Chicago PD Orders 200 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrids
The Chicago Police Department is keeping it in the Windy City when it comes to its latest batch of vehicles. This month, Chicago PD ordered 200 service-ready 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid vehicles. These vehicles will go on duty soon, rolling right out of Chicago Assembly where Ford committed $1 billion and created 1,000 […]
2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid Sales Climbing Nationwide
2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid sales are already taking off amongst law enforcement agencies across the United States. Early into its availability, more than 2,600 SUVs have been ordered with the 3.3-liter hybrid powertrain, accounting for about 17 percent of all 2020 Police Interceptor Utility Orders. New from Ford: Tremor Off-Road Package makes new […]
Powerful, Efficient 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Revealed
Prior to the reveal of the 2020 Ford Explorer and 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid, the 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility broke cover and established itself as the new must-have LEO vehicle for police departments around the country. The 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility brings with it a standard hybrid all-wheel-drive powertrain that’s estimated, when compared […]
2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility is America’s Fastest Police Vehicle
The EcoBoost-powered, all-wheel-drive 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility will be the fastest police vehicle in America when it arrives on the market next summer. According to tests conducted by the Michigan State Police, the 3.0-liter EcoBoost V6-equipped Police Interceptor Utility with all-wheel drive posted the fastest 0-60 mph time, fastest 0-100 mph time, fastest lap, […]
New Ford Police Interceptor Utility is a Fuel-Sipping, Pursuit-Rated Hybrid
Ford has made innovation a habit when it comes to its law enforcement officer vehicle lineup, and the introduction of the all-new Police Interceptor Utility is just the latest example. The new Police Interceptor Utility is now offered standard with a hybrid powertrain that will allow law enforcement agencies to save as much as $3,200 […]
Ford Police Interceptor Dominates Michigan State, LA County Sheriff’s Tests Once Again
Ford has been proving its supremacy as a provider of law enforcement officer vehicles, be it from the perspective of sales or constant innovation geared toward stealth and safety. The automaker has now reaffirmed once more its domination from a performance perspective, topping tests conducted by the Michigan State and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. […]
100,000th Ford Police Interceptor Rolls Off Line
Last week, Ford celebrated another major milestone in its storied history with the production of the 100,000th Ford Police Interceptor vehicle. Produced by Troy Design and Manufacturing, a wholly-owned Ford subsidiary, the milestone model will do precisely what so many other Ford-built LEO vehicles have done—serve the purpose of helping officers protect and serve communities […]
Behold, the 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility
Just hours ahead of opening curtain at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show, Ford is giving us our first full look at the new Police Interceptor Utility that bad drivers and non-law-abiding citizens will come to know and fear over the next several years. “Our Police Interceptor Utility is the best-selling police vehicle in America because […]
Here’s Your First Look at the New Ford Police Interceptor Utility
Ford makes big business out of selling its Police Interceptor vehicle lineup to law enforcement agencies around the country, including the Interceptor Sedan based on the Taurus and the Interceptor Utility based on the Explorer. Given that the 2016 Ford Explorer will be a totally new take on the familiar favorite, it stands to reason […]
Ford Police Interceptor Repeats as Champ in Michigan, LA Tests
Last year, Ford sought to prove that its Police Interceptor vehicle lineup—including EcoBoost-powered variations on the Taurus and Explorer—were the fastest on the force. Tests conducted by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Michigan State Police confirmed as much. The song remains the same in 2014, with both law enforcement agencies reaffirming that the […]
Ford Police Interceptor Sales Boom, Market Share Increases in 2013
According to estimates gleaned from Polk registration data, the Ford Police Interceptor gained a whopping 9 points of LEO vehicle market share last year. The impressive sales growth experience by the Ford Police Interceptor—48 percent year-over-year—more than doubled the segment’s overall growth (22 percent). Ford attributes the growth to, among other things, the introduction of […]
Ford Police Interceptor Vehicles Outrun Competition
When you’re putting your life on the line chasing criminals, you want to make sure you have the best of the best on your side. In order to ensure that the members of their force have just that, the Los Angeles Sheriff Department has tested multiple police vehicles in a 0-100 mph test and have […]
Ford Adds Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights for 2017 Police Interceptor Utility
Ford announced this past April that it would be making available a “no profile” Front Interior Visor Light Bar for its 2017 Police Interceptor Utility, ostensibly making its plus-sized LEO vehicles more difficult for traffic violators to spot on crowded roadways. This week, the automaker announced that it is adding Rear Spoiler Traffic Warning Lights […]
Ford Offers “No Profile” Interior Visor Light Bar for 2017 Police Interceptor Utility
Ford announced today that it will be equipping the new 2017 Police Interceptor Utility with a factory-installed front interior visor light bar, eliminating roof-topping dome lights that make police vehicles more recognizable to passersby. Pretty soon, Ford will find a way to have drivers fearing anything resembling a next-gen Explorer. Rumor Report: Is a new Ford […]
Ford Interceptor Tops Michigan, LA Police Testing Again
Recent testing of 2016 model year Ford EcoBoost Police Interceptor Sedans and Ford EcoBoost Police Interceptor Utility conducted by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department and Michigan State Police reaffirms that both models are faster and more capable than the competition. According to the LASD, the Ford EcoBoost Interceptor Sedan had a 0-60 mph time of […]
Ford Announces Taurus Police Interceptor as Fastest LEO Vehicle
Ford, not shying away from a little friendly competition amongst other LEO vehicle providers, has announced that testing by the Michigan State Police shows that their Ford Taurus Police Interceptor is faster than both the Chevy Caprice V8 and Dodge Charger with a HEMI V8. “Agencies tell us if the bad guys see the police […]
Ford Adds 365-hp EcoBoost to Explorer Police Interceptors
Law enforcement gets a real boost from Ford.
Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Clearly, trying to run is no longer an option. Ford has announced that their Explorer Police Interceptor models will be available with the power of their 3.5L twin-turbocharged EcoBoost V6. The new engine option joins the existing 3.7L V6 option that is capable of generation 304 horsepower […]
Ford Mustang Mach-E Passes Michigan State Police Evaluation
The Michigan State Police recently released the preliminary results of its annual vehicle tests. And, surprise surprise, Ford is on top again. But the most impressive news coming out of this year’s Michigan State Police vehicle evaluation may very well be the performance of the Mustang Mach-E. One of Ford’s Latest: All-new Ford Maverick has […]