Slomo Eric Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 http://www.autonews.com/article/20120221/BLOG06/120229987/1499/ford-bets-a-turbo-v-6-will-outgun-a-v-8-among-law-enforcement-agencies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 lol 365hp.... I've heard rumors they may have a good bit more than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 lol 365hp.... I've heard rumors they may have a good bit more than that. The V-8-powered Hemi Charger reached 60 mph in 5.83 seconds, according to the Michigan State Police. That was followed by the Caprice, at 5.91 seconds, and the Taurus, at 5.92 seconds. Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/20120221/BLOG06/120229987#ixzz1nzkxQjft Not with those shitty numbers it doesn't. :dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGU Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 good luck. most departments are not even interested in them because they are pretty small inside when outfitted with all the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 good luck. most departments are not even interested in them because they are pretty small inside when outfitted with over weight cops. Fixed. IMO the Charger is bad ass for the cops. Does the job, has the room, has the balls and looks better as a cop car than a privately owned vehicle. I see them all over and am happy to see that at least the run of business is spreading around from Chevy to Ford to now Dodge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigOxley Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 the chargers suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboNova Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 taurus is the cheapest car for departments to get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Most departments will cheap out and get the regular Taurus. The new Chargers are far better than the old Crown Vics all around. Much faster, more room inside, and better in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Fuel economy is a big one too. Easier on gas when it's in park an idling for half a shift Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief8one Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Is that Sargent Slaughter riding shotgun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OGRE Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 The V-8-powered Hemi Charger reached 60 mph in 5.83 seconds, according to the Michigan State Police. That was followed by the Caprice, at 5.91 seconds, and the Taurus, at 5.92 seconds. Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/20120221/BLOG06/120229987#ixzz1nzkxQjft Not with those shitty numbers it doesn't. :dumb: :dumb: c'mon, your smart enough to know 0-60 doen't mean crap, just a small difference in gearing to add an extra shift can change a 0-60. The only true measure of a car's strieght line prowess is a standing quarter mile. Although, if they would have just stuffed a new 5.0 into the crown vic and called it a day we would have nothing to argue about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirks5oh Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 :dumb: c'mon, your smart enough to know 0-60 doen't mean crap, just a small difference in gearing to add an extra shift can change a 0-60. The only true measure of a car's strieght line prowess is a standing quarter mile. Although, if they would have just stuffed a new 5.0 into the crown vic and called it a day we would have nothing to argue about. True test of a police car's worth imo comes down to brakes, cooling system, and suspension. Cop cars don't have to be crazy-fast. They might, however, see 100+mph for a sustained amount of time, or get multiple episodes of hard braking with hard acceleration. Let's not forget about off-roading and jumping curbs. Cops are very hard on these cars. When I worked for the city in college, they would maintain and fix the police cruisers. I lived in a town woth no crime and they still managed to abuse the fuck out of those cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Cranium Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I'm all for them using a turbo V6 and getting some better fuel economy. For the amount of hours/miles that get put on those cars a little bit of fuel economy could add up to a lot of saved taxpayer dollars in fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 No one around here is buying the new ones.. I drove one and didnt care for it either. The Chargers are fast for a police car but SOOOOOO SMALL its not even funny. No back seat room, NO trunk what so ever and if youre over 5'8" there is no head room either. Tahoe or the Caprice seems to be the big ticket winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 No one around here is buying the new ones.. I drove one and didnt care for it either. The Chargers are fast for a police car but SOOOOOO SMALL its not even funny. No back seat room, NO trunk what so ever and if youre over 5'8" there is no head room either. Tahoe or the Caprice seems to be the big ticket winners. Those tahoes are nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiny Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 The police Chargers look badass. That said, police depts need very few, if any, fast cars to enforce the law. I hope that they will not waste my tax dollars on many of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 The police Chargers look badass. That said, police depts need very few, if any, fast cars to enforce the law. I hope that they will not waste my tax dollars on many of these. I am sure Gahanna will need a whole new fleet of new ones and then try pass another levy because they need more money so they can properly patrol the mean streets of downtown Gahanna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 No one around here is buying the new ones.. I drove one and didnt care for it either. The Chargers are fast for a police car but SOOOOOO SMALL its not even funny. No back seat room, NO trunk what so ever and if youre over 5'8" there is no head room either. No head room where? I'm over 6' and there is tons of room up front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99FLHRCI Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 :dumb: c'mon, your smart enough to know 0-60 doen't mean crap, just a small difference in gearing to add an extra shift can change a 0-60. The only true measure of a car's strieght line prowess is a standing quarter mile. Although, if they would have just stuffed a new 5.0 into the crown vic and called it a day we would have nothing to argue about. Dodge Charger 5.7L with 2.65 14.38@101.50 Ford Taurus EcoBoost AWD 14.45@99.86 .07 seconds in your "true measure" test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC66Bronco Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Saw one up in MI coming back 2 weekends ago MI state police blue with a white roof and trunk still had an M plate on it though. So I tried to race it :fuckyeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Jones Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Dodge Charger 5.7L with 2.65 14.38@101.50 Ford Taurus EcoBoost AWD 14.45@99.86 .07 seconds in your "true measure" test. OGRES LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 No head room where? I'm over 6' and there is tons of room up front Not the official police spec'd ones. We have numerous guys 6'3 or taller and the left side of their head is only an inch or so away from the column area :lolguy: The Chargers are NOT that much more than the other packages either, all are around 3-7k of eachother at MOST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkside Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 I'm actually talking about the police spec ones. I drove both a new Charger and the Crown Vic today and the comfort level between the two isn't even close IMO. Are the Charger seats with the electronic controls? Not sure if they make them without anymore but lowered and all the way back gives good room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragknee66 Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Ya the one we drove had the electronic seats. The seat doesnt go too far down though. There is a serious lack of room from the rear of the drivers seat to the back seat cushion. Even at my short ass 5'8" height, the seat almost touches the cushion! Im thinking some plastic seats (if they make those for the Charger?) might give a few inches of room though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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