EcoBoost Police vehicles update
As some of you may recall, I posted a thread back in 2012 when we got our first batch of EcoBoost's. Link Time for an update. I talked to the fleet manager yesterday. He said he doesn't like...
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Lessmore wrote:
Since Chevy stopped producing the old style RWD, 5.7 liter (350) V8 Caprice police car in '96, Ford has pretty well had their way with the police car market in North America. They have done well and the latest Interceptor (Taurus) with AWD and the turbo 3.5 liter V6 is impressive...although many LEO's prefer the comfort of the old CV.
The Caprice is back, as a police-only vehicle, available with either the 3.6 V6 or 6.0 V8. I beleive it's actually manufactured by Holden in Australia. It does lack the AWD of the Taurus Interceptor. I would think that AWD would be a huge advantage in a police vehicle, especially in my area with its infrequent, but wet and very slippery snowfalls.
