Impala Police

Posted in January 18, 2010 ¬ 11:21 pmh.adminNo Comments »

Impala Police
Why are most police cars Chevy impala’s? Whats so good about that car?

most police cars in this country are Ford Crown Vics. It is somewhere around 74% of the marked police cars in the United States are Crown Vics. They had a report on CNN about 8 months ago on the different marked and unmarked cars used by Police in the United States. The Police said they really liked the crown vic because of there size, speed, and agility. They are big enough to put crooks in the back and in the front there is enough room for not only 2 people but also all the radio and computer stuff. They also mentioned the trunks in the crown vics were very large. I didnt know this until I watched the show, but now they line the trunks with kevelar at the Ford factory so they can withstand extremely high speed rear impact collisions. They come with the same 300hp 4.6L 3valve engine that is in the ford gt mustang. They also have upgraded brakes and suspension, with all of that they do pretty well as far as handling and speed goes. They obviously have the top speed limiter disconnected and a switch that comes with them to turn all air bags in the car off. The other vehicals that were mentioned were the impalas, dodge charger, and some suv’s. It sounds like there is a possibility that maybe some day realitively soon a lot of the police departments might switch to the dodge chargers though. They offer the same room but the dogde has a larger more powerful engine which in todays world the police say they really need and appreciate. I am a firefighter in Scottsdale, Arizona and a lot of the police here are starting to drive more and more chargers and I am seeing much less of the crown vics.

Like I said, crown vics are still used in all police departments. When a vehical is recalled it doesnt mean that vehicle is removed from the road permently, it means that it is brought to the manufacurer, fixed, and put back on the road. Here is my source to back all of my information, it talks about how as of now, 80% of police cars on the road are crown vics and it talks about the kelvar lined trunk that I mentioned previously.

http://www.jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/060603/D7RGIE3O1.html

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