Honestly, the greatest police car of all time was EASILY the Crown Vic. It's the only former police car I'd ever consider buying. It is by far the easiest car I've ever worked on. Everything was spacious and easy to change parts on, it was very modular.
I heard LAPD had a Factory frame straightening machine for FIXING wrecked crown vics, for LAPD. The city wanted to keep the cars running without having to replace them, the car was so good. Look at taxi service, before the hybrid, Toyota for one. Ford's dominant the Taxi industry.
yeah i used to remember they were taxis until the 2000s. and many people i knew owned them. they were so roomy and comfy for long road trips. and the trunk could easily carry 4 check bags and 2 hand luggage.
Had an assigned Crown Victoria for 4 years before I retired. It ran 24/7 used on all three shifts for 250K miles. They retired it when I retired and I bought it at auction. Kept it for another 150K.
So Ford’s new Taurus was so small, police departments bought Explorers instead. But since SUVs handle poorly, they added additional sway bars and special suspension. Since fuel efficiency is also poor on SUVs, they added hybrid electric tech. Basically, Ford didn’t give police a sedan that was big enough, so now they instead buy SUVs with thousands of dollars of upgrades to make them more like sedans. 🤔
The 06 escape was the only true SUV that handled like a rally car (because the first model was built in collaboration with Mazda, and it sits on a focus platform which is now an awesome rally car) With the stock 4 cylinder, it was a 0-60 in 4 second car all day, which is insane for an SUV thats not turbo) It was because of the gearing of the manual transmission. Id really like to find and restore one. Best car ive ever owned tbh. Felt better than my beamer
At night I fear all Ford Explorers. Never know when it's a cop. I recognize their headlights so well I can tell if it's a cop behind me just from the lights alone
@@jeremyh4180 maybe in big cities, but I live in a town of 20,000 people and there are a few that barely run and are likely 20 years old, and theres even some 20 year old crossover vehicles. Even the "new" ones have to be around 5-10 years old... Im thinking you live in a big city is why you dont see many old ones
It means police departments are making good money to pay for new vehicles unlike Usps who has to keep their cost low so it’s affordable for you, me and everyone. Make sense?
Brett Cooper yeah, she’s barely hanging on, obviously there should be a few in small, rural departments, but if you look up LAPD responding during the riots this year there are huge amounts of CVPIs responding. And also the CHP, are constantly announcing on Instagram that they are retiring the last of their Crown Vics. CHP announced last year that 2020 is the last year the Crown Vic would be in service. Unfortunately the Vic is coming to an end quickly.
@@kevinrockford9826 I mean...I believe you because why would somebody lie about that, but I find that to be unbelievable. It's been more than a decade since I have one and I'm from Nebraska. We're not know for having the latest and greatest anything.
Robbins PD in Illinois are mostly old CPD P71s since the only charger and taurus they had ended up out of service for engine trouble. Now they're riding 10 year old crown vics and two new explorers
I can still see the profile of those amber lights up front when looking in my rearview trying to determine if its a regular crown vic or a cop car lol.
Ford took the lead years ago by designing their police vehicles specifically for police duty with beefier suspensions, electrical systems, engines, ect. Most other manufactures just slapped a police sticker on a stock vehicle. First one I ever drove was a LTD police interceptor with a 460, ran like a scalded dog.
The caprice interceptor wasn't any ordinary impala. That was pretty beefed up but with a 6.2L it was a gas guzzler and the ecoboost still outperformed it
@@JXC98 cant americans comprehend the fact that just because a turbocharged engine is much more efficient, it will outperform N/A engines. also consider the fact that an N/A engine's performance isnt consistent. Temperature, altitude, how long has it been running, how fast its going, these are all factors which the n/a is less consistent. You cant get the same amount of oxygen into the combustion chamber in different altitudes, same with outside temp, where a turbo can supply the same amount of oxygen with moderated temps due to intercooling. Also has more torque way more down than N/A. Police IDLE a lot, actually Diesels would be the best option but in the u.s. they wouldnt let them. a 3.0 diesel would make about 250-300hp easily, with double the miles to the gallon compared to a gas guzzler.
@@zoltanv7289 Modern Diesel engines are not supposed to idle, it reduces the service life of the engine, so the best combination would be a Diesel and a plug in hybrid for idling
Ford needs to bring back the Crown Vic. I've always loved them. They're roomy, comfortable, plenty of power, and extremely reliable. I have or had several with over 400k miles.
Mine was a total piece of junk. Everything was broken on the car before I finally gave it to a junkyard. A/C was broken, none of the windows rolled down, speedometer was off, gear indicator was broken, held excessive vapor pressure in the gas tank, power steering went out, etc...
The Crown Vic was a nice tank. Could have used a few more horses but the layout and size was spot on. Winter tires and snow chains made them reasonable in winter up north Cheers
@@tomdavis3038 from what ive heard, the main reason the crown vic lost its popularity was because of its outdated body design, and also the fact that it chugged fuel
The Crown Vic (CVPI, P71) is one of the best cars ever made. Body on frame construction. *Extremely crashworthy.* Able to withstand seemingly endless abuse. I’ve noticed this with the Impalas as well, but the Crown Vic’s body-on-frame construction is, by virtue of its design, a tougher vehicle. It also means that whole sections of the car can be replaced. Super reliable engine. Easy to repair and with simple upgrades you could add some serious horsepower. Also, rear wheel drive! I drove a cab (before switching to Uber) and the cab company had several old CVPIs and I would try and drive them whenever possible, because even as you drive through the city at night, the size of the Crown Victoria just *seems* safer. That, and extra room, everywhere. Back seat? Huge. Trunk? Bigger than all the interior space of many cars. In the city I live in, the police department still have a *lot* of them in operation. Many are now in the “slicktop” configuration. I’ve spoken to a couple local cops who are hanging onto their Crown Vics as long as possible. Many detective and unmarked vehicles are still Crown Vics and the older style Chevrolet Impala 9C1 and 9C3. The newer Impalas are popular too. Seems like most guys don’t like the Taurus, which is why the Explorer quickly replaced it. Former police cars (Crown Victorias and Impalas) are very popular with regular civilian drivers around here. They’re driven hard, but they’re maintained, nobody calls them “Police Interceptor” [even though that’s a badass name for a car]. At least around here, it is, and always will be “Crown Vic”, said with a feeling of affection. My first car was a 1995 Ford Contour GL with the 2.0 liter EcoTec 4-cylinder and MTX-75 5-speed manual transmission. The Contour was considered one of the worst cars Ford made. My dad bought it new in 1995 and drove it for a decade. He then sold it to me for $1 when I was 16 and had just gotten my driver’s license. I drove it for another decade [and 110,000 miles]. At 197,000 miles the odometer stopped working. I went to the junk yard, pulled an instrument panel off another Contour, *added* mileage to that odometer, put me at around 197,500 and then just kept driving. The car just would not die. Only major work done on it was water pump replacement and suspension replacement. That car just kept running. My dad drove it hard and I drove it harder. It went 200,000 miles and 20 years on the original factory clutch, transmission and everything else (except suspension). Finally one of the cylinders lost compression….so it still ran, but ran rough. Lots of blow-by and oil consumption after that point. I sold the car to a local junkyard for $450 and they pretty much immediately swapped the engine out, turned around and sold the car. As far as I know, it’s still on the road today.
