Hoovey689

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Ford Police Interceptor line gets official EPA fuel economy ratings

Police forces didn't care much about fuel economy back in the early days of the Ford Crown Victoria, but these days, efficiency is front and center for cash-strapped municipalities. The cost of fuel keeps rising and cities continue to cut their budgets, so one or two miles per gallon might make the difference for a city deciding between a fleet of Ford's new Taurus-based Interceptor, the Chevrolet Caprice PPV and Dodge Charger Pursuit.

And so it is with great interest we read the news today that Ford has released official EPA-certified fuel economy figures for the new Interceptor. The base model equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 is rated at 18 miles per gallon city / 26 highway, while the twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 is rated at 16 mpg city / 23 highway. Finally, the Interceptor Utility (read: cop-spec Ford Explorer) powered by a 3.7-liter V6 returns 16 mpg city / 22 highway.


We scoured through official specs and data from Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge to produce the comparison table above. As you can see, the new Police Interceptor from Ford is not the precinct captain of fuel economy, not even when comparing the V6 EcoBoost model against its V8-powered competitors. The acceleration numbers, meanwhile, were all taken from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Annual Law Enforcement Vehicle Test and Evaluation Program for 2012 models. Based on their results and the official EPA numbers that we found, the Chevrolet Caprice PPV V6 looks like the best combination of both quickness and thriftness. One thing, though, is for certain: No matter which model they choose, police forces everywhere should be saving lots of fuel compared to the aged Crown Vics in their fleets now.

http://www.autoblog.com/2012/03/16/f...-ratings-from/

rkyat

With the way i see cops driving their cruisers it's very rare that they'll see anything remotely close to those numbers, lol.

edgeucated

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Its nice to see what it takes to get away from a cop...haha

ABC

You may be able to escape 1 cop car, but escaping the radio is the real challenge.

Squirrelz

Don't forget the helicopters that come with the radio call in if you try to run and the incoming road blocks too! Good luck!

T0ked

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Yup. Radio waves travel at the speed of light so... LOL

RXGS

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I didn't realize crown vic's were that slow haha

RA40

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Truth...these guys/gals seem to have it floored majority of the time and they get extensive idling times.

bitkahuna

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what do they care, they're not paying for the gas.

KillaIS250

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My thoughts exactly. They are either zipping by you on the freeway or flooring it at every traffic light around here most of the time.

jadu

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what Im wondering is the maintenance of these new fords. FWD aint the easiest to work on..

SLegacy99

Meanwhile, my 2005, AWD Subaru Legacy GT does 0-60 in 5.3 seconds and today my average read 24.3 MPG (60% urban driving) with approx 200 miles on since last fill up. Though, I realize my vehicle isn't as large or as weighted down by equipment, I'm just not impressed with the acceleration or fuel economy numbers. Though they are better, they are not great.

This is neato though! I saw a fleet of Police Subarus in NC once as well. They had two Legacy GTs, a Forester XT, and an Outback XT. It was damn cool!





Still waiting on the Carbon police vehicle with the BMW sourced diesel 3.0L. Perhaps the best offering to come our way in a while? We shall see.

SLegacy99

Really? Says who? I find them very easy. And the Ecoboost is only available in AWD.

KillaIS250

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They got an STi around my area...

SLegacy99

^ Ok now that is just cool.