Ford has recently released the new set of cop cars that are going to replace the Crown Victoria in 2012. The new black and blue are going to based on the Taurus and given police required adjustments. Apart form being better in nearly every performance category than the Vic, I'm glad that Ford is doing this.
The main reason they are going with the Taurus is because most of the new recruits aren't used to the beefy V8 that the Vic worships. They instead are used to front wheel drive V4's, much more zippy than powerful and slushy as the veterans are used to.
Motor Trend reported that the car is much more flat in the corners, and from the passenger seat the car seems more safe with a higher dashboard. Not nearly as exciting as the Vic is, it remains in the corner without the washy floaty feeling and is deceptively quick out of it.
The cops are actually given choices of the engine type. The drive trains are front or all-wheel drive. They get an array of engine types: the Ti-VCT V6 Flexfuel and the Twin-Turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6 option. Its better than the 250 hp V8 choice.
They look good to. Seeing the old Vic though is intimidating. With all of the history behind the Vic and its prowess, making the new interceptor so prevalent shouldn't take much time hopefully. Movies are going to make it an icon rather quickly. Seventy percent of Police cars are Vics, so most of them will probably witch to the Taurus. Therefore, if 70% of cops will have one eventually, and movies will catch on and an icon will be born.
Whether or not that does happen, Cops are going to have a good time tricking crooks with the Taurus by catching them with surprising speed and agility.
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