You must live in a small town, LOL. The big police departments like the NYPD, get new cars every 2-3 years. Believe me, you don't want to buy a used retired police vehicle from the NYPD, they really trash those vehicles in 2-3 years.
@@kevinrichards1227 I noticed the 11-15 explorers r kinda fading off of the nypd pretty quick almost gone so all we see rn r the 16&up but they sooon gonna be gone and be 2020&up cuz ever since they auction most crown vics they weren’t hesitant to replace cars fast
No. Crown Vics disappeared from front line service pretty quickly after they were discontinued. Some lasted longer in admin service but they are pretty much all gone too a decade later. No.. the Crown Vic gave the _illusion_ of long service because they were produced almost without modification for 20 years. And they do last long in private hands because the people who own them are typically elderly and don’t drive them very much.
@@Bartonovich52 what are you talking about, a lot of police depts have crown vics running hard everyday. They didn’t disappear quickly after they were discontinued
@@Bartonovich52 My local PD budgeted over five million back in 2010 to purchase and store the last rear wheel drive Crown Victoria cruisers...still plenty of them running around and being kept up.
I worked as an EMT back in college (mid '70s) and the EMS I was with was run by the county via a building in town. It had a two vehicle garage and the county had just purchased two new "truck based" ambulances. One GMC and one Ford. The GMC was the cab and bed frame of their 1500 model and the Ford was the cab and bed frame of the F150 and the ambulance box sitting on the bed frames was identical and made by Southern Ambulance Company in LaGrange, Ga. All that to say that all of us who drove the vehicles preferred the GMC over the Ford. The Ford had a stiff suspension but the GMC was softer and perhaps more responsive. And is this Kurt Russell narrating this video? Sounds like a KR narrated Quentin Tarantino movie!
People are closed minded idiots if they think that. Just like thinking all cops are bad, or a persons skin color makes them bad. It's a mob mentality, and it hurts way more good people than whatever good these people think they're accomplishing.
@@volvo09 Non of them realize that it hurts them as well even black people who work in the car industry because if manufacturers cut ties with the cops, worker's wages would decrease because the work they put into making these cars won't be needed anymore. And those whose jobs are specifically to create these custom cars would lose their jobs as well or be relegated to another position with high chances of having a lower wage.
Just as stupid as people suing gun companies for crimes committed while using one of their manufactured guns. As if the gun committed the crime. So the cop unit is responsible for police brutality. People are now beyond stupid
@TriplePlay And don't be stupid. That's not how businesses work. Like it or not, the paychecks of the black workers rely on the deals Ford makes with whoever wants to buy their products. And for fck's sake. It's just a damn fcking car. Glock, Colt, Sig Sauer, H&K and other gun manufacturers have far more to do with the "PoLiCe BrUhTaLiTy" than Ford since it's their guns being used to shoot people. The only beef people should have about Ford should be about how shtty their cars are not because cops use them.
@@arcflashed Suing gun companies is far more understandable than suing Ford. I personally don't like Ford cars but I'm not so stupid as these leftists and the clearly "misinformed" black people who are fooled by this BS. It's like harassing Volkswagen, Mercedes and Porsche for providing vehicles for the *ACTUAL NAZIS*
As an engineer that has worked on police vehicles, Ford simply has put more effort into consistently building police vehicles over the last 30 years. For a while they were the only game in town with the Crown Vic. That bought some loyalty, but also they have put more resources towards it. Police cars are not cash cows. They are small margin vehicles. They are sold in bulk at low prices and require a lot of development and special equipment. Often carmakers will see them as more of a headache than they are worth. Then start making them again when they get desperate for sales. Yet Ford has been fairly consistent in providing interceptors vs. GM and Chrysler. The latter two have been better the last 15 years or so, but Ford definitely has been more dedicated overall. The Explorer also is fairly right sized and right priced vs. the competition.
would be interesting where outside the USA they dominate the market for emergency vehicles as well. At least not in Germany, 98% of all ALS Emergency Ambulances are based on a Mercedes-Benz there
@@angelgjr1999 Ford it popular among mid-size vans in Germany but I wouldn't say that they dominate the market. The Transit is used by many craftsmen for example, but other brands are strong in that segment as well, both more expensive and cheaper ones
I'd say Ford did until the 6.0 and 6.4 Powerstrokes. I've seen quite a few more GMC and Dodge ambulances out there as of late. And even International which I can't understand why because they're using the same crappy 6.4 Powerstroke Maxxforce7. The engine that made Ford design their own diesel and drop Navistar to provide engines to them. Ford will really dominate the ambulance market in the US once again.
I drive a Ford Interceptor Paramedic response unit, and it is a pain in the ass at night when I get behind somebody and they immediately slow to 30 mph (in a 45 mph zone) because the see the silhouette in their mirror and think there's a cop behind them
@@yenkodavi3573 Police in Europe use so many different cars, so there probably isn't a specific model associated with police. Japanese police use a lot of different cars as well, but the Toyota Crown is more or less equivalent to the Ford Crown Victoria in terms of use by police.
