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03-13-2010, 06:27 PM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Specialty (http://www.autoblog.com/category/special-limited-editions/)
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2012 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for image gallery
The Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) Crown Victoria has been the chariot of choice (well necessity really) for police officers and cabbies all over America since the demise of its numero uno competitor, the Chevrolet Caprice, back in the mid-'90s. The Crown Vic and its ancestors have been around with a minimum of mechanical changes since roughly the same time as the Model T, or at least it seems that way. However, in recent years the Crown Vic has been increasingly challenged by the Dodge Charger (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/in-the-autoblog-garage-were-on-a-mission-from-god-2008-dodge/) and Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/) Impala (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/impala). Even more troubling for Ford is the impending arrival of a new rear-wheel-drive drive police car from Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/05/the-cops-get-a-zeta-sedan-gm-unveils-355-hp-chevy-caprice-polic/) based on the departed Pontiac G8.
At a private fleet sales event in Las Vegas today, Ford finally took the wraps off a new generation Police Interceptor model based on the 2010 Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus). The new car has big shoes to fill as the Crown Vic has accounted for 70 percent of all police vehicle sales over the past five years. Read on (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/#continued) for more on the new Police Interceptor.
Gallery: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/policeinterceptcon01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/policeinterceptcon02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/policeinterceptcon03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/screen-shot-2010-03-12-at-11.53.14-am_thumbnail.png (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/screen-shot-2010-03-12-at-11.53.21-am_thumbnail.png (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)
[Source: Ford]Continue reading Officially Official: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor unveiled, second utility model announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/)
Officially Official: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor unveiled, second utility model announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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2012 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for image gallery
The Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/) Crown Victoria has been the chariot of choice (well necessity really) for police officers and cabbies all over America since the demise of its numero uno competitor, the Chevrolet Caprice, back in the mid-'90s. The Crown Vic and its ancestors have been around with a minimum of mechanical changes since roughly the same time as the Model T, or at least it seems that way. However, in recent years the Crown Vic has been increasingly challenged by the Dodge Charger (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/02/11/in-the-autoblog-garage-were-on-a-mission-from-god-2008-dodge/) and Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/make/chevrolet/) Impala (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/impala). Even more troubling for Ford is the impending arrival of a new rear-wheel-drive drive police car from Chevrolet (http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/05/the-cops-get-a-zeta-sedan-gm-unveils-355-hp-chevy-caprice-polic/) based on the departed Pontiac G8.
At a private fleet sales event in Las Vegas today, Ford finally took the wraps off a new generation Police Interceptor model based on the 2010 Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus). The new car has big shoes to fill as the Crown Vic has accounted for 70 percent of all police vehicle sales over the past five years. Read on (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/#continued) for more on the new Police Interceptor.
Gallery: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/policeinterceptcon01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/policeinterceptcon02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/policeinterceptcon03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/screen-shot-2010-03-12-at-11.53.14-am_thumbnail.png (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/screen-shot-2010-03-12-at-11.53.21-am_thumbnail.png (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor/low/)
[Source: Ford]Continue reading Officially Official: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor unveiled, second utility model announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/)
Officially Official: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor unveiled, second utility model announced (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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