crescentstar69
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mfpd465 said:Alot of agencies still use the Chargers, The utilities were just designed specifically by Law Enforcement and will be the only vehicles manufactured specifically for Law Enforcement. Alot of departments are switching to the Chargers, Caprices, Utilities, and the car version of the utilities.
HILO said:Uh...what? The Ford interceptor Utility is a Ford Explorer with a few modifications for law enforcement use. The car version of the Utility is the Interceptor sedan, which is a Ford Taurus with a few modifications for law enforcement use. One can purchase either a Taurus or Explorer with the same engines as the PPV's. A Taurus SHO is actually a faster and better handling car than the Taurus PPV. The retail Explorer is a little slower and does not have the handling capability as the PPV Explorer. The Chevrolet Caprice is the only PPV sold currently that has no retail version which means the Caprice is the only vehicle in the US that is manufactured specifically for law enforcement.
dawson75 said:holden is the Caprice retail version ( not sold in the states though)
I have yet to see any of the OSP SUV's here in east central Ohio. They look nice
Dan
CHIEFOPS said:I seem to remember that like the 2000 Impala, the NGPI Taurus sedan was designed as a police car first and a retail car second.
FireMedic19 said:Just happened to see one yesterday here near Cleveland, was very surprised lol. Looks good tho, haven't seen one lit up tho.
HILO said:Yes, the 2000 and 2006 Impala was designed as a PPV first, with retail design after.... But the 6th gen Taurus was in productionwell before the PPV (2010 retail/2013 PPV). 2013 provided the Taurus with a face lift, and the PPV was released for sale....
CHIEFOPS said:Though they delayed release of the NGPI for several years after the retail release, I believe it was still designed as a police package first, with several years to
1. run out the production clock on the Panther platform and
2. fine tune police performance to be competitive with Dodge and Chevy police packages that were scheduled to be released earlier than the Ford.
dawson75 said:holden is the Caprice retail version ( not sold in the states though)
I have yet to see any of the OSP SUV's here in east central Ohio. They look nice
Dan
Detroit VAP said:Actually the Caprice does have a retail version now. It's called the SS. Both are Holden sedans, which will have production stopping in a few years as GM shuts off Holden production. I've heard that production of Both the Caprice and SS will change to the U.S. once Holden is shut down.
Detroit VAP said:Actually the Caprice does have a retail version now. It's called the SS. Both are Holden sedans, which will have production stopping in a few years as GM shuts off Holden production. I've heard that production of Both the Caprice and SS will change to the U.S. once Holden is shut down.
HILO said:Right, but park a Caprice next to an SS, and there is an obvious difference.
AZEMT said:
HILO said:One can purchase either a Taurus or Explorer with the same engines as the PPV's. A Taurus SHO is actually a faster and better handling car than the Taurus PPV.
HILO said:The retail Explorer is a little slower and does not have the handling capability as the PPV Explorer. .
HILO said:The Chevrolet Caprice is the only PPV sold currently that has no retail version which means the Caprice is the only vehicle in the US that is manufactured specifically for law enforcement.
canonninja said:Yes, they do. Its called the Chevrolet SS. Different layout, same car underneath.
HILO said:No sir, the Chevy SS has a shorter wheelbase.
Chevy SS=Holden VF Commodore
Caprice=Holden Statesman/Caprice.
Yes, both are on the Zeta platform, but so is the Camaro. The Pontiac G8 is now the Chevy SS, while the Caprice was and stil is a stand alone vehicle in North America. The 4th generation Pontiac GTO was built on the old V platform, which the pre Zeta Caprice was built. The V platform also brought us the ill fated Cadillac Catera. Do the research, the Caprice and the Chevy SS are not the same car.