Ford_News
05-24-2010, 08:11 AM
Filed under: 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/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/05/fordexplorerpolice.jpg (http://detnews.com/article/20100512/AUTO01/5120337/1148/Ford-holds-tight-to-police-market)
When Ford introduced its Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/) based on the Taurus, it said it had another vehicle in the works that "would share most parts with the Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus) and be available in a utility version." Speculation was that it would be a Flex (http://www.autoblog.com/model/flex) based on the component spec, but according to The Detroit News, it turns out the as-yet-unseen 2011 Ford Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer) has got the nod.
Ford won't say much about it at the moment as it hasn't been announced officially, but it is understood that the model will be pursuit-rated and pack all-wheel-drive. The latter distinction arguably puts it atop the category: there is a pursuit-rated Chevrolet Tahoe (http://www.autoblog.com/model/tahoe) that many police forces already use, but it's only two-wheel-drive. The four-wheel-drive Tahoe, also already employed by rural and urban forces, isn't pursuit-rated.
Ford hasn't given a timeframe for when the police-spec unibody Explorer will be here, but in addition to its arrival giving units like K9 and SWAT a better mobile command post, it ought to help Ford's efforts to maintain its 70-percent share of the police market after the current Crown Victoria-based PI goes out to pasture. Hat tip to Matthew.
[Source: The Detroit News (http://detnews.com/article/20100512/AUTO01/5120337/1148/Ford-holds-tight-to-police-market)]
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When Ford introduced its Police Interceptor (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/) based on the Taurus, it said it had another vehicle in the works that "would share most parts with the Taurus (http://www.autoblog.com/model/taurus) and be available in a utility version." Speculation was that it would be a Flex (http://www.autoblog.com/model/flex) based on the component spec, but according to The Detroit News, it turns out the as-yet-unseen 2011 Ford Explorer (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/explorer) has got the nod.
Ford won't say much about it at the moment as it hasn't been announced officially, but it is understood that the model will be pursuit-rated and pack all-wheel-drive. The latter distinction arguably puts it atop the category: there is a pursuit-rated Chevrolet Tahoe (http://www.autoblog.com/model/tahoe) that many police forces already use, but it's only two-wheel-drive. The four-wheel-drive Tahoe, also already employed by rural and urban forces, isn't pursuit-rated.
Ford hasn't given a timeframe for when the police-spec unibody Explorer will be here, but in addition to its arrival giving units like K9 and SWAT a better mobile command post, it ought to help Ford's efforts to maintain its 70-percent share of the police market after the current Crown Victoria-based PI goes out to pasture. Hat tip to Matthew.
[Source: The Detroit News (http://detnews.com/article/20100512/AUTO01/5120337/1148/Ford-holds-tight-to-police-market)]
Ford said to be preparing Explorer-based pursuit-rated SUV for police fleets (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/24/ford-said-to-be-preparing-explorer-based-pursuit-rated-suv-for-p/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 24 May 2010 10:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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