Posted on 01/06/2019 3:22:59 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
Ahead of the Detroit auto show, Ford showed off something you might not want to see in your rearview mirror -- the 2020 Police Interceptor Utility. We’ve seen growing rumblings and leaks about this upcoming cruiser, and it looks like our speculations aren’t too far off. The 2020 Police Interceptor Pursuit will come standard with a hybrid all-wheel-drive system and is more potent than the outgoing model.
The standard powertrain for the 2020 Interceptor Utility is a 3.3-liter V6 mated to 10-speed automatic transmission. According to Ford, this combination bested the outgoing 3.7-liter powered model to 60 mph by 1.1 seconds and outperformed it to 100 mph by 4.7-seconds. If that’s not good enough, you can opt for more power from the 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6 -- which took top honors from the Michigan State Police after testing the competitive fleet of police utilities. There’s also a non-hybrid version of the 3.3-liter if you want to skip out on the high-tech drivetrain. That said, Ford claims the hybrid system could save taxpayers as much as $5,700 per car annually on fuel.
Of course, there’s more to the new Police Interceptor Utility than just new engines. New technology like the Police Perimeter Alert that uses sensors to monitor about 270-degrees of the vehicle to warn officers of any possible threats from their blind spots and an on-demand rear view camera should keep officers safer from surprise attacks from perps. Ford is also making its suite of driver assist tech like pre-collision assist with emergency braking and Pedestrian Detection to help make everyone safer around the new Interceptor. Oh yeah, and don’t forget the anti-stab plates behind the front seats.
The new body shell meets Ford’s standard 75 mph rear-impact test -- a staggering 25 mph faster than the federal standard. That means the structure should help keep occupants safer in case of a collision. The new body could also be an early look at Ford’s upcoming Explorer replacement.
The bad news -- you won’t be able to buy one: at least, not anytime soon. You should start seeing these roll out onto roadways later this year. Hopefully, you don’t spot one in your rearview mirror.
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Seems like a business opportunity right there. Form an automobile company but you will only sell to law enforcement companies where you’ll sell Crown Victorias. I can see why Ford got rid of them because they didn’t make enough money off them. But seems like a lost opportunity there.
Ok, I have hung around a lot of gear heads including one guy who raced on the small tracks. Now these guys probably like almost no one else that the displacement is 425, if it is in fact. I suspect that not even 425 is exact either.
Anyway none of them call it a 425, they call it what Ford Calls it.
I still miss my father’s ‘74 four door Monaco hardtop with a 400. Great car.
“Ankle....”
Can't have PJ wearing, white women sneaking up on one's vehicle.
That occurred in Minne-somalia, not Michigan.
But those white women in their PJ's could be anywhere.
Six pack?
424.96425 cubic inches, actually.
It was listed as a 427, hence my doubt.
Thanks for the info.
Did the Blues Brothers borrow it?
Leno Garage review the options for CHP.
The new SUV is cool. I trust the CHP and Police to enforce the laws.
Don't look now, but your apostrophe is hanging out.
“Form an automobile company but you will only sell to law enforcement companies where you’ll sell Crown Victorias.”
Already been tried:
Carbon Motors E7
Hate when they do that - why not say what the 0-60 and 0-100 times are instead of saying it beat those times......could be that they went from a 10.1 second 0-60 to 9 seconds flat.....
Different sources all say the new model does 0-60 in 5.5 sec. That’s sports sedan fast, but not eye-popping by today’s standards.
when I was a kid I used to like sitting out by the street(4 lane) and patiently waiting for the St. Clair Shores Cops to make a U-Turn and go after a speeder... they would Smolder that right rear tire all the way down the street taking off in pursuit! you could almost see the smile on their face!! Good ‘ol days!!
Now they’re starting to standardize on Watts as the measure of power. Which is appropriate I suppose since Watt came up with horsepower in the first place.
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They were called 427s because NASCAR put a 428 cu in (7 liter) engine size limit in 1963.
Hopefully they figured out how to stop sending the exhaust into the cabin.
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