Report: Authorities skeptical of Ford's new Police Interceptor at testing event
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2012 Ford Police Interceptor testing - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Michigan law enforcement officials have gathered to run a rodeo with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/23/pics-aplenty-2012-ford-police-interceptor-reports-for-duty/">Ford Police Interceptor</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/24/chrysler-releases-details-on-2011-dodge-charger-pursuit-police-c/">Dodge Charger Pursuit</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/05/the-cops-get-a-zeta-sedan-gm-unveils-355-hp-chevy-caprice-polic/">Chevrolet Caprice police car</a>. The last horse standing will be trying to slide into the spot left by the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford">Ford</a> Crown Victoria, which sold about 50,000 units per year before going out of production. Ford doesn't have the inside line on replacing its standard bearer, though, because the Taurus-based Police Interceptor is front-wheel drive, and that makes some officers skeptical. <br />
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An officer's remark that "It is a whole different driving system" symbolizes the wariness, with concerns not only about cost and complexity, but just being able to drive the thing in the way officers are accustomed. The competition is rear-wheel drive, and in the case of the Caprice - which ran the police fleet show until it went out of production - there's more interior room. All the cars have their give-and-take, although the Ford is the only offering with all-wheel drive. Final results from the weekend's testing will be announced in December.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0">2012 Ford Police Interceptor</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor018_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor019_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor024_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor030_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-ford-police-interceptor-0/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/fordpoliceinterceptor039_ thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os by Steven J. Ewing / Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
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