New Cop car - Page 2

Scrappy Doo · 11-16-2010, 12:46 PM

I like it

Unit453 · 11-16-2010, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2ndgenz28

Just doesn't look bad-azz like thsoe Charger cops cars everyone has or wants.

Not everyone has or wants a Charger. My office is a 2007 CVPI with 87k miles on it. I average 250 miles per 12 hour shift, or around 2000-2200 miles a two week pay period. I love my car. It sounds good and it super throaty. Just that 4.6L really needs to wind up to get that lead sled moving though. It's a lot of car with not a lot of motor.

They are the iconic American police vehicle and everyone knows what they look like. I happen to prefer it over anything else right now. I've always liked the for some reason. They're stout cars and can take an absolute ass whoopin' every day of the week and twice on sundays.

I'm about to get a new one actually in a late 2010 or 2011 model CVPI. I'm proud to have the last of the true police package, RWD, V8s. And no, I do not want this new FWD or AWD Taurus. Not many agencies are gonna buy those with that twin turbos in them either. They're gonna end up with the basic 6 cylinder motor.

Now a Caprice PPV on the other hand....

FenwickHockey65 · 11-16-2010, 01:32 PM

Hah. I find it funny that the police car I just started using in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is a Taurus PI.

TheCaptain · 11-16-2010, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

Hah. I find it funny that the police car I just started using in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is a Taurus PI.

That game is out today? I gotta go

!

chopss · 11-16-2010, 01:49 PM

cool, i can see Robo-Cop driving around in that..

FenwickHockey65 · 11-16-2010, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCaptain

That game is out today? I gotta go

!

Yes indeed. It's pretty freaking sweet IMO.

Xanthos · 11-16-2010, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cab2g

yeah those 22" wheels will do real well when they have to do a u-turn over a raised median to catch a speeder....

Not to mention its lowered an inch. Aren't most police packages lifted a little over the stock configuration? To help them clear curbs and such.
- X

*DGthe3* · 11-16-2010, 03:57 PM

It looks ... interesting. But have have a really hard time understanding it. The concept is that it is 'inspired by the SR-71 stealth(y) aircraft'. Going beyond the obvious question of why the guy used the SR-71 as inspiration instead of the more iconic F-117 Nighthawk aka 'Stealth Fighter' ... I have some serous questions about it. Besides the fact that its black, how does it in any way resemble the characteristics of the Blackbird? Big black wheels don't exactly make your car inconspicous on the street (ie, stealthy), particularly if its on a Taurus. And I didn't see any mention of a Ford big block or an aftermarket tuning company cranking the power up to 20 psi or something else to make it fast.

guiLT · 11-16-2010, 04:11 PM

Hmm... I like it.

midnighter · 11-16-2010, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir Nuke

here ya go....

Attachment 184284

Here is a car I prefer not to see in my rear view mirrors.

Bowtie Junkman · 11-16-2010, 04:25 PM

I was on Oahu with the family on vacation this summer and as we were driving to the north shore, heard some sirens in the distance and getting closer. As I looked in the rear-view and saw nothing, I glanced up just in time to catch a very stock appearing pearl-white 300 SRT-8 (dark tint and hidden lights) and a blacked out (including powder-coated wheels, dark tint and hidden lights) Charger SRT-8 in what I would call "hammer down" pursuit mode. They were followed (at an ever-increasing distance) by a few full-dressed Crown Vic's ... Later that day, I also saw a silver Charger SRT-8 that had someone pulled over ...
I couldn't help but think "Man .. these guys have got it good!"

MikeSVX · 11-16-2010, 04:29 PM

Wonder about the power plant. Boosted 6 from the SHO or did they manage to cram an 8 in it?

Unit453 · 11-16-2010, 08:45 PM

It's supposedly a 3.? Liter V6 in the NA version. The optional motor is a 3.? TT that makes 350 h.p. stock. No one knows though how having twin turbos are gonna hold up to the rigors of running constantly, hot starts and quick shut downs. If Ford was smart, they would've dropped the 5.4 in the Crown Vics years ago. Or, at least a 4.6 that made more than 250 h.p, maybe one of the plants from the truck lines or a stang motor, but they didn't. The standard 4.6 being rated at 250/297 has really been unchanged for a few years and its a very durable, stout motor, they just dont make any power. You really gotta get'em moving to feel like you're going anywhere.

