Ford Interceptors: Fastest cop cars in the US
Ain't no replacement? V6 Ecoboost beating V8 in police tests suggests different!
How do you get a job figuring police cars? Anyway, the testers found the Sedan and Utility Police Interceptors fitted with Ford's 3.5-litre V6 Ecoboost were quicker than comparable V8s both in a straight line and round a circuit. The numbers? For Michigan State Police the all-wheel drive Sedan recorded a 0-60mph time of 5.85 seconds against 6.31 for 'a competing 5.7-litre V8 sedan with all-wheel drive'. This is actually the Dodge Charger Pursuit, in case you were wondering. It was faster too a 6.0-litre V8 rival (Chevy Caprice PPV) as that recorded 6.17 seconds. To 100mph the Ford extended its lead, 14.19 seconds against 14.69 for the Caprice and 15.63 for the Charger. So there is a replacement for displacement. It's a really big turbo.
For the Interceptor Utility with the same engine, Michigan recorded 0-60 and 0-100 times of 6.55 seconds and 16.13 seconds. The listed 5.3-litre V8 rival (possibly the Chevy Tahoe)could only manage 7.31 seconds and 18.99.
For the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department the tests were conducted at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana. Again the Sedan was fastest overall and the Utility was in fact quicker than all V6 saloons.
Hopefully because of this swiftness, Ford Interceptor vehicles are apparently the most popular across US forces. Chief Engineer of the Interceptor vehicles Arie Groeneveld said of the results: "Quickly closing the distance between an officer and a target vehicle is key to safely avoiding high-speed pursuits. Our police vehicles are built around officer safety, and outstanding performance is yet another demonstration of that commitment". See, this is all important stuff for stopping the bad guys. And you thought it was an excuse to lark around in a police cars...
[N.B Because police cars are cool here's the link to each manufacturer's range of pursuit vehicles: Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge. Law enforcement never looked so good. Apart from those police Lamborghinis...]
http://www.ford.com/fordpoliceinterceptor/features...
I'm not sure where the surprise is here?
Also surely part of the appeal of the large capacity N/A engine was that it was a tough, reliable engine that was relatively easy to maintain? The modern Eco-boost with turbo's and direct injection etc will be a far more complex affair..
Just my slant on it..
void of woops, gunshots and butt-slaps
No use of "awesome" "good-god-damn" and "patriotic"
Lack of V8 praise
Article rating: 2/10. Did a god damn commie write this?
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I am joking, just being silly. I thought it was quite interesting but it did feel a bit like a press-release from Ford pushing how brilliant their new engine is (which it probably is)
I'm not sure where the surprise is here?
Also surely part of the appeal of the large capacity N/A engine was that it was a tough, reliable engine that was relatively easy to maintain? The modern Eco-boost with turbo's and direct injection etc will be a far more complex affair..
Just my slant on it..
So without wanting to sound too dismissive, smaller output turbo engines have been producing greater power than larger NA engines since the origins of turbos.
I'm not sure where the surprise is here?
Also surely part of the appeal of the large capacity N/A engine was that it was a tough, reliable engine that was relatively easy to maintain? The modern Eco-boost with turbo's and direct injection etc will be a far more complex affair..
And we've had 4WD 2.0 Turbo cars for probably 20 years that can do 0-60 sub 5.85 seconds
I know the US Police like big vehicles as they're comfy for all day driving and can perform 'PIT' maneuvers more effectively, but it's ridiculous how much fuel all the V8/V6 US governments vehicles must be burning over their lifetime. All paid for by the taxpayers of course.
I think they should give them a car with a more economical turbo four to save cash on running the vehicle over hundreds of thousands of miles. Unless they are in a Corvette or something like that on a highway they aren't going to get away. Especially with support from other units for road blocks, spike strips, etc.
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