THAT’S WICKED!!!! LOL

NMOFGM is an idiot. thank you

Sorry I just read the title and it made me smile. Now that I’ve read it I can say something. Seems like a smart idea for them to do. Sit with the people who will use the car, and ask them what they need. That just gives me hope that the big wigs at Ford will one day sit with me and ask me what I want on my car! lol jk

NMOFGM is an idiot. thank you

Great news! And I agree with darkwingduck, NMOFGM is an idiot…I’ll include Fordman in that as well.

DWD- ford and Chrysler and probably GM have been doing that for years. My dad has been participating since 1974 in surveys and flyins.

Maybe it will be another facelift of the Crown Vic like they last did in 1998!!!

Wow, I’m still skeptical that the Vic, Grand Marquis and Town Car will ever die. They’ve been around years before I was born, I thought they would never die!

They did make a very strong point that this will be designed and engineered and built in the USA – so I wonder if this really is going to be RWD with the Falcon coming from Australia mate… Although – they still own the DEW98 platform and the Mustang could be enlarged as it was supposed to be for the concept Interceptor so it’s possible!

People often ask how much would they save with Camrys and Accords being so reliable and good MPG.
They cant take the abuse, pick ups and Crown Vics are much more durable.

please god, make it look something like the concept!

I dunno…part of me wonders if US police vehicles should be a bit less aggressive–somewhat more like the four cylinder, front wheel drive, fuel efficient vehicles that dominate most european police forces. The latter seem less apt to encourage/attract the brash, aggressive, “chip on the shoulder” type cops. Especially with ‘no-chase’ polcies on the rise.

Then again, maybe the fact that seeing a murdered-out police Charger scares the hell out of me is a good thing.

…I’ve heard that in some parts of Colorado, such as Aspen, the cops drive 9-5s. Personally, I like the idea of a policeman in a Saab. Seems to connote a measured temper, and also practical capability. I always feel like the guys in the chargers/camaros/mustangs are going to beat me with a night stick!

those ford crown vics are total garbage, slow, heavy, can’t take a corner, really bad engineering. I’ve seen police chase videos where a cop in a crown vic can barely keep up with an older 4cyl honda accord packed with black guys!

@sh!t_between toes, you are right except 40 years ago when car was introduced it was state of the art. This car is original Starsky and Hatch vintage (actually even a bit earlier). Like Jake mentioned, most of the bloggers were not even conceived when car started its arresting career.

Well atleast Ford is aware that killing the Crown Vic would’ve cost them. Another smart move on Fords side by making a purpose built police car. Now the other thing is, if they make a Taxi of the car as well, it should have a hybrid variant.

“Ford’s commitment to the law enforcement community produced the Crown Victoria, the benchmark police vehicle”

What a crock of sh*t. It’s like they expect us to believe that back in ‘89 the new skin was for police departments first and old men in hats second. Chrysler bailed on Fury/Diplomat in the late ’80s, Chevy bailed on the Caprice in the late ’90s… therefore by virtue of having done absolutely nothing Ford inherits the throne with it’s Crown Vic. Way to pat yourself on the back for being lazy.

So a buddy of mine owns a landscaping buisness, with a big ass dump truck with a snow plow. One day one of his employees goes off the deep end. Takes the Dump truck on a romp around town. Eventually the cops setup a road block to stop him, but he’s in a Dump Truck w/plow. Lets just say you would rather be in Crown Vic than a fuel efficient Corolla in this situation.

Maybe it’s just my inner redneck talking…but cop cars should be badass. No FWD 4 bangers. Just RWD coupes and sedans with big american V8’s. Cars that can haul ass when necessary and dish out a beating to some coked out gas station robber. That being said, I remember seeing a third generation Camaro as a cop car when I was a kid and thinking it was the most badass car on the road. Now I look back and I’m amazed I ever thought something with approximately 200hp was badass. Wow, times do change!

It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, 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?

Fix the cigarette lighter.

I bet the next interceptor will have a turbocharged V-6 or 8. This cop car will boss the road.

I wonder if they will be importing the Australian Ford Falcon for this?

I would give cops Nano to drive. It would drop profits for all Dunkin Donuts, but would save taxpayers a lot of money from preventing cops coronary problems. Let them fit their fat cabooses into Nano!

****ster – sorry to say that the cool Saabs of Vail and Aspen were replaced some years back by Volvos because GM didn’t want to continue on with the program. And more recently Aspen went green and starting bringing in hybrid Toyotas to use as replacements for the Volvos

Bottom line, Ford needs an IRS RWD global platform in its arsenal. It can be used for future Lincoln products, which are needed if Ford is going to maintain momentum and go upscale; A new mustang and hopefully a Falcon derivative in the spirit of the G8 for NA. Allan get’er done!!!;-)) A little taste of what’s possible:

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/44358/2010-fpv-f6-e-road-test-review/

DB9;-)

PS. Yes Cool Dawg and Virginia – there is a Santa Claus:-)
PS. To the PS. Idrinor, y’all better not Hate this even if it’s in “Silver” lol:-))

drop that new 5.0 they have been developing in there, give it a 6 speed for some fuel econo, do the usuall suspension, tires, and other upgrades. Done. Make it look like a charger, except bigger and more reliable.

