In my opinion, most cops are grossly unqualified to chase any more than 20 mph above the speed limit so it was probably a great “feature” for the public.
Police pursuit skills are a different subject.
But you can't have a chase going on where the perp can endanger bystanders for no other reason than the cop's car is too slow to overtake the perp's car.
(And while I understand that the perp can show up with a high-end sports car that even the Dodge Charger can't outpace, the fact remains that the CV simply didn't have enough under the hood to overtake most cars on the road.)