Ford_News
04-23-2010, 11:09 AM
Filed under: Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/), Police/Emergency (http://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/)
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2012 Ford Police Interceptor - Click above for high-res image gallery
Last month, Ford pulled the cover off of its all-new 2012 Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/), the Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus)-based cop car that will be hitting the streets of America near the end of 2011. Now, we've had the chance to see the new cruiser in the flesh, and might we say, it'll look pretty menacing when it shows up in your rearview mirror.
The 2012 Police Interceptor will be available with a 3.5-liter V6, in naturally aspirated and twin-turbo EcoBoost variants. The base engine will be available with front- or all-wheel drive, while the top-end models with the turbocharged engine will only use all-wheel drive. Naturally, six-speed automatics are standard across the board, but the shifter is now column-mounted, leaving more room along the center stack for the police-spec equipment.
Inside, Ford has stripped away a good deal of the Taurus interior to make it more livable for both officers and criminals. Up front, the seats have been re-contoured to provide space for the cop's utility belt, and in back, the doors now open a full 71 degrees, making ingress and egress easier for baddies. What's more, the space between the two front seats is the exact same spec as the outgoing Crown Vic, meaning police fleets can simply transfer their old equipment into the new cars.
We're pretty eager to see these new cruisers hit the roads (so long as they aren't tailing behind us). Furthermore, Ford has plans to create a utility-oriented Police Interceptor (read: Flex-based), so we'll look for that to debut later this year. Click through the gallery below to see high-res shots of the new Police Interceptor from all angles.
Gallery: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/low/)
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Photos by Steven J. Ewing / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.Pics Aplenty: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor reports for duty (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/pics-aplenty-2012-ford-police-interceptor-reports-for-duty/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:00:00 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 high-res image gallery
Last month, Ford pulled the cover off of its all-new 2012 Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/), the Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus)-based cop car that will be hitting the streets of America near the end of 2011. Now, we've had the chance to see the new cruiser in the flesh, and might we say, it'll look pretty menacing when it shows up in your rearview mirror.
The 2012 Police Interceptor will be available with a 3.5-liter V6, in naturally aspirated and twin-turbo EcoBoost variants. The base engine will be available with front- or all-wheel drive, while the top-end models with the turbocharged engine will only use all-wheel drive. Naturally, six-speed automatics are standard across the board, but the shifter is now column-mounted, leaving more room along the center stack for the police-spec equipment.
Inside, Ford has stripped away a good deal of the Taurus interior to make it more livable for both officers and criminals. Up front, the seats have been re-contoured to provide space for the cop's utility belt, and in back, the doors now open a full 71 degrees, making ingress and egress easier for baddies. What's more, the space between the two front seats is the exact same spec as the outgoing Crown Vic, meaning police fleets can simply transfer their old equipment into the new cars.
We're pretty eager to see these new cruisers hit the roads (so long as they aren't tailing behind us). Furthermore, Ford has plans to create a utility-oriented Police Interceptor (read: Flex-based), so we'll look for that to debut later this year. Click through the gallery below to see high-res shots of the new Police Interceptor from all angles.
Gallery: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/low/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor018_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor019_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor024_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor030_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/low/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor039_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/low/)
Photos by Steven J. Ewing / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.Pics Aplenty: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor reports for duty (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/pics-aplenty-2012-ford-police-interceptor-reports-for-duty/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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