It’ll be the AUS Falcon as a police cruiser. I just have this sinking feeling.

Man I’d love to see the new Taurus SHO be a police interceptor but it would hurt it’s recognition. Hopefully they come up with a sick alternative.

Leftwing – if you want to see some bada$$ cop cars – go up to one of the super small north county municipalities like Normandy or Bel-Ridge and try and go 5 over – they’ve got Hemi Powered Chargers all decromed and blacked out to get people going 35 in a 30…

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Leftwing – if you want to see some bada$$ cop cars – go up to one of the super small north county municipalities like Normandy or Bel-Ridge and try and go 5 over – they’ve got Hemi Powered Chargers all decromed and blacked out to get people going 35 in a 30…
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I can never figure out why some people say “Cool” a “Bad A$$ Cop Car”!/?:-/ I don’t want o see any “Bad A$$ Cop Cars” anywhere near me – thank you very much! I it was up to me they’d be all driving Aveo’s.

My last “Bad A$$ Cop Car” experience was on the upper peninsula in Michigan, Iron County, going 80 in a 50. Although, I got off with 10 over – whew:-)

There is no such thing as a Cool Cop Car, especially when you drive sport/performance/gt cars! It just makes them enjoy writing the ticket even more!

DB9;-)

****sterS and Denverguy,
pandering about the saabs in aspen, i would guess you guys didn’t know that the Colorado Highway Patrol also has an Impreza WRX STI and two chevy corvette zo6’s. I don’t know if they use them for stops of what, but i hope i never have to run from one of them! They also have some camaros, thake a look. I’m not sure where the corvettes can be found but the rest are all here, take a look.

http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/colorado.htm

I actually just found out the WRX STI’s are part of something called the Street Racing Prevention Unit. No matter what he says, if his car is blue, black, and silver, don’t race it!

I was hopeful that this “purpose-built” Interceptor replacement would essentially be a stretched 4-door Mustang.. taking advantage of the lighter, more compact and efficient chassis and the modern Mustang V8 arsenal. However, if they plan to also sell it to taxi fleets that probably wouldn’t work.

I say STi ala Hot Fuzz… LOL

Hey everybody,have you driven a Ford lately,they SUCK!

Ford has been taking input from the Police Advisory Board and they want, cheap, durable, proven, reliable, V8 power and RWD handling… and the only quick solution for Ford is…. stretched Mustang 4-dr platform with the new 5.0 V8 and 6-speed automatic!

This gives them proven reliability, RWD, V8 power and cheap because the Taurus platform is too expensive, not RWD (AWD is too expensive), no V8, EcoBoost is too expensive too. Plus, Police have been using Mustangs for years as chase vehicles so they know the platform, solid axle handling and durability… any arguments?

greg, I have an argument… if they do that there better be a civilian version as well!

hehe…yeah, that reminds me of driving in ohio – the worst state in the union to drive in…it was a holiday weekend, can’t remember which one, maybe july 4th…a buddy and i headed down to canton to visit the pro football hall of fame from cleveland…not a long drive by any stretch, but we counted dozens of cop cars from all local municipalities along I-77…often in packs of 2 or 3…they were behind overpasses, tucked along on-ramps, in the median (in pairs, scanning each direction), etc….it was the biggest show of force i’ve ever seen in a single day on the highway…

no exaggeration, dozens of cop cars on that trip down to canton (40+)…only slightly fewer on the way back…i have no lingering love for the traffic enforcement departments of ohio…

OMG i would love for Ford to bring you guys the Aussie Falcon for your police cars. We use them here and the police love em. It would be a great boost to Ford Australia too. Problem is wether or not in the end they engineered the current Falcon for left hand drive.

Leftwing, they were probably patrolling for drunk drivers, which is a good thing.

I’d almost rather Ford just start making speed cameras. I’d rather go 100mph between them and slow down when i know one is coming up than deal with douchebag troopers who have nothing better to do.

I think the best way to catch speeders would be to have a transmitter in every car, like on the license plate or something, that sends out a signal. The cops could use a special radar gun that picks up that signal and shows the speed. They record your transmitter’s coded signal number into a database and you get a ticket with your speed on it. Lets keep that hush hush for now though, i’d still like to be able to go a bit fast without moving to Germany!

@ reedfast

That is a ridiculous idea. Talk about ‘big brother’ tracking our every movement. I believe it has gotten bad enough as it is, but that would just put it over the top. It would presumably push a new revolution, which I would gladly join.

^thats why its hush hush!

My guess is that Transit full size will spawn a new police/livery/taxi sedan using much of the same chassis with a new “top hat”…I will also speculate that it will also produce a unibody F100…..by spreading the costs out over Transit full size, F100, and PI/taxi sedan…you get “economy of scale” and the desired durability in said sedan in a lower annual production rate and enhanced profit margins.

EcoBoost Interceptor…?
6.2L EcoBoost Boss V8…?