Some more details on the new Ford Police Interceptor

[fbrdphreak]

For those who geek on stuff like this, LawOfficer.com has an article with some more details on Ford's new Taurus-based Police Interceptor:

http://www.lawofficer.com/news-and-articles/articles/lom/0604/changing_of_the_guard.html

The author of the article teaches EVOC courses, racing schools and has 25 years of racing under his belt, so definitely some good perspective there.

A few interesting things I picked out:

four-wheel disc brake system has been upgraded to larger 18" vented rotors, surrounded by steel wheels that are rated for impact speeds up to 40 mph

😱 at the rotors and the wheels; I imagine the rotor number was a typo. 14-inch rotors, MAYBE 15-inch at a stretch?

Other features include a column-mounted shifter that’s been rigorously tested, and the inclusion of Ford’s revolutionary SYNC hands-free information system that allows officers to “talk” to their equipment. The system allows officers to voice activate lights and sirens, cameras and other equipment. There are also programmable buttons on the steering wheel that offer one-touch activation of many of the same systems. Other features include red-and-white lighting options for interior illumination, pre-wiring for systems integration and power-adjustable pedals.

Voice command for L&S, nice!

It passes 75-mph, rear-impact collisions, which makes Ford the only manufacturer to openly provide such data and performance parameters. The Interceptor is also five-star rated for safety by IIHS in all categories, and it benefits from the same safety technologies found in the civilian Taurus.

Top IIHS ratings FTW

 

[ravana]

JLee's new ride?

 

[boomhower]

JLee's new ride?

Like it to be mine as well, but chargers will be standard for quite a few years here. Mine has a whopping 60k on it and it's been in the shop for almost a week getting the left front suspension rebuilt, both control arms and shock went out.