that looks like the civilian model vic though chrome grill and civilian
wheels. police interceptors and taxi fleet vics have a black honeycomb
grille and steel wheels with small hubcaps (just have a look at the next
cop car that u see and you'll see what I mean) should handle the same
unless the more powerful engine in the Police interceptor version affects
handling some how
the Taurus's second run just failed it's strong turning ability
making it not so stable as the Crown Victoria is so stable, it really needs
to be back in service.
+gencreeper I agree, if Ford either fix or make a new version of the Crown Vic they would've kept their lead for making great cop cars but now that Chevy came with the new Caprice, Impala, and the Malibu, Chevy out sold Ford big time.
the Taurus is also a v6 while being better for the average guy who drives the speed limit being better for gas it seems underpowered for a cop car. awd Taurus have a problem which goes back to the five hundred where the transmission sometimes wears out more quickly. we have an old crown vic police interceptor (for a reliable car not to me wannabe cops and we make an effort to not look like cops) and I would say the only place the Taurus could beat it in is driving in slippery conditions (which would have been helped if ford had just added the damn advanced traction control instead of discontinuing it)
Turbo engines cost more to maintain, and they don't last very long if they're driven under hard conditions regularly. I agree about the power. In pursuits, its simply dangerous to drive as fast as the bad guy. It may be faster, but for short distances, the arrival time is marginally shorter. Durability is not going to be a strong suit. Ford keeps bragging about how the Taurus is reinforced, but in their 2008 police brochure it emphasized the Crown Victoria's body on frame durability over the Charger and Impala. Plus the Taurus is hard to see out of. And it's small. Out of the three police vehicles available the Charger and Caprice PPV are much better. They're still built on RWD platforms, and as such will handle in a way that's closer to the Vic and in a way that officers are accustomed to.
+nigahiga6400 The Taurus is actually lighter then the Crown Vic (also known for it's lack of size). it also has to much horse power, not very durable, it just sucks and Ford just doesn't realize that their doing a big mistake
Some departments had accidents occur with the Taurus in wet conditions. The front heavy Taurus understeers more than the Vic officers are used to, and in low grip conditions, BAM! total loss.
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I agree, I wish every car had an 8 speed, and with Nissan, I've only driven the altima With CVTS and it seems like once it reaches its max rpm, it's never gutless, pure power
I don't think the 5 speed is faster anywhere. You have to remember that there is a lot of "slippage" in the 5 speed's torque converter because the gear 1 ratio is to high for a 300 hp engine and this torque converter phenomenon basically means the transmission is wasting power and torque the engine is making. Since the 8 speed's gear 1 is a lower ratio you automatically have more torque getting to the wheels and have less "slippage" because the engine is more suited for the ratio making the entire drivetrain perform more effectively. I have experienced both. I first tried the 8 speed in 300 then experienced the 5 speed in the Charger SE and i almost thought it was a CVT. now it has been proven that CVTs operating in their default manner make a car perform worse. The newer Subarus use them and when put into sport they simulate a traditional automatic and seem to perform better. This may partly be due to the engine inertia giving an extra push when it initially fights to hold its rpm against a higher ratio. People will claim that a CVT can hold the RPM at peak torque but they never do this.
I doubt it. The 5 speed's first gear is way to big for the engine to handle. It sounds like it is struggling to get to second gear while the 8 speed sounds fine. On 0th60times it said that the Charger V6 with the 5 speed was significantly slower than the 300 V6 which comes standard with the 8 speed. It makes no sense to have the V6 perform better on a transmission gear for 400+ hp engines.