so far ive only seen 4 types of police vehicles (and by police i mean peace officers, not all branches of law enforcement) in ohio at this point and i was wondering what motors they put in these/what options (supercharging/turbocharging/etc). so far ive seen new dodge chargers, chevy impalas, ford explorers, and ford crown victorias. now most of these vehicles (with the exception of the explorers) are designed to be able to take on most civilian vehicles if you get down to it-how is that?
2007-11-27 11:28:46 · 7 answers · asked by Jonny Mick 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
good answers, i recently talked to a sheriff buddy of mine and he said their impalas have v6's which makes me wonder how they are supposed to keep up with someone in a v8 camaro or such. also the term "peace officer" in ohio refers to a firearm carrying-patrolling-member of local law enforcement. so what you guys are telling me is that in the police packages the cars dont receive different camshafts or anything to help with the power/speed of the car? what about interceptors?
2007-11-28 00:31:11 · update #1
Check out the Michigan State Police website, they do an annual test of all the police vehicles from the big three, they produce a report that has the specs, and performance figures. All patrol cars come with the same motors that you can buy in the regular cars, the difference for patrol cars is the electrical and cooling system is heavy duty for the law enforcement use. Most police agencies use the MSP evaluation.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/VehicleEvaluation2007_MSP-PoliceVehicleComp_182663_7.pdf
2007-11-27 13:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by Cowboy Jacob 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most of your law enforcement vehicles except for the older Impala's have V8 engines. I'm not sure about the newer Impala's, but the older models had the 3.1 (the department I worked for had one). Although it's a 6 cyl., it does have decent top end speed, around 125-130. The Charger and Magnum both have V8 Hemi's. The Crown Vic has the 289 police interceptor. Not too sure about the SUV's like the Explorer and Tahoe (our sheriff's dept has one with the V6). They aren't designed for use as chase vehicles, although the Tahoe does have a pursuit model.
2007-11-27 12:05:45 · answer #2 · answered by Rod 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. 'peace officer' is even LESS specific than 'law enforcement'.
2. Each department purchases an maintains it own vehicles. There is NO SUCH THING as standard equipment.
3. Most police vehicles have at least a V-8 (some have a V-12) engine. These are among the largest (read most powerful) engines available in the US.
4. Auto makers usually offer police department specially equipped models that have engines, suspensions, and other features upgraded exclusively for use as police cruisers.
2007-11-27 12:49:50 · answer #3 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the crashbars on the front...and Crown Victorias and Explorers are EXTREMELY POWERFUL cars when it comes to confrontation. Plus they all have V8 engines. So the only downside to those cars are the gas mileage which is, of course, low because of the V8 engine
2007-11-27 11:33:59 · answer #4 · answered by Joe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine is a 4.6 litre V8 Ford Crown Vic
2007-11-27 18:06:03 · answer #5 · answered by RedMan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-30 06:12:41 · answer #6 · answered by doble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gasoline
2007-11-27 13:57:40 · answer #7 · answered by Spoken Majority 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