No. They do not have the features we expect, but they have more of the high end features we cannot get that are significantly more expensive. No, they do not have carpeting and XM radio, but they have several very expensive radios, special seats front and back, roll cage, cage between driver and rear seat, high end suspension, rotors, engine, tires, navigation and computer systems. I cry foul. Most likely this is a reporter who can’t do basic research or ask the right questions or buys whatever BS a gov agency spouts all all the above.
Maybe Ford only supplies the stripped-down vehicle and some other company installs the lights, radios, push bar, safety cage, etc. They have to be painted and logoed too.
But does it need a new cigarette lighter? (-:
At least for Texas State Troopers, much of what you list is transferred from one car to the next.
My neighbor is a State Trooper, and when he gets a new car it is an all day process to move the radio, camera, radar, laptop, etc. and the trooper does it so they can personalize the layout. The carpool guys install the wiring harnesses and the trooper does the rest.
It is a big event for the kids in the neighborhood. They love to see all the gear!
That price is for the stripped model. All the other gizmos are extra and unfitted by a third party not Ford. By the time they are done I bet the price is much higher.
The radio, roll cage, prisoner cage, navigation, computers, and the like are NOT included with the car and have to be purchased separately by the police department.