California chooses Ford Explorer Police Interceptor as next patrol car
07-07-16, 09:00 AM
#46
Lexus Test Driver
Here in Vegas, Ford is the vehicle of choice for the LVMPD. There's still Crown Vics everywhere. At least 50-60% of the patrol cars here seem to be CV's. The rest are mainly Explorers with some Tauruses mixed in.
Nevada Highway Patrol seems to favor the Tahoe.
Back in my small home town in Utah, both the municipal police department and the county sheriff use RAM's. The sheriffs used F-150s prior to about 2010. The police used chargers up until a few years ago when they also adopted the RAM. They also picked up a couple Camaros(one for the chief), which the dealership threw in at a discount for picking up their business.
Nevada Highway Patrol seems to favor the Tahoe.
Back in my small home town in Utah, both the municipal police department and the county sheriff use RAM's. The sheriffs used F-150s prior to about 2010. The police used chargers up until a few years ago when they also adopted the RAM. They also picked up a couple Camaros(one for the chief), which the dealership threw in at a discount for picking up their business.
07-07-16, 11:15 AM
#47
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we have several types locally... explorers, crown vics, tauruses, dodge chargers...
07-07-16, 11:37 AM
#48
surprising to me as my last gen explorer (06) had THE most comfortable seats in any car i've owned. i could drive 6 hours or whatever and have no aches/pains at all and i couldn't say that about other vehicles i've had. my current ride (grand cherokee) is very comfortable too, but the seats are more 'snug'/sporty.
My '03 XLT with cloth seats were firm but supportive, and never caused me much fatigue on road trips between California and Oregon.
07-07-16, 12:07 PM
#49
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The O.P.P. in Ontario have Chevy Tahoe SUVs for highway patrol. Safe policing is all about following their training. I am not convinced that these new SUVs will be an issue.
07-07-16, 01:24 PM
#50
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yes. i think all limited's had leather. sometimes i wish i hadn't sold it given how little i got for trade-in... selling a car always makes me feel guilty even though it's irrational. i feel like i'm betraying a faithful companion!
07-07-16, 03:18 PM
#55
Lexus Fanatic
Nope.....just p***ed off about losing their Crown Vics. 
Same here. One local PD in this area even has a Camaro SS to help them run down speeders, although the Hemi-Equipped police-spec Chargers are also useful in that regard. But the Crown Vic still is the universally-loved fuzz-mobile for its size, room for prisoners and big German Shepards in back, trunk capacity for all the hardware that police officers have to lug around, and, of course, the tough body-on-frame construction that takes a lot of punishment on bad roads.
we have several types locally... explorers, crown vics, tauruses, dodge chargers...
07-07-16, 04:52 PM
#57
Lexus Champion
The type, color, placement, and intensity of police-spec lights, though, is usually strictly controlled by law. That's to try and keep potential criminals from impersonating the police. There have been numerous cases of so-called "cops" doing traffic stops, particularly in rural or lonely places......only to rob, assault, carjack, or even rape their victims.
Bad news, speed freaks – Ford is adding a new feature to the Police Interceptor Utility (you know, the Explorer) that will make them far more difficult to pick out on the road. Crap.
You know that annoyingly hard to spot low-profile light bar that seems to be the norm on cop cars today? Ford is calling the Explorer's new system the "no profile" light bar, replacing the roof-mounted unit that has for as long as we can remember been a police car's most distinctive feature with a pair of thin light strips between the headliner and the top of the windshield.
According to Ford, this is not a new feature on police cars – there are departments out there that have installed similar systems on their squad cars – but the Blue Oval claims its system isn't as bulky. Departments that order the system will also get a windshield that hasn't been tinted at the top, meaning this setup should be brighter than aftermarket alternatives.
We'd love to tell you to look for the new "no profile" light bar on the 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility, but you probably won't be able to spot it until it's already lit up your rear-view mirror. Good luck out there.
You know that annoyingly hard to spot low-profile light bar that seems to be the norm on cop cars today? Ford is calling the Explorer's new system the "no profile" light bar, replacing the roof-mounted unit that has for as long as we can remember been a police car's most distinctive feature with a pair of thin light strips between the headliner and the top of the windshield.
According to Ford, this is not a new feature on police cars – there are departments out there that have installed similar systems on their squad cars – but the Blue Oval claims its system isn't as bulky. Departments that order the system will also get a windshield that hasn't been tinted at the top, meaning this setup should be brighter than aftermarket alternatives.
We'd love to tell you to look for the new "no profile" light bar on the 2017 Ford Police Interceptor Utility, but you probably won't be able to spot it until it's already lit up your rear-view mirror. Good luck out there.
07-07-16, 05:18 PM
#58
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07-07-16, 07:00 PM
#59
Lexus Test Driver
surprising to me as my last gen explorer (06) had THE most comfortable seats in any car i've owned. i could drive 6 hours or whatever and have no aches/pains at all and i couldn't say that about other vehicles i've had. my current ride (grand cherokee) is very comfortable too, but the seats are more 'snug'/sporty.
07-07-16, 08:34 PM
#60
Lexus Champion
You know that with car people there is always going to be a comparison test. Gotta love the ole P71 4.6. Nothing sounds quite like that engine. Here's a comparison, old vs new.
I wouldn't write of the old Crown Vic so quickly. It's just not being made anymore.
I wouldn't write of the old Crown Vic so quickly. It's just not being made anymore.