I hear mixed things about Ford's new fleet ,but I still here about how the Crown Vic is missed . A friend and an officer in MN was tee boned in one of the new Ford's and the side air bag didn't deploy . Her husband is a Chevy guy and is a detective and drives a Chevy SUV type. He didn't want her back on the road unless it was Crown Vic. Unfortunately she didn't return to the road due to a concussion. I really think Ford should come back with a redesigned CV with a full frame . I've heard many surviving serious crashes,my daughter was one in a Marquis. She went off a highway and hit a telephone pole with four friends in the car. Everyone was fine and guess what was the first car on the scene ❓😎
I had a conversation with a cop in AZ while waiting for a tow truck a few years ago. He said they can't use the Explorer there because the police package deletes the rear AC. Since rear AC is normally standard the front AC isn't designed to handle the whole vehicle and can't keep up in the summer heat, especially when the vehicle is idling for an extended period. They primarily use the Tahoe as they retain rear AC with the police package. If you don't see many Explorers in those parts that's why.
I would rather see shows like old top gear episodes or actual car shows that show the history of cop cars and what kinds they have now and in the future. Heck Jay Leno's garage show more history and value to older cruisers than you'll ever see on NBC.
I guess I could go over to Crown Rick Auto and get my Crown Vic fix. I'm an ex Sheriff's Deputy from the middle of the crown vic era. In case anyone wondered lol
yes and this is why ford dealerships are so successful edit: like have you seen the service center? my friend had to wait a day and a half for an oil change and tire rotation because out of the 40 service bays, 38 were occupied by police vehicles next video: how Mercedes, Ford, and Ram dominate the market for delivery vans especially AMAZON
@@halfforeignamericana5451 That's a tough question. I got so used to having a backup camera especially for the size of the vehicle it would be hard to not have it. It does have much more exciting stuff like lane centering where it will steer itself which is nice for long trips. I have a short video of it actually. Lots of bells and whistles.
Chrysler also really messed up when they dropped the RWD Diplomat and Grand Fury in 1988. These cars were known as ' the nations police car ' throughout the 1980's and had around a 65% market share. Unfortunately they didn't have anything to replace them with. Even though Chryslers large FWD cars were big enough to be police cruisers they were in no way durable especially the transmissions. They attempted to make a police version of the Dodge Intrepid which officers really liked but they broke down repeatedly and were scrapped after only a 3 year run. Ford and GM also learned that their early model large FWD cars couldn't cut it as a police car either. Ford with the 2nd gen. Taurus and GM with both the 1st and 2nd gen. Chevy Lumina. FWD police cars didn't become reliable until the mid 2000's with the 2nd gen. Chevy Impala and 4th gen. Ford Taurus. At least Chrysler had the sense to build a new RWD platform in the mid 2000's and introduce the Dodge Charger ' police pursuit ' edition which quickly became a favorite of police agency's nationwide. PS-- Also can't dismiss GM's half hearted attempt at a RWD police car with the HOLDEN ooh sorry ' CHEVY ' Caprice. This was a good car except for the DOD system wearing out the camshaft every 25K miles.
15:15 As a resident of Oakland County, Michigan I laughed quite hard at what CNBC had to say about the Tahoe PPV. Oakland County Sheriff's Department _still_ runs Impala PPVs that date back to 2012. Think about that: we're talking decade-old police cars in a time where most municipalities have since decommissioned these types of vehicles! Albeit those Impalas are kept in good shape (except the 3 I've seen on the backs of county tow trucks).
@@possiblyadickhead6653 also yes, but states and cities aren't banned from buying cars from foreign brands and foreign made. It's just that American brands make police packages for cars and foreign manufacturers don't.
No. The overall reason is Price to Performance ratio. Departments evaluate their "options" test them and pick the top performers based on a variety type judgment looking at reliability, fuel economy, performance, etc and nothing right now is beating ford for fuel efficient, reliable, powerful motors on the Ecoboost explorer police interceptor platform which easily outruns the v8 chevy tahoe, and former crown vic interceptor.. if they brought the crown vic back it would probably sell out also quickly inventory wise because of its proven reliability
The recently discontinued taurus is huge outside yet tiny on the inside. They do look like a real cop car the fusion looks to swoopy. Funny thing is the smaller fusion has more interior volumethan the taurus
I had just purchased a 2018 Ford Explorer police utility interceptor which is what drew me to this video. I did my homework & found these vehicles to been well maintained & being a fleet type vehicle, parts acquisition should never be a problem. I also like the "less is more" mind set in its construction. Kind of like the Roadrunner/Super Bees of the 60's & the Chevy Work Truck of the 90's. I don't need or want heated mirrors or steering wheel!! I just want a plain vehicle that will get me from point A to point B without a lot of gadgets. These police vehicles check all of the criteria! Heavy duty cooling, brakes, & suspension were a huge benefit! Anyway, there's my 2 cents. Enjoyed the video!
0-8 secs is New Ulm, Texas based on the red van's call numbers and 09-12 are definitely Montreal police cars. Here's a better shot for comparison. c1.staticflickr.com/3/2930/14653087634_f61a042aee_b.jpg
Police in Canada and America are basically the same except for the areas of juristication rules and the fact that there is only one criminal code to enforce in Canada.
Im a retired police officer. I served from 1976 to 2003. I started with the chevy nova. But the crown vic is by far the best police car ever made. I was in 155 hi speed pursuits in my 25 yr career. The crown vic never letme down. But the new ford explorer is the cats meow. For pure putsuit give me a hemi Dodge. I was in 6 shootouts also. The 10mm is the most effective gun. Next the 45 then the 40. I was stuck with a 9mm but it too served me pretty good.
@ezkstoolstechtoys6969 No The 10mm auto was developed first in 1984 by the great Jeff Cooper, father of modern pistol craft. The 10mm has a longer case it shoots a 180gr bullet @ 1350fps, for about 750 foot pounds of energy. The 40 s&w was a mistaken belief by the fbi that it too powerful for female agents. The 40 shoots the same 180gr bullet at 980fps. The 10mm hits with TWICE the power of a 9mm. The 9mm has so many failures to stop on the books documented. While the 40 is way better than a 9mm its not as good as the original 10mm which is perfect. I rate the auto pistol.rounds as #1 10mm, #2 45 super or +p, #3 40 s&w, #4 9mm +p+. I was a police officer for 24 yrs i was forced by regulation to carry a nine, the 9 will work with the hottest ammo available. I killed 2 felons with it, but its stopping power that we want. The 40 will fit in.a 9mm size frame. The 10mm fits in a 45 size frame. Modern 10mm guns like the Smith , Sig, and glock hold 16rounds only 1 or 2 less than a full size 9mm
Police are to safety what public teachers are to education. Both do little to improve things but have the brainwashed masses convinced they are essential
And many departments who bought Chargers years ago have got rid of or are getting rid of them and buying Fords. When new, the Chargers are fast and handle extremely well. But, steering, suspension, and brakes wear out faster than other cars. The don't hold up in city police work.
