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09-21-2011, 05:25 PM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Government/Legal (http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/), Crossover (http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Police/Emergency (http://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/)
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The Michigan State Police (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/michigan%20state%20police/) have officially graced the Ford Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford police interceptor) line with a Pursuit-Rated designation after a volley of tests. Both the Interceptor Sedan and Utility withstood the organization's battery of 0-60, braking and handling evaluations over a period of two days. And, the results?
According to Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford), both vehicles offer increased fuel economy and performance compared to the outgoing Crown Victoria (http://autoblog.com/tag/crown victoria) Police Interceptor thanks to the use of the company's 3.5-liter turbocharged Ecoboost V6 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost v6). With 365 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, the engine offers more grunt than the old 4.6-liter V8 with a smaller appetite for fuel.
The addition of a larger alternator and radiator means that the forced-induction six-pot can now handle the abuse that patrol duty can wreak on a vehicle. In addition, Ford says that its offerings are the only law-enforcement-specification options on the market right now specifically engineered to protect occupants from a 75 mph rear-end collision.
While both the Sedan and Utility have received the thumbs up from the Mitten State, the Los Angeles Police Department (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/los%20angeles%20police%20department/) will also put the vehicles through the ringer in November. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2011/09/21/ford-police-interceptors-earn-official-pursuit-ratings/#continued) for the full press release.Continue reading Ford Police Interceptors earn official pursuit ratings (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/21/ford-police-interceptors-earn-official-pursuit-ratings/)
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The Michigan State Police (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/michigan%20state%20police/) have officially graced the Ford Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford police interceptor) line with a Pursuit-Rated designation after a volley of tests. Both the Interceptor Sedan and Utility withstood the organization's battery of 0-60, braking and handling evaluations over a period of two days. And, the results?
According to Ford (http://autoblog.com/ford), both vehicles offer increased fuel economy and performance compared to the outgoing Crown Victoria (http://autoblog.com/tag/crown victoria) Police Interceptor thanks to the use of the company's 3.5-liter turbocharged Ecoboost V6 (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ecoboost v6). With 365 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque, the engine offers more grunt than the old 4.6-liter V8 with a smaller appetite for fuel.
The addition of a larger alternator and radiator means that the forced-induction six-pot can now handle the abuse that patrol duty can wreak on a vehicle. In addition, Ford says that its offerings are the only law-enforcement-specification options on the market right now specifically engineered to protect occupants from a 75 mph rear-end collision.
While both the Sedan and Utility have received the thumbs up from the Mitten State, the Los Angeles Police Department (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/los%20angeles%20police%20department/) will also put the vehicles through the ringer in November. Hit the jump (http://www.mnfords.com/2011/09/21/ford-police-interceptors-earn-official-pursuit-ratings/#continued) for the full press release.Continue reading Ford Police Interceptors earn official pursuit ratings (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/21/ford-police-interceptors-earn-official-pursuit-ratings/)
Ford Police Interceptors earn official pursuit ratings (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/09/21/ford-police-interceptors-earn-official-pursuit-ratings/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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