Board Admin A. Wong Posted March 16, 2010 Board Admin Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 The new one is based on the Taurus. http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/14/new-f...age-than-crown/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
* Mr. Black * Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 The new one is based on the Taurus.http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/14/new-f...age-than-crown/ You beat me to it!!! BUT I like the new Chevy Caprice better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted March 18, 2010 Report Share Posted March 18, 2010 looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 In my opinion, the new "Police Interceptor" is going to fall flat on it's face. Law enforcement agencies all across Canada and the United States prefer the current Crown Victoria Police Interceptor (P71) because of it's proven reliability, strong engine and it's large size both outside and within. The Taurus was preferred by law enforcement for detectives and other non-pursuit activities because of low cost and it's appropriate size for it's use. Combining the two together is a very bad idea. I have seen glimpses of the 2010 Taurus and i'm not impressed. It is a very gutsy move by Ford to get rid of the industries flagship police vehicle to replace it with what I can only describe a unsuitable replacement. That's my two cents, I guess only time will tell how this new endeavour plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 My thoughts: why change something that isn't broken? Yes, the Crown Vic may be an ancient design, but it still gets the job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Admin A. Wong Posted March 22, 2010 Author Board Admin Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I changed the title of this thread to be more general, because I just found out about this thing today: http://green.autoblog.com/2010/03/22/carbo...new-police-car/ (Oops, just noticed David had another thread for this) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Isn`t this the last year for the Crown Vic to be built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Parsons Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Isn`t this the last year for the Crown Vic to be built? http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/article....aspx?ID=206939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/article....aspx?ID=206939 Thanks for the Info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T6H-5307N Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 Excellent, the CVPI will never die!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted May 12, 2012 Report Share Posted May 12, 2012 hey everybody i found this today at the waterloo regional police open house picture on the bottom its 1 of 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted May 14, 2012 Report Share Posted May 14, 2012 hey everybody i found this today at the waterloo regional police open house picture on the bottom its 1 of 4. Guelph has a few along with the SUV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 I have heard they're terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wil9402 Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 Looks like the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have got some new Ford Taurus' in their fleet. I saw one attending to a collision scene on Highway 401 this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enviro_1203 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 There are approx 20 at the Donnelly Ford Collision Center receiving PDIs before delivery to Ottawa Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm_5307N Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Montreal Police seems to have brand new Dodge Chargers. Saw one yesterday on the corner of Duke and Notre-Dame st. The car was number 97-14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Looks like the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have got some new Ford Taurus' in their fleet. I saw one attending to a collision scene on Highway 401 this afternoon. http://www.policecanada.org/New7.jpg http://www.policecanada.org/New3.jpg Montreal Police seems to have brand new Dodge Chargers. Saw one yesterday on the corner of Duke and Notre-Dame st. The car was number 97-14. There is pics of 97-11, 97-12, and 97-14 on http://www.policecanada.ca/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 Guelph has a few along with the SUV There is pics of them on policecanada.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAverageJoe Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 South Simcoe Police got some Ford Taurus' http://www.flickr.com/photos/sspshopeful/ Same goes to Bathurst NB http://www.flickr.com/photos/78352455@N03/7405032146/in/photostream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captaintrolley Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 VPD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C2045 Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 Victoria PD Ford Interceptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I have heard they're terrible. Well, I posted this when the Taurus was new-ish to policing in its current configuration, and now having some at work I must say I really like them. Lots of power, handle better than a Crown Vic for sure - and really fuel efficient when taking into account their weight and massive idle times. Here are a couple of our vehicles: http://policecanada.org/policeca/Canada/military/MPCA343.jpg http://policecanada....ary/MPCA344.jpg edit: one of the URLs should be different. Replace the last digit with a 3 (replacing the 4) and you'll be our SUV. Cannot seem to edit it on mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 There's one of those where ever there are military aircraft - in the case of Edmonton it is 408 Squadron's Griffon Helicopters. They're for air field security and crash response. From 2001ish until last year all military civilian pattern vans and light trucks were ordered in blue, for no reason other than standardization and ease of cleanliness. These "crash trucks" were, until 2012, owned by the Base and not the MP. As a result they were in the standard blue vice MP white. The new ones will be in the conventional MP markings with white body. Here in chilly Shilo we have no aircraft, so no crash truck. But we do have ATVs and snow mobiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dunlop Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Problem with these new police vehicles is that they're FWD. I don't think front-wheel drive vehicles are designed for heavy police use. Plus it would be funny to see a cop screeching away with his front wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Almost no police agency has the front wheel drive variant. I am yet to see one, in fact. They're all wheel drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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