Ford could easily make that a RWD and drop a 4.6 in it. Then, I think agencies would take it more seriously. But they dont care about engine options, they care about the overall cost of the vehicle. If the Caprice is selling for cheaper, then the no brainer thing to do is purchase those. The agency I work for has 850 fleet vehicles so over time, and looking at the bigger picture, that's a lotta spread.

Either way, I'll take another trusty CVPI that gets the job done.

motorhead · 11-16-2010, 08:50 PM

Wow! That hot. Best looking cop car I've seen in a long time.

11-16-2010, 01:32 PM	#17
FenwickHockey65 General Motors Aficionado Drives: 2023 GMC Canyon, 2023 Expedition Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 37,375 View My Garage	Hah. I find it funny that the police car I just started using in Need for Speed Hot Pursuit is a Taurus PI. __________________ 2023 GMC Canyon Elevation 2023 Ford Expedition SSV (State-Issued)

11-16-2010, 03:57 PM	#22
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,366	It looks ... interesting. But have have a really hard time understanding it. The concept is that it is 'inspired by the SR-71 stealth(y) aircraft'. Going beyond the obvious question of why the guy used the SR-71 as inspiration instead of the more iconic F-117 Nighthawk aka 'Stealth Fighter' ... I have some serous questions about it. Besides the fact that its black, how does it in any way resemble the characteristics of the Blackbird? Big black wheels don't exactly make your car inconspicous on the street (ie, stealthy), particularly if its on a Taurus. And I didn't see any mention of a Ford big block or an aftermarket tuning company cranking the power up to 20 psi or something else to make it fast. __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

11-16-2010, 04:11 PM	#23
guiLT Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: 2001 Maxima Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 6,585 View My Garage	Hmm... I like it. __________________

11-16-2010, 08:45 PM	#27
Unit453 Drives: 2011 2SS RS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 81	It's supposedly a 3.? Liter V6 in the NA version. The optional motor is a 3.? TT that makes 350 h.p. stock. No one knows though how having twin turbos are gonna hold up to the rigors of running constantly, hot starts and quick shut downs. If Ford was smart, they would've dropped the 5.4 in the Crown Vics years ago. Or, at least a 4.6 that made more than 250 h.p, maybe one of the plants from the truck lines or a stang motor, but they didn't. The standard 4.6 being rated at 250/297 has really been unchanged for a few years and its a very durable, stout motor, they just dont make any power. You really gotta get'em moving to feel like you're going anywhere. Ford could easily make that a RWD and drop a 4.6 in it. Then, I think agencies would take it more seriously. But they dont care about engine options, they care about the overall cost of the vehicle. If the Caprice is selling for cheaper, then the no brainer thing to do is purchase those. The agency I work for has 850 fleet vehicles so over time, and looking at the bigger picture, that's a lotta spread. Either way, I'll take another trusty CVPI that gets the job done. __________________ 2011 2SS RS - Hypertech Tuned, Vararam

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11-16-2010, 12:46 PM	#15
Scrappy Doo Drives: Callaway Rogue Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: W8n 4 Snow, Minnesota Posts: 4,731	I like it

11-16-2010, 01:49 PM	#19
chopss Drives: 04 sentra, 2ss Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: staten island, ny Posts: 528	cool, i can see Robo-Cop driving around in that..

11-16-2010, 04:25 PM	#25
Bowtie Junkman Drives: 2000 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Long Beach CA Posts: 287 View My Garage	I was on Oahu with the family on vacation this summer and as we were driving to the north shore, heard some sirens in the distance and getting closer. As I looked in the rear-view and saw nothing, I glanced up just in time to catch a very stock appearing pearl-white 300 SRT-8 (dark tint and hidden lights) and a blacked out (including powder-coated wheels, dark tint and hidden lights) Charger SRT-8 in what I would call "hammer down" pursuit mode. They were followed (at an ever-increasing distance) by a few full-dressed Crown Vic's ... Later that day, I also saw a silver Charger SRT-8 that had someone pulled over ... I couldn't help but think "Man .. these guys have got it good!"

11-16-2010, 04:29 PM	#26
MikeSVX The magic smoke genie.... Drives: Jewels (2010 RJT 1SS) Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Escondido, CA Posts: 2,294	Wonder about the power plant. Boosted 6 from the SHO or did they manage to cram an 8 in it?

11-16-2010, 08:50 PM	#28
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,849	Wow! That hot. Best looking cop car I've seen in a long time.