a number of Expeditions......