Ford’s US police car platform could underpin next Aussie Falcon
Ford US will next Friday unveil its new, purpose-built Police Interceptor to a select group of law enforcement fleet customers in Las Vegas.
The car’s underpinnings could be the strongest hint yet at Ford’s new global rear-wheel drive platform that may form the framework for the next-generation Australian-built Falcon.
The unveiling, which is not open to members of the media or general public, will showcase the vehicle Ford will use to replace the aging Crown Victoria, due to be superseded next year.
Though little is known about the upcoming vehicle, a report published in the Detroit News said Ford are unlikely to use a version of its new Taurus due to the concerns voiced by law enforcement agencies that the model’s more complex structure, engine technology and monocoque design make it undesirable for police work (believing a body-on-frame design is preferable for the additional strength and lower repair costs required).
The news follows GM’s response to a new Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) last year when it displayed a Zeta platform-based, Holden-sourced Caprice at the 2009 Los Angeles Motor Show. Wearing a Chevrolet badge, the Caprice was offered with both V6 and V8 engines.
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3:02,The muslims, jews, christians and catholics have nothing to do with police patrol in this nabe. The 70th Precinct is a training precinct. Therefore, police officers that graduate (and sometimes before they graduate) the police academy are assigned to the 70th Precinct. There are additional training precincts, but I believe the 70th is the only one in Flatbush. The large numbers of officers that walk on Newkirk to the B/Q station are rookies (on the job for less than two years.) A good way to identify a rookie is to look at their uniform. If it is a particularly dark navy blue, that officer is a rookie.