Crown Vic Information
Estimates are that there are about 400,000 of these police cruisers currently are in use. First manufactured in 1979, today's Crown Victoria has essentially the same design as the original vehicle, making it the oldest design of a car still being sold as new.
What exactly is a squad or police package?
Does that sound like a taxi? Yes. Does it sound like a cop car? Yes. All that differs is where it is going to be used, and what color is it going to be. The choice of engines, such as in the Ford Crown Victoria, is somewhat limited. Yet, it gets the job done.
1996 Ford Crown Victoria P71 Police Interceptor review
Overall, this has been a great car to own, drive and maintain. Heavy duty Police package combined with legendary Crown Victoria ride!!! Performance is very good for civilian use, although many police officers preferred the 94-96 Chevy Caprice as it had the larger horsepower output due to the larger engine.
North County Ford -Crown Victoria
You are sure to be impressed with the smooth, comfortable ride afforded by the Ford Crown Victoria. The enjoyable ride is due, in part, to the body-on-frame construction that amplifies torsional stiffness. WATTS linkage rear suspension adds to the feel of a smooth ride while also delivering accurate steering response. In government crash tests, the Ford Crown Victoria earned an impressive five-star rating (the highest available). In fact, the Crown Victoria has received this distinction for the past 10 years (2005 models included). This impressive safety record is due to the use of innovative safety technologies like the Ford Personal Safety System, 4-channel anti-lock brakes, and side-impact airbags.
The Center for Auto Safety
Since then, 11 law enforcement officers around the country have burned to death when the fuel tanks on their Crown Victorias exploded, bringing the total since 1983 to 15. Several others have survived but were seriously injured. That might not seem like many considering there are about 400,000 Crown Victoria Police Interceptors the official name of the souped-up cars sold to law enforcement - in use, and that police vehicles are more likely to be rammed from behind at high speeds.
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Packing Hemi power and backed by a Mercedes-sourced five-speed automatic, Dodge limits the police Hemis top speed to 150 mph, significantly more than the current Crown Victoria Police Interceptors electronically-limited 129 mph. The Crown Victoria handles reasonably well on smooth roads but throw in some rough pavement and Watts linkage or not, the back end gets lively enough that reduced speeds are called for. Under the same conditions, the Charger and Magnums much more rear sophisticated suspension helps it shrug off pavement irregularities and faithfully track through corners.
Ford Crown Victoria Fuel Tank Explosions and Lawsuits
Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, is investigating cases by persons injured, or the families of loved ones who have died, involved in accidents or collisions involving the Ford Crown Victoria police interceptor and civilian models of the Ford Crown Victoria. The Ford Crown Victoria has come under scrutiny because of gas-tank fires and explosions with Crown Victoria police cruisers. There are about 350,000 Crown Victoria Police Interceptors on the road. An estimated 14 police officers nationwide have died in accidents allegedly where the car's gas tank exploded following high speed, rear-end crashes. On September 27, 2002, Ford Motor Company and the Arizona Attorney General announced that the auto maker will install and pay for fuel-tank shields on Crown Victoria Interceptor police vehicles. During a press briefing, Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano said Ford will offer an upgrade kit, which will include the shields.
FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX (1999)
BOB -When Ford presented the Crown Victoria label 20 years ago, it was actually resurrecting a name that it had used in the mid-'50s on a gussied-up top-of-the-line Fairlane two-door. Ironically, that antique shares a lot of features with its successor of today. The wheelbases are only an inch different, the V8 engines are close in size, they both ride on separate parametric frames and the power still goes to the rear wheels via a solid rear axle.
Ford Agrees to Put Fuel-Tank Shields in Crown Victoria Police Vehicles
Ford's decision to offer additional safety features on the Crown Victoria comes three months after Ford and the Arizona Attorney General appointed a technical task force to test the safety of the vehicle.
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