Ford Introduces New Taurus-based Police Car .. Msia got ah?

[matchboxclub 0]

check out this cool US police car by ford.. Malaysia will get one or not??

The next time you’re pulled over for speeding, you might be surprised by what
you see in the rearview. Ford
recently unveiled its replacement for the Crown-Victoria-based Police
Interceptor -- and it’s a Taurus.
“Ford first introduced its police package in 1950 and today the Ford Crown
Victoria Police Interceptor is the industry leader,” explains Jalopnik. “The
automaker's dominated the streets to the point that over the last five years,
Ford's controlled more than 70% of the patrol cars sold. … Unfortunately, the
Crown Vic's Panther-platform's getting a little long in the tooth — it hasn't
seen a redesign in over 15 years.”
So out goes the Crown Vic and in comes the Taurus. “To develop the all-new
Police Interceptor, Ford engineers worked hand-in-hand with Ford’s Police
Advisory Board of law enforcement professionals, which provided input on key
vehicle attributes such as safety, performance, durability, driver comfort and
functionality,” writes Ford.
While the new Police Interceptor is based on the 2010 Ford Taurus, the
changes are significant.
According to Cars.com, “Police departments across the country won’t be
piloting just any Taurus off dealership lots. Ford says approximately 90 percent
of the interior has been redesigned for police use.” Unique features include
front seats with anti-stab plates to protect officers from violent criminals and
vinyl rear seats to make cleaning up after messy ones easier.

Ford Police Interceptor




That’s not all. USA Today reports: “The Taurus-based model will keep the
Police Interceptor name but offer just two 3.5-liter V-6 engines, no big V-8s,
as in the Crown Vic. Ford boasts that the standard version will be 25% more fuel
efficient than the current standard V-8. And the version with two turbochargers,
what Ford calls EcoBoost, will deliver 365 horsepower, 115 more than the
standard Crown Vic.” The 365-horsepower V6 is the same found in the
performance-tuned Taurus SHO. An optional all-wheel drive system will also be
available.
The result is a better-performing police car. “Ford’s new police car can
endure a rear-end crash at 75 m.p.h., easily jump curbs and accelerate twice as
fast as Ford's outgoing iconic Crown Victoria Police Interceptor,” says the
Detroit Free Press.
However, the competition is tough. “The Taurus-based cop car will have to
compete against the Dodge
Charger cruiser, which looks good and is plenty fast with the available
Hemi, and the Chevrolet Caprice,
another rear-driver which is pretty much a Pontiac G8 in all but name
(and civilian availability),” writes Edmunds.
Ford will cease production on the old Police Interceptor in late 2011 and
begin introducing the new Taurus-based model in 2012.
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this year's best cars as well as this month's best car deals.
Source:Yahoo
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[chee keng hong 0]

WAH! New Version "Barricade""!!!

[matchboxclub 0]

yeah!! lets wait for hotwheels come out with this model.. sure sell like hot cake

[zint3000 0]

ahh
saw this morning at yahoo page..
hehe
nice car~

[Yao 0]

...or we can see a Kancil Kereta Ronda...

[Fadli85 0]

Well, this the latest version of Ford Taurus, the last time we see Ford Taurus as a cop car is when Robocop is driving one, issued by OCP, ahh, good times......

This Taurus will go head to head with the new Caprice.

Still Ford Crown Victoria will remain a legend, most popular cop car in the world, appears in more than 200 movies....

[sinclair 0]

Look forward to see this as a HW.

[sahama 0]

We got evo police car.

[chee keng hong 0]

sahama wrote:

We got evo police car.

one of our forumer also got one!! Super Helang Evo!! Demm.. really miss his avatar!!
who's that???

Spoiler:

 

jhc7598.....

[danielh 0]

Yes, jhc with his famous evo x helang lebuhraya.

[wildspirit 0]

absolutely ford car beauty,wicked and twisted living in harmony.huhu

[sahama 0]

yeah.

[Fadli85 0]

Now with VIDEO.....!

Love the scene where they come up from behind, all black with lights on and siren blaring, aaaaahhh just melted my heart away, so cool.

Want one so bad.......!

[sahama 0]

Nice police cars.

[wildspirit 0]

New car for Malaysian Police as today news 2010 Kia Sorento, 2010 Naza Forte and and 2010 Sonata. No news on Inspira make a line up.

[sahama 0]

In Johor we got ford holden

[cawan 0]

Image from .net / Oh Tidak.

- look Malaysia open new tender for Police car..

[sahama 0]

Ini sebijik macam dalam hot wheel 2010. Any way PDRM got a good deal.

[Fadli85 0]

Very far from PDRM identity, feel very disconnected with the rest of the PDRM fleet. There should be a common theme that ties them together, not just simply "barricade" here and there, quite an easy way out, hey look at that Transformers movie, that look cool........similar to CHP and LAPD, we already have our own identity going on, the Kuning DiRaja and PDRM Blue, even the Helang Evo manage to maintain this unique color, further strengthen the corporate identity.

Corporate Identity goes a long way, it provides a strong brand image towards the public. Can you imagine if DHL have 50 graphics variation and all are used at once....! that's insane, it'll make the public confuse and weakens the corporate identity. Glad that these DEMO vehicles are only for show, otherwise it would be ashamed to use such a common graphic.

I've designed few graphics of my own but those are unfortunately classified.

[netmatrix 0]

Ehhh..... why they copy USA design la?