Which Police Cruiser Do You Want To Be Taken Away In? Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Vs. Chevrolet Caprice

Which Police Cruiser Do You Want To Be Taken Away In? Ford Taurus Police Interceptor Vs. Chevrolet Caprice
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Another battle has begun in the Ford / GM war: who's got the better new police car, Ford with its Taurus Police Interceptor or GM with its Chevrolet Caprice PPV? One thing sure to be a hot topic is both companies' shift in platform choices.

GM is ditching the front-wheel-drive Impala option and going back to a big, rear-wheel drive vehicle with the Zeta-based Caprice.

As our Aussie friends know, the Caprice is a re-grilled Holden Caprice / Statesman which in turn is a more luxurious, long wheelbase version of the Holden Commodore / Pontiac G8.

Ford, on the other hand, is doing the exact opposite; they're tossing the big, rear-wheel-drive (and geriatric) Panther platform and offering up front- and all-wheel drive Tauruses.

With the option of an E85 6.0 liter V8 producing 355 horsepower and 384 lb-ft of torque, the RWD Caprice PPV is the old-schooler of the pair. It's pushrod and proud of it. The Caprice is the answer to the question, "What if Chevy kept building the Caprice instead of butchering the Impala nameplate in 2000....








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theman440theman440 - 3/15/2010 2:50:46 PM
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Neither, Chrysler has the best Police Package car.


B7FANB7FAN - 3/15/2010 4:28:25 PM
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Im good on this topic....It dont matter what the hell you get hauled in both cars will bring you to the same spot.........JAIL.......so my answer is neither. whats the next topic!!!!!!!!!!!


WillisWillis - 3/15/2010 3:00:02 PM
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If it were up to me I'd keep the current Ford Crown Victoria in service for eternity! The Crown Vic is an icon in law enforcement / government usage.

These new police cars from Ford and Chevrolet might be more advanced and better over all, but they certainly don't have that fullsize look that the Crown Victoria does.


OBSERVER1984OBSERVER1984 - 3/15/2010 3:07:44 PM
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I like the Taurus Interceptor more than the Pontiac... ops I mean the Chevy ;)


pushrod27pushrod27 - 3/15/2010 3:12:14 PM
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I think the cops may prefer the Caprice, because it is an exclusive law-enforcement vehicle and civilians can't buy it.


91z4me91z4me - 3/15/2010 3:36:01 PM
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But at the same time it will cost more to keep up with because there will be less parts availability.


pushrod27pushrod27 - 3/15/2010 4:39:11 PM
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I don't think most cops would care about that, that's city hall's problem.


91z4me91z4me - 3/16/2010 8:21:31 AM
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But City Hall buys the cars the cops will be driving so if City Hall wants to pay less they won't get the opportunity to drive the Caprice.


DeutschlandDeutschland - 3/15/2010 3:13:24 PM
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Ford


pepito66pepito66 - 3/15/2010 4:02:32 PM
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Both cars is about the same , but I prefer Ford Taurus for this design. Just we need to check wich one is more resistent and powerful for this type of job.


WhelanWhelan - 3/15/2010 4:27:36 PM
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Don't forget the Carbon E7 as well if your going to do a comparo. The Chevy is not even a US designed model so it would be years before we see it here in police form. I would think law enforcement would opt for the Taurus though.


pushrod27pushrod27 - 3/15/2010 4:40:24 PM
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They are here now, I saw one on the street, being evaluated by the Philadelphia Police department just last week.


WorldofLuxuryWorldofLuxury - 3/15/2010 5:07:34 PM
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Someone reminded me that I can't recognize the Taurus Interceptors as well with their HIDs :(


uaw_laxuaw_lax - 3/15/2010 7:44:21 PM
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Dam that is a HUGE problem!


iamdabest1iamdabest1 - 3/15/2010 8:29:08 PM
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dodge charger is the scariest thing on the road.... i see one with tinted windows and i drive like a woman till its gone...


rxh8me9000rxh8me9000 - 3/16/2010 3:14:38 AM
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Whatever can't catch up to my R1


WhelanWhelan - 3/16/2010 10:06:33 AM
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No need to catch you, he will just call the bus to scrape you off the road after you crash trying to evade.


bfghemicudabfghemicuda - 3/16/2010 11:09:19 AM
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Dodge Charger


PerformanceGuyPerformanceGuy - 3/16/2010 1:38:10 PM
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Charger


veyron1001veyron1001 - 3/16/2010 8:04:55 PM
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neither. Lamborghini Murceilago is what i would want to be taken away in


mikehuttonmikehutton - 10/18/2010 11:05:20 AM
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Nice car added some unique [url=http://www.autopartsdeal.com/ford/taurus/parts.html]ford taurus parts[/url] to form this one of a kind police car, hope all mobile car are like this.


mikehuttonmikehutton - 10/18/2010 11:06:35 AM
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