I have a 1987 crown Victoria police I bought brand new because my friend was the sales rep for Ford and he coded it to an rcmp detachment. It's got the 351 4 bbl HO and all the HD upgrades.red velour interior with the full police wheel covers. Fabulous car
Ford was handed a commanding share of the police car market by GM in 1996, when GM management canceled the Chevrolet Caprice. This meant Ford's Crown Vic would own this market.
If I'm not mistaken, the chevy caprice was the only vehicle model some police departments decided to have completely rebuilt and put back into service rather than replace them.
Actually there was a large difference in fleet availability. The Caprice was a much better performing high speed interceptor, but the Crown Vic won with the bean counters for being much cheaper overall due to needing less total cars in relation to number on patrol, due to higher reliability. This is why cities went Crown Vic while many State Police preferred the Caprice, as they would be more likely to encounter high speed pursuits and had higher budgets.
Константин Моисеев The last gen Impala always reminded me of the Intrepid as they had a similar body shape. I’ve seen some undercover’s in blacked out Impala’s and they can look pretty good. Front wheel drive feels wrong though after being so used to the Crown Vic.
I've owned both a Caprice and Crown Victoria as personal vehicles. They were both great cars. You know you can push them to the limit and it isn't going to break.
Have you seen the prices for these fleet vehicles? it’s lower then an invoice prices the general Consumers pay i was shocked when I seen the price difference It’s thousands less the the top premium models
@@tdadp Which is why I only buy interceptors. Nowhere else can you get a V6 EcoBoost or V8 Vic for less than $8K Some of these buyers are missing out but better for me & you 🤜🤛
Carter Hadland I kow nyc get them a steal they buy thousands a car year I seen the the invoice price I dum founded the difference form I would pay form what they paid .
Chargers are over 50% are Ford utilities where as the Chargers compete with the rest including Tahoe/Suburban and Durango, F Series pickups. Basically well fun Chargers are out numbered and out sold.
@Patrick Martin So does the v6 version. Since we started using the Chargers in 2010, almost everyone has the same issue. Some as many as three times before being taken out of service for good. The Chargers can not handle the extreme use. With some minor part redesigns and better materials the Charger could be a decent police vehicle. In contrast, our units that use the Explorer had very few issues and rarely went down.
Chevys biggest mistake was cancelling the caprice back in 96. I know fleet sales doesn't profit the way civilian sales do. But they were fast, strong, and just all around great cars. I had to drive Ford's in the city I used to work for. Originally we had mostly Chevy caprices and hands down I would have taken a Chevy over a Ford any day of the week.
The Taurus based Interceptors are better than Crown Vics in very way. Except legroom, trunkspace, body-on-frame construction, simplicity/serviceability, and the fact they could easily be expected to last 300,000 miles (this last point is more helpful for secondhand owners of these cars since cops get rid of their cars before they hit 200,000 miles. Taurus AWD Ecoboosts are faster, smaller, more fuel efficient, but also more expensive per car and more complicated and requires more attention servicing the turbo (I hear its supposed to be taken to a Ford dealership every few years/thousand miles to get cleaned or checked on, otgerwise a failure is a $1,000 replacement). I still want one though.
@@SimplexSM If modified they don’t need gas. Electric cars and hybrid cars are great and if put in a crown Vic the combination of a tough car able to take a hit with modern tech, it could be something useful Besides, police departments love the Vic. At the Nashville bomb site a 1997 crown Vic was seen still in service. Blue lights flashing and all
They are the best well built ones police departments are still using them till this day but trying to reduce the burden on those cars by having the explorers the abused cars and keeping crown vics for good service and shii
The Desi Vegan Taxis in 90-95% are sedans vehicle not SUV vehicles only 5% SUV vehicles for taxis are in some large parts cities in major airports in the United States only.
I miss the crown vic, but I really love having the extra cabin space . I also like some of the features added to PIU now and I certainly like the ease of getting out of my cruiser now which is much better than getting out of a crown vic.
CNBC at the end: Some people are saying Ford should stop supporting the police by making their vehicles* Did we watch the same video? You either need to learn to what people or saying or you need to stop purposely pushing such a false narrative.
You conveniently omit the fact that Ford discontinued the Crown Vic in 2011. Police and Highway Patrol can’t buy something that’s no longer made. Limousine companies can’t either.
In my 46 years in law enforcement, I have driven everything from an AMC Matador to the Ford explorer and my favorite car is the crown vic and the best patrol vehicle was my Ford explorer I drove for 8 years. The Chevrolets and Dodges were terrible for police use and I have a hemi drag car and was a die hard Chrysler guy.
The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled armored personnel carrier designed for military and law enforcement use. It is in use by several military forces and law enforcement agencies around the world.
I can't wait for the "military grade" vehicles be actually military grade. If people knew true military grade they wouldn't have as much fear. It'd be more effective to get more cruisers.
When I was a teenager in the 70's vacationing in California I ran out of gas on my way back to Canada. A nice highway patrol officer stopped and was kind enough to offer a ride to get some gas in big Dodge Monaca with a 440 in it. When I got into his car I asked "How fast will this thing go?". He smiled and replied "This car here will go 160 mph per hour ALL DAY LONG" and he matted it :)
If you ever come to Hawaii, the police dept has explorers and taurus for their fleet. When you have seniority like corporal or Sargeant rank you can drive a subsidized car... Toyota 4runner, Toyota Camry, Toyota Highlander, Nissan Maxima, Nissan Altima, Nissan Rogue, Infiniti G Sedan,
I loved my Ford Interceptor in the Air Force. I got it up to 110 mph one day running code 3. The Security Forces in Al Udeid, Qatar had Ford Rangers and they still had the new car smell. Both vehicles served me well.
It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters so it’ll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?
@@MarloSoBalJr Perhaps we need the BB to clear todays streets just like they did driving over the blocked bridge and the " protestors " jumped into the stream.
