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Wednesday September 01, 2010
Ford Motor co., which controls aboutthree-quarters of the U.S. market for police cars, will beginselling a law-enforcement version of its redesigned Explorersport-utility vehicle late next year.
The Police Interceptor utility vehicle will join a newsedan being offered to law enforcement that's based on theTaurus, Dearborn, Michigan-based Ford said today in a statement.the two models replace the Crown Victoria cruiser that nowaccounts for about 75 percent of the approximately 75,000 policecars sold in the U.S. each year. Ford said it will ceaseproduction of the Crown Victoria at the end of next year.
Ford's new police cars will face a growing field ofcompetitors. Chrysler Group LLC unveiled photos of its new DodgeCharger Pursuit police car Aug. 24, and General Motors co. nextyear will introduce one based on its Chevrolet Caprice sedan.Carbon Motors Corp., a new company based in Connersville,Indiana, has said it will release a police car in 2013.
"This one is going to be a knife fight," said Jim Hall,principal with consulting firm 2953 Analytics inc. inBirmingham, Michigan. "When there's no Crown Vic anymore, itwill come down to a battle between the Chevy and Ford."
The Police Interceptor SUV will offer optional doors thatcan withstand type-3 bullets, said Jim Holland, chief engineerfor the Explorer. the vehicle also comes with standard frontseats featuring "anti-stab plates" designed to prevent a knifefrom penetrating the seat-back, Holland said.
The Police Interceptor utility will come in two- or all-wheel drive and will be powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine that is20 percent more fuel-efficient than the V8 in today's CrownVictoria, Holland said.
Ford declined to give prices on either of the PoliceInterceptor models.
"We intend to introduce industry leadership," Mark Fields, Ford's president of the Americas, said at a mediabriefing Aug. 25. "Police departments want choice. Policeofficers these days have to carry a lot of gear. That's whyyou're seeing more utilities."
To contact the reporter on this story:Keith Naughton in Southfield, Michigan, at
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