What kind of power does a typical police car have?

[Kadarin]

What kind of power does a typical police car have?

Usually there are two kinds: Electrical power that originates with the battery and is supported by the alternator which is driven by the serpentine belt. The electricity generated powers accessories and electronic systems on the vehicle, including the ignition, which supplies electricity to create an arc in the spark plugs. The kind of power the engine supplies is typically rotational torque that is transferred to the wheels via a system of gears and driveshafts.

 

[essasin]

Back in highschool when we used to go to the street races in South Bay (bay area) A number of people who where being chased would turn weave through the areas and lose them.

 

[compuwiz1]

2006 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor


Major Standard Features


Body-on-frame, RWD construction

Engine - 250-hp 4.6L SEFI V8 with overhead cam

Engine, power steering and transmission oil coolers

200-amp alternator (provides additional electrical capacity for police equipment)

Wheels - 17" wheels and tires

Air conditioning

Conventional spare tire

Engine hour meter

Front and rear stabilizer bars

AM/FM stereo radio

So, 235hp is wrong. That is standard Crown Vic HP.

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: essasin
Back in highschool when we used to go to the street races in South Bay (bay area) A number of people who where being chased would turn weave through the areas and lose them.

Which is how people get killed.

 

[jpeyton]

A friend of mine in high school got away from cops quite often in his Supra. The key is not to take the chase onto the freeway or a major highway, because that is where they can pursue you the easiest.

 

[Shawn]

i think some of them are supercharged.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: Stumps
hmmm, here in Australia...not enough, GMH Commodore based Pursuit cars, not much more than a stardard SS, so about 260-280kw, Ford based XR8 falcon Interceptor between 260-290kw, both weigh around 1600kg's and have a top speed of around 270km/h...pretty inpressive stuff, however, and the is a very big HOWEVER, here in NSW most coppers can't drive ducks to water let alone a high performance police car...secondly any chases that excede 160km/h are considered a no go for the highway patrol and they get ordered to give up, thirdly here in South west NSW, there is no helicopter support...so once you break 160km/h your away free...provided you don't crash.

I know this cause I done it plenty of times before out on the long highways that seperate rural towns in Southwest NSW. but then again I do have 300+kw's in a 1400kg V8 ford falcon sedan, so it's not that hard to reach 160km/h before they get a chance to view the number plates on the car, oh and I never try and out run a cop car if it has been following me for awhile...that would just be dumb..always when they are coming in the opposite direction after they flick on the lights because they have just got me on the radar...the more time they spend doing a U turn the better😀

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