@@a-10thunderboltii24 I meant *they're 😆 and i was referring to all the police vehicles being fords. I travel alot to the surrounding towns and every force around now has Ford taurus or explorer.
I just find it extremely annoying when they use unmarked cars. Especially the mini vans they use. They even put random bumper stickers so people don't think twice. And then boom you are pulled over.
I had a 1988 Chevy Caprice, it was a old cop car from Palmyra, N.J. I was around 17-18 years old at the time. That car was a beast! It had so much power coming from its 350 V8, and also had an MSD ignition box. If you give it gas too quickly it would spin the wheels! That car loved to do burnouts, a lot of power and not much weight over the rear wheels. I did a burnout in the Cherry Hill mall parking lot, there was so much smoke from the tires the police pulled me over real fast. The officer said that was one of the best burnouts he seen but he still gave me a ticket. 😞 They did a terrible job removing the police lights, siren and radio! They cut so many wrong wires cuz they didn't know what they were doing. It took me a while to get the tail lights, headlights and dash lights to work properly. I did find that they left a set of blue lights in the grill. I also found a little box under the dashboard and when I hooked it back up it made the high and low headlights flash back and forth. Being a kid driving a powerful police car with six of my friends all sitting comfortably was the best!!! Thank God it didn't have a siren because I probably would have gotten to a lot of trouble 😁
He is convincing the general public, who know nothing about cars. Replace all police cars and see how much fuel they saved vs. how much they paid for new cars. Go with hybrid and see how much fuel they saved vs. how much it cost to fix and replace their batteries 7 years later. Hybrid also cost more. With frame, they can pit moves a lot of cars. They can even cut out a section of the frame to replace it with new frame. With uni-body, it is guarantee repair and totaled a lot more. Yes, it is safe and easy to produce, but that is it. They are new toys for police men. I have seemed them screeching the tires for no reason. It doesn't matter, because it is your tax money.
Mall Set, I have no idea what that’s about. Government vehicles are generally exempt. Also, many departments are now using BOF SUVs since they finally stopped production of the panther bodies.
Im gonna miss crown vics patrolling the streets. My towns getting new 2020 explorers but we still have crown vics and one of em still has the rotator lightbar
my local police are very diverse regarding cars it’s honestly pretty cool. i’ve seen the new focus, doge charge, chevy tahoe, chevy volt, cord crown vic and some sort of pick up trucks. Pretty cool!!
I worked for a dealer that had the contract to service most of the local PD vehicles. At that time most were Crown Vics, a few were Dodge, and a few departments were still hanging onto or rebuilding their older Caprices. The Caprice was a rock solid platform, it was fast, durable, and easy to maintain but they quit building them and PD's had to look elsewhere. The Ford CV was a really good replacement, not quite as fast and not quite as good in an accident as far as the car surviving, but the passengers tend to fair better than in any prior vehicle. The CV was still being sold for PD's till 2011/2012. The trend towards Ford CV actually began early on, there were a good number of PD's running '79-91 era Fords as well, but they weren't in the majority yet back then. On average, the CV police cars would reach 300,000 miles or more before retirement, a few local PD's would retire out the patrol cars after 200k or so and make them detectives cars for the remainder of their life span. A few local PD's are still running the last batch of CVs which are likely well into the 300k range. A few PDs are paying to have the older cars refurbed rather than going to the smaller engine Explorer. The SUV's are generally reserved for higher ranking supervisors and not so much the average officer on the street. Most traffic patrols are still running CV's here with a few Dodges mixed in. When the CV's went out of production, a few PD's bought Dodges, but they didn't last, they made little effort to keep fixing them and most chose to either move those cars into lesser rolls or to replace them with new Fords. The Dodges suffered from electrical issues, suspension failures, transmission issues, and they were far more dangerous in the event of a crash compared to the older CV's. There was a few GM cars in the mix for short while but they were plagued by suspension and transmission issues. In area that means cars may often have to navigate some dirt roads or rough terrain, a front wheel drive or unibody vehicle isn't usually ideal. Most officers I've spoken too all either want their Caprice or CV back, they're not impressed with the newer vehicles, but most do say that the newer Fords are the most comfortable and best equipped out of all the others they've driven. I've personally driven nothing but Ford Crown Vics for years, I have no intention of replacing mine anytime soon either. With my newest one being just shy of 20 years old, and with only 12k on the odometer, it'll likely out last me. I just wish they were a little bit bigger and easier to get in and out of. I couldn't imagine having to get in and out of any of these newer cars many times a day. I find it easier to get in and out of my F150 than my CV.
They didn't stop making Caprice Classics until 2017. The police in the U.S. stopped buying them starting in 1991 when GM made some foolish social justice statement that vilified the concept of police which resulted in all the departments swapping to the Crown Victoria made by Ford. The production of caprices was moved to Australia in 1996 because that nation was still buying them. The model was officially removed from production in 2017. It was sort of like how Smith and Wesson angered the police with a foolish statement made by a nepotism hire and they lost 95% of the police contracts.
I have been buying Ford products all my life, but if Ford gives in to the insane demands of triggered employees or others, I will end my loyalty to Ford.
Ford is giving 100 million to support BLM and is spearheading the defund the police movement to cut ties with them.. the Leftist ford company is a joke. Buy A "Real American vehicle" Chevy or Dodge
@@glassmanforshore7995 that was the Ford Foundation. Which is a 100% entirely separate entity from Ford Motor Co. Ford Motor Co has no say what the Ford Foundation does. Hopefully that changes as a Ford family member has been appointed to thr board for the first time in over 30 years.
Up here where I live Good Year tires are the chosen tire brand for police, ambulance and fire dept. Good Year dominates the tire market for emergency vehicles. Most metro buses and school buses have Good Year tires on them.
I owned all those models when I wholesaled used cars in the 90's. I could get them at an auction for $1000-1500 and sell them to a taxi or gypsy cab limo service for $2500-3000 depending on condition. I always favored the ride and handling of the Ford Crown Vics over the Chevy Caprice although each had sway bars and HD components. Just forget it in the rain or snow; you had to put sandbags in the trunk and run snow tires and they would still slide. Now I live in GA. and see most State Police in Chargers; half have 6 cylinders and half have 8 cylinders. Most police around here "LOVE" the AWD Interceptor Ford SUV. They feel extra confident during a vehicle chase, especially in rain or on wet roads. Whatever vehicle they're chasing may outrun them on the straights but the cops catch up in the turns because of the AWD on wet or dry pavement. If your going to challenge the police and speed around GA. your going to need a Subaru WRX or an Audi with AWD to get away.
