Thursday 5th October 2017

Ford F-150 police truck!

US cops said they needed a wider range of pursuit cars; Ford responds with bad-ass pick up

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This is probably what's known in the industry as proactive PR. And proactive policing. Over in the United States of America Ltd, law enforcement agencies have apparently been crying out for a wider variety of pursuit-rated vehicles. Goodness knows what miscreants across the Atlantic are getting up to, but evidently the cop cars on offer were not up to the task.

So Ford has made this: the F-150 Police Responder. To protect and serve and - we're assuming here - to intimidate all into never even stealing Twinkies from their cousins. Look at it! An F-150 is not a subtle pick up to begin with - name one that is - but in full police regalia it takes on a whole new level of menace.

It gets better, too; there's a minisite detailing the changes from the civilian F-150 to the cop car, but under fabulous titles like 'Powered to Pursue' 'On Duty. Even Off-Road.' and 'Internal Affairs' (that's about how big it is inside). It makes you proud to be an American law enforcement officer. Even when you're not.

Powered by the 3.5-litre Ecoboost V6, the Police Responder has 375hp and 470lb ft, reined in by brakes with upgraded calipers and pads. It has a payload capacity of more than 2,000lbs, can tow 7,000lbs and has space for six Dunkin Donuts lattes (two of those facts are true). It's also kitted out with a high-output alternator for extended idle times (at Dunkin Donuts or elsewhere) and even comes with slim seat bolsters (for officers wearing a duty belt) plus anti-stab plates in the back of those seats to prevent... well, that shouldn't need much explaining. And you thought they'd just put lights and stickers on it.

With the F-150 Police Responder now having passed its Michigan PD testing - which involves a 32-lap 'pursuit simulation' at Grattan Raceway, which must be absolutely no fun at all - it can be offered to police forces across the country. Expect it to be laying down the law from next spring. It's being introduced alongside the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan which, as well as sounding like something generic from GTA, seems essentially just a Mondeo that's more efficient than a Crown Vic was. Much like a Challenger Hellcat probably is too. Police forces of the USA: get F-150s!

[Glasgowrob]

all of a sudden I want to head over to the US and be a cop


that looks a ridiculously over the top bit of kit, Proper Tonka toy stuff.

[saaby93]

Just how big are American Donuts

[ZX10R NIN]

That's a proper piece of kit I got pulled over in Texas by a cop driving a Raptor after a brief chat about my speed he showed me round his truck it was a lovely piece of kit & of course sounded the business too.

[eck c]

Pictured there just waiting for a Landrover to pull it out of that wee puddle.

[Martin_Hx]

Need these in this country, including the massive bars on the front to punt scruff's off the road

[David87]

We need these too. Anyone seen the recent vid of the stolen RS6 ramming the police car in Birmingham? The F-150 would not have an issue with that st.

[Shakermaker]

saaby93 said:

Just how big are American Donuts

[unsprung]

ZX10R NIN said:

That's a proper piece of kit I got pulled over in Texas by a cop driving a Raptor after a brief chat about my speed he showed me round his truck it was a lovely piece of kit & of course sounded the business too.

Well done. Also... In such situations in the US, it will not hurt to lean heavily into a British accent. Doesn't matter which one, as long as it's more pronounced than usual (and as long as your choice of words is conspicuous in being respectful).

[unsprung]

eck c said:

Pictured there just waiting for a Landrover to pull it out of that wee puddle.

You know that there's, like, eleven Land Rovers in all of the US, right? Your American cousins would spend a lot of time not going anywhere, if their only source of off-road / all-terrain capability would be from Land Rover.

[Cold]

unsprung said:

eck c said:

Pictured there just waiting for a Landrover to pull it out of that wee puddle.

You know that there's, like, eleven Land Rovers in all of the US, right? Your American cousins would spend a lot of time not going anywhere, if their only source of off-road / all-terrain capability would be from Land Rover.

They've got some VERY long rope.

[unsprung]

Cold said:

unsprung said:

eck c said:

Pictured there just waiting for a Landrover to pull it out of that wee puddle.

You know that there's, like, eleven Land Rovers in all of the US, right? Your American cousins would spend a lot of time not going anywhere, if their only source of off-road / all-terrain capability would be from Land Rover.

They've got some VERY long rope.

lol !

[MadmanO/T People]

unsprung said:

eck c said:

Pictured there just waiting for a Landrover to pull it out of that wee puddle.

You know that there's, like, eleven Land Rovers in all of the US, right? Your American cousins would spend a lot of time not going anywhere, if their only source of off-road / all-terrain capability would be from Land Rover.

I not sure where you're getting your data from but the truth is you won't have to look very hard to find an example of Solihull's finest on American soil. Land Rover sold 73,861 units in the US last year and is set to beat that number again this year. In other words, there are plenty of Land Rovers roving on American land.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jaguar-lan...

https://www.landroverusa.com/index.html

[Cold]

No kittens were dissected in the writing of this post. Can't be so sure about any other part of this thread.

[DoctorX]

MadmanO/T People said:

I not sure where you're getting your data from but the truth is you won't have to look very hard to find an example of Solihull's finest on American soil. Land Rover sold 73,861 units in the US last year and is set to beat that number again this year. In other words, there are plenty of Land Rovers roving on American land.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jaguar-lan...

https://www.landroverusa.com/index.html

Maybe he meant proper Land Rovers...

[unsprung]

DoctorX said:

MadmanO/T People said:

I not sure where you're getting your data from but the truth is you won't have to look very hard to find an example of Solihull's finest on American soil. Land Rover sold 73,861 units in the US last year and is set to beat that number again this year. In other words, there are plenty of Land Rovers roving on American land.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jaguar-lan...

https://www.landroverusa.com/index.html

Maybe he meant proper Land Rovers...

And a bada bing.

Hey Madman, my comment was satire. Having a laugh. Land Rover sales figures are online for all to see.

To your point, it is interesting to do some quick comparisons. For example, the Ford F-Series trucks sold more than 10 times the Land Rover sales figure. And that leaves trucks from General Motors, FCA and others unaccounted for.

[Mr Tidy]

David87 said:

We need these too. Anyone seen the recent vid of the stolen RS6 ramming the police car in Birmingham? The F-150 would not have an issue with that st.

Too right!

We also need to let our boys in blue use the bumpers to spin the scrotes out!

But it really should have a V8!

[alpinab3]

Mr Tidy said:

Too right!

We also need to let our boys in blue use the bumpers to spin the scrotes out!

But it really should have a V8!

The scummer in the RS6 will get destroyed with the big steel f150 frame