{"id":431958,"date":"2010-03-15T18:53:27","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T22:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/new-ford-police-interceptor\/14515\/"},"modified":"2010-03-15T18:53:27","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T22:53:27","slug":"ford-announces-all-new-police-interceptor-for-north-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/431958","title":{"rendered":"Ford announces all-new Police Interceptor for North America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/police-interceptor.jpg\" alt=\"Ford Motor Company's new Police Interceptor, due to replace the Crown Victoria currently u...\"><\/p>\n<p>For the past 18 years, the cop car of choice for North American police forces has been a modified version of the Ford Crown Victoria. And here&#8217;s an interesting fact about the Crown Vic: it hasn&#8217;t been available to the general public since 2008. Here&#8217;s another: it looks like something your grandpa would drive. While police forces like the cars because of their V8 engines, rear-wheel-drive, and easy-to-repair body-on-frame construction, they have become aesthetically and technologically dated. It&#8217;s time for a change, so the Ford Motor Company is offering one &#8211; last Friday, they revealed a new purpose-built Police Interceptor, which will take over when the Crown Victoria goes out of production in late 2011. The Ford Taurus-based sedan is said to exceed the durability, safety, performance and fuel economy of the Crown Vic. ..<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ford<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/police+car\/\" rel=\"tag\">Police Car<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/6219\/\">Police evaluate Chrysler 300C<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/the-worlds-most-economical-police-pursuit-car\/11896\/\">The world&#8217;s most economical police pursuit car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2811\/\">Lamborghini takes title as the world&#8217;s fastest police Car<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/2899\/\">Dodge Magnum SXT for Police Special Service Uses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/8280\/\">Lotus Exige S Police Car boosts road safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/7583\/\">New contender for world&#8217;s fastest police car?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SXgNVeT08qiC6Mw5gTFRa-R8bEc\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SXgNVeT08qiC6Mw5gTFRa-R8bEc\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SXgNVeT08qiC6Mw5gTFRa-R8bEc\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/SXgNVeT08qiC6Mw5gTFRa-R8bEc\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=P6ajOsDtTZ0:mHkKXagAiTc:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=P6ajOsDtTZ0:mHkKXagAiTc:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=P6ajOsDtTZ0:mHkKXagAiTc:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=P6ajOsDtTZ0:mHkKXagAiTc:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=P6ajOsDtTZ0:mHkKXagAiTc:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=P6ajOsDtTZ0:mHkKXagAiTc:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=P6ajOsDtTZ0:mHkKXagAiTc:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/P6ajOsDtTZ0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past 18 years, the cop car of choice for North American police forces has been a modified version of the Ford Crown Victoria. And here&#8217;s an interesting fact about the Crown Vic: it hasn&#8217;t been available to the general public since 2008. Here&#8217;s another: it looks like something your grandpa would drive. 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