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Because most large cities which is what CNBC skews to anyways used them as detective vehicles. Here in Illinois only the state police used them as squad cars for a short time then the Caprice PPV or basically a Holden Commodore was and is still used widely other than the interceptor SUV or Chevy Tahoe.
Yes he did. He specifically talked about the Caprice with the corvette engine and how it was very popular from about 1988 to 1996 when production ended.
My grandpa has an Explorer ST and I have an Edge ST, they are both great cars. I think they should make a Crown Vic ST since they got rid of all of their other sedans.
Narrator: "There are about 12,000 police departments patrolling jurisdictions across the United States" The video at 0:08: **shows police cars from...Montreal...Canada...** 🤔
@@alesAk99501 then they should've come with the stats for North America as a whole if they wanted to include Canada, since us Canadians don't like to be mistaken for Americans at all....because of reasons ;)
deltavee2 old age is making you delusional. Listen her Mr. Biden. Your merc was ok for the times but is nothing compared to today’s speed of cars. I have 3500 diesel I’d put against it.
Nothing is more annoying than being followed by a blacked out explorer thinking your gonna get pulled over and it’s not a cop 👮♀️
The trick: Look for visor lights and a PA. If you don't see both, it isn't a cop. It takes 2 seconds to check while driving.
-From a 2009 P71 owner.
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz I had a seizure reading that
Mentally Unstable | Me too
When got pulled up from a Toyota Tacoma...
I got passed by an Escalade with a brush guard on the front... his tag said "NOTACOP" .... lol
Honestly, the greatest police car of all time was EASILY the Crown Vic. It's the only former police car I'd ever consider buying. It is by far the easiest car I've ever worked on. Everything was spacious and easy to change parts on, it was very modular.
Are you familiar with the 2003-2004 Mercury Marauder?
1998 Chevy Impala SS is also a kickass former cop car
I heard LAPD had a Factory frame straightening machine for FIXING wrecked crown vics, for
LAPD. The city wanted to keep the cars running without having to replace them, the car was so good. Look at taxi service, before the hybrid, Toyota for one. Ford's dominant the Taxi industry.
Crown vic is making a comw back js
ARE YOU CRAZY ITS THE MOST OVERRATED POLICE CAR
Crown Vic was one of the best built, toughest cars ever. Some still on the road today.
Some? Millions still
bang bang sadly most are dying
yeah i used to remember they were taxis until the 2000s. and many people i knew owned them. they were so roomy and comfy for long road trips. and the trunk could easily carry 4 check bags and 2 hand luggage.
Crown Vic is for old geezers like Biden.
@ well im sure they can make it cool again with a modern update.
Had an assigned Crown Victoria for 4 years before I retired. It ran 24/7 used on all three shifts for 250K miles. They retired it when I retired and I bought it at auction. Kept it for another 150K.
So when u got rid of it you put 400k miles?
Sucks they couldn’t give it to you for free
I bet it was well maintained. If it was a Toyota it would last 500,000
$2400 in 1899 is roughly $75000 in 2019 dollars, for anyone wondering.
Tesla Model S would be $10 cheaper... Not bad.
kigas24 we werent
@@joebidenofficialpotus ah yep. Thats where they get ya
Thanks
Source?
So Ford’s new Taurus was so small, police departments bought Explorers instead. But since SUVs handle poorly, they added additional sway bars and special suspension. Since fuel efficiency is also poor on SUVs, they added hybrid electric tech. Basically, Ford didn’t give police a sedan that was big enough, so now they instead buy SUVs with thousands of dollars of upgrades to make them more like sedans. 🤔
Our department went to Chargers when that happened
Chargers are very good in my opinion. And yea that seemed weird to me that they wasted thousands of dollars on tryna make a SUV a sedan
FTP
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The 06 escape was the only true SUV that handled like a rally car (because the first model was built in collaboration with Mazda, and it sits on a focus platform which is now an awesome rally car) With the stock 4 cylinder, it was a 0-60 in 4 second car all day, which is insane for an SUV thats not turbo) It was because of the gearing of the manual transmission. Id really like to find and restore one. Best car ive ever owned tbh. Felt better than my beamer
This summer police cars get destroyed in USA
Ford: *smiles in new sales*
😂
@lotarus wing blows draft dodgers
@lotarus wing lol
😅😅😅
legit i feel like the ceo was happy
At night I fear all Ford Explorers. Never know when it's a cop. I recognize their headlights so well I can tell if it's a cop behind me just from the lights alone
OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE PARANOID.
Same here!🤣
IF YOU'RE A CRIMINAL, YOU HAVE A REASON TO BE WORRIED ABOUT EVERY EXPLORER ON THE ROAD.
@@thirdeyenotblind007 Yeah because nobody has ever been the victim of false allegations and charges by cop, you fool.
@@sturg1853 SO YOU'RE PARANOID OF EVERY RANDOM EXPLORER THAT YOU SEE. 👌YOU ARE THE FOOL.🤪
Cops be getting a car every month while usps still has a ww2 tinfoil truck 💀
Miguel Z actually that’s not true, they might have a near design but a lot of them are very new
@@jeremyh4180 maybe in big cities, but I live in a town of 20,000 people and there are a few that barely run and are likely 20 years old, and theres even some 20 year old crossover vehicles. Even the "new" ones have to be around 5-10 years old... Im thinking you live in a big city is why you dont see many old ones
Yep here in Oregon they use personal vehicles...
It means police departments are making good money to pay for new vehicles unlike Usps who has to keep their cost low so it’s affordable for you, me and everyone. Make sense?
@@TheRichyrich1281 still using horse and carriage usps cabboses where I'm from
Usually 2 to 3 years in service??? Yeah right, tell that to the Crown Vic that's still going on since the 2011 discontinuation.
Where? I feel like I haven't seen a Vic interceptor in a decade.
Brett Cooper yeah, she’s barely hanging on, obviously there should be a few in small, rural departments, but if you look up LAPD responding during the riots this year there are huge amounts of CVPIs responding. And also the CHP, are constantly announcing on Instagram that they are retiring the last of their Crown Vics. CHP announced last year that 2020 is the last year the Crown Vic would be in service. Unfortunately the Vic is coming to an end quickly.
@@brogcooper25 Roanoke Va still has Crown Vics in service
@@kevinrockford9826 I mean...I believe you because why would somebody lie about that, but I find that to be unbelievable. It's been more than a decade since I have one and I'm from Nebraska. We're not know for having the latest and greatest anything.
Robbins PD in Illinois are mostly old CPD P71s since the only charger and taurus they had ended up out of service for engine trouble. Now they're riding 10 year old crown vics and two new explorers
Nothing more scary than a Crown Victoria Police interceptor following you at night in the 90s
Most underrated comment of the 21st century
I can still see the profile of those amber lights up front when looking in my rearview trying to determine if its a regular crown vic or a cop car lol.
Now you see an Explorer pull up behind you at night and you panic trying to figure out if its a cop or not
@@olliegoria
I think Tahoes are scarier at nigh with the led line across headlights
But it depends what your state is.
yooo with the two yellow lights in the middle
Ford took the lead years ago by designing their police vehicles specifically for police duty with beefier suspensions, electrical systems, engines, ect. Most other manufactures just slapped a police sticker on a stock vehicle. First one I ever drove was a LTD police interceptor with a 460, ran like a scalded dog.
The caprice interceptor wasn't any ordinary impala. That was pretty beefed up but with a 6.2L it was a gas guzzler and the ecoboost still outperformed it
I think they tend to get models that don't sell well to the public so police departments can get a better deal buying quantity.
@@JXC98 cant americans comprehend the fact that just because a turbocharged engine is much more efficient, it will outperform N/A engines. also consider the fact that an N/A engine's performance isnt consistent. Temperature, altitude, how long has it been running, how fast its going, these are all factors which the n/a is less consistent. You cant get the same amount of oxygen into the combustion chamber in different altitudes, same with outside temp, where a turbo can supply the same amount of oxygen with moderated temps due to intercooling. Also has more torque way more down than N/A. Police IDLE a lot, actually Diesels would be the best option but in the u.s. they wouldnt let them. a 3.0 diesel would make about 250-300hp easily, with double the miles to the gallon compared to a gas guzzler.
@@zoltanv7289 Modern Diesel engines are not supposed to idle, it reduces the service life of the engine, so the best combination would be a Diesel and a plug in hybrid for idling
Dodge had been doing that since the 30’s yo
Ford needs to bring back the Crown Vic. I've always loved them. They're roomy, comfortable, plenty of power, and extremely reliable. I have or had several with over 400k miles.
Can you help me out to figure why my Crown Vic makes a squeaking noise when I hit little bumps
@@ii420musa probably upper control arm bushings
They are bringing it back!
Mine was a total piece of junk. Everything was broken on the car before I finally gave it to a junkyard. A/C was broken, none of the windows rolled down, speedometer was off, gear indicator was broken, held excessive vapor pressure in the gas tank, power steering went out, etc...
@@Ash-kb9hn source?
My first cruiser in 1968 was a Ford and when I retired 30 yrs later I was still assigned a Ford. They’re great for police work.
The Crown Vic was a nice tank. Could have used a few more horses but the layout and size was spot on. Winter tires and snow chains made them reasonable in winter up north
Cheers
@@tomdavis3038 from what ive heard, the main reason the crown vic lost its popularity was because of its outdated body design, and also the fact that it chugged fuel
@@titaniac3037 If they swapped in TTV6 for later Crown Vics for police use, they could get both better fuel mileage, and more performance
They’re always parked at Dunkin Doughnuts
What kind of engine did you have back then? I heard they used the 429 cobra jet in police interceptors
Had a retired Vic for years. Was such a pleasure to drive (except for other drivers acting weird because they thought I was a cop).
Driving on the highway is the worst...everyone does the speed limit
I used to own a white Buick Lester with a cb antenna on the trunk. People would not pass, they thought I was a Officer.
The Crown Vic (CVPI, P71) is one of the best cars ever made. Body on frame construction. *Extremely crashworthy.* Able to withstand seemingly endless abuse. I’ve noticed this with the Impalas as well, but the Crown Vic’s body-on-frame construction is, by virtue of its design, a tougher vehicle. It also means that whole sections of the car can be replaced.
Super reliable engine. Easy to repair and with simple upgrades you could add some serious horsepower. Also, rear wheel drive! I drove a cab (before switching to Uber) and the cab company had several old CVPIs and I would try and drive them whenever possible, because even as you drive through the city at night, the size of the Crown Victoria just *seems* safer. That, and extra room, everywhere. Back seat? Huge. Trunk? Bigger than all the interior space of many cars.
In the city I live in, the police department still have a *lot* of them in operation. Many are now in the “slicktop” configuration. I’ve spoken to a couple local cops who are hanging onto their Crown Vics as long as possible. Many detective and unmarked vehicles are still Crown Vics and the older style Chevrolet Impala 9C1 and 9C3. The newer Impalas are popular too.
Seems like most guys don’t like the Taurus, which is why the Explorer quickly replaced it. Former police cars (Crown Victorias and Impalas) are very popular with regular civilian drivers around here.
They’re driven hard, but they’re maintained, nobody calls them “Police Interceptor” [even though that’s a badass name for a car].
At least around here, it is, and always will be “Crown Vic”, said with a feeling of affection.
My first car was a 1995 Ford Contour GL with the 2.0 liter EcoTec 4-cylinder and MTX-75 5-speed manual transmission. The Contour was considered one of the worst cars Ford made. My dad bought it new in 1995 and drove it for a decade. He then sold it to me for $1 when I was 16 and had just gotten my driver’s license. I drove it for another decade [and 110,000 miles]. At 197,000 miles the odometer stopped working. I went to the junk yard, pulled an instrument panel off another Contour, *added* mileage to that odometer, put me at around 197,500 and then just kept driving. The car just would not die. Only major work done on it was water pump replacement and suspension replacement.
That car just kept running. My dad drove it hard and I drove it harder. It went 200,000 miles and 20 years on the original factory clutch, transmission and everything else (except suspension). Finally one of the cylinders lost compression….so it still ran, but ran rough. Lots of blow-by and oil consumption after that point. I sold the car to a local junkyard for $450 and they pretty much immediately swapped the engine out, turned around and sold the car. As far as I know, it’s still on the road today.
@R4002 Ecotec is a Chevy engine. Your Contour had the 2.0 Zetec engine.
@@RockandrollNegro right, Zetec, not EcoTec. Nice catch. 2.0L Zetec with the MTX-75 5 speed manual
"2-3 years in service" in my state you still see crown vics and old gen chargers.
You must live in a small town, LOL. The big police departments like the NYPD, get new cars every 2-3 years. Believe me, you don't want to buy a used retired police vehicle from the NYPD, they really trash those vehicles in 2-3 years.
@@kevinrichards1227 I heard they auditioned off almost all of their crown vics
@@kevinrichards1227 I noticed the 11-15 explorers r kinda fading off of the nypd pretty quick almost gone so all we see rn r the 16&up but they sooon gonna be gone and be 2020&up cuz ever since they auction most crown vics they weren’t hesitant to replace cars fast
I see a lot of em too like a mix of everything
You should see Chicago police we have plenty of everything
CNBC: cop cars with 2-3 years service
Crown vic: am I a joke to you
Crown Vic been in service 2-3 decades
No.
Crown Vics disappeared from front line service pretty quickly after they were discontinued. Some lasted longer in admin service but they are pretty much all gone too a decade later.
No.. the Crown Vic gave the _illusion_ of long service because they were produced almost without modification for 20 years.
And they do last long in private hands because the people who own them are typically elderly and don’t drive them very much.
@@Bartonovich52 what are you talking about, a lot of police depts have crown vics running hard everyday. They didn’t disappear quickly after they were discontinued
Here in Houston we have LOADS of crown vics. All the rookies have to drive them
@@Bartonovich52 My local PD budgeted over five million back in 2010 to purchase and store the last rear wheel drive Crown Victoria cruisers...still plenty of them running around and being kept up.
"12,000 police departments across the united states"
The second clip in the video is the Montreal police department.
Canada Uses The Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility
@@byronchavarria4954 I'm aware, I'm Canadian. It's the irony of the statement versus the video.
@@alexandercruz9056 Stolen comment meme.
@@alexandercruz9056 literally stolen, exact same comment is the first comment with 3.7k likes.
Montreal police uses mostly Dodges
I worked as an EMT back in college (mid '70s) and the EMS I was with was run by the county via a building in town. It had a two vehicle garage and the county had just purchased two new "truck based" ambulances. One GMC and one Ford. The GMC was the cab and bed frame of their 1500 model and the Ford was the cab and bed frame of the F150 and the ambulance box sitting on the bed frames was identical and made by Southern Ambulance Company in LaGrange, Ga.
All that to say that all of us who drove the vehicles preferred the GMC over the Ford. The Ford had a stiff suspension but the GMC was softer and perhaps more responsive. And is this Kurt Russell narrating this video? Sounds like a KR narrated Quentin Tarantino movie!
Garbage Motors for a reason dude
“There are about 12,000 police departments in the United States” - proceeds to show Montreal Police SPVM cruisers in Quebec, Canada haha
Ordigamer 51st State!
Haha sidnt even see uour comment but mines says they showed a charger
Brian The Explorer ur mom oinks
Yeee mtl for the win
@Jamie Chawner Why the u Quebec hate? I like visiting Quebec.
Big facts 💯the cars they drive have nothing to do with police brutality,that's stupid that people would criticize the manufacturer
People are closed minded idiots if they think that. Just like thinking all cops are bad, or a persons skin color makes them bad. It's a mob mentality, and it hurts way more good people than whatever good these people think they're accomplishing.
@@volvo09
Non of them realize that it hurts them as well even black people who work in the car industry because if manufacturers cut ties with the cops, worker's wages would decrease because the work they put into making these cars won't be needed anymore.
And those whose jobs are specifically to create these custom cars would lose their jobs as well or be relegated to another position with high chances of having a lower wage.
Just as stupid as people suing gun companies for crimes committed while using one of their manufactured guns. As if the gun committed the crime. So the cop unit is responsible for police brutality. People are now beyond stupid
@TriplePlay
And don't be stupid.
That's not how businesses work.
Like it or not, the paychecks of the black workers rely on the deals Ford makes with whoever wants to buy their products.
And for fck's sake. It's just a damn fcking car.
Glock, Colt, Sig Sauer, H&K and other gun manufacturers have far more to do with the "PoLiCe BrUhTaLiTy" than Ford since it's their guns being used to shoot people.
The only beef people should have about Ford should be about how shtty their cars are not because cops use them.
@@arcflashed
Suing gun companies is far more understandable than suing Ford.
I personally don't like Ford cars but I'm not so stupid as these leftists and the clearly "misinformed" black people who are fooled by this BS.
It's like harassing Volkswagen, Mercedes and Porsche for providing vehicles for the *ACTUAL NAZIS*
When I was traveling to Minnesota I was so surprised there was a GMC cop car.
GMC and Chevy Tahoe same thing
I see way more Tahoes and Chargers myself here in Texas.
We see a good number of Tesla police vehicles out here in CA
GMC over a Chevy? Damn they fancy.
@@atmartens gmc and Chevy same thing
As an engineer that has worked on police vehicles, Ford simply has put more effort into consistently building police vehicles over the last 30 years. For a while they were the only game in town with the Crown Vic. That bought some loyalty, but also they have put more resources towards it. Police cars are not cash cows. They are small margin vehicles. They are sold in bulk at low prices and require a lot of development and special equipment. Often carmakers will see them as more of a headache than they are worth. Then start making them again when they get desperate for sales. Yet Ford has been fairly consistent in providing interceptors vs. GM and Chrysler. The latter two have been better the last 15 years or so, but Ford definitely has been more dedicated overall. The Explorer also is fairly right sized and right priced vs. the competition.
They also dominate the market for Ambulances.
That's probably going to be the next video in the series.
would be interesting where outside the USA they dominate the market for emergency vehicles as well. At least not in Germany, 98% of all ALS Emergency Ambulances are based on a Mercedes-Benz there
And when it comes to mid size vans.
@@angelgjr1999 Ford it popular among mid-size vans in Germany but I wouldn't say that they dominate the market. The Transit is used by many craftsmen for example, but other brands are strong in that segment as well, both more expensive and cheaper ones
BelowAverageLuke but Still F*** up Finances,
I'd say Ford did until the 6.0 and 6.4 Powerstrokes. I've seen quite a few more GMC and Dodge ambulances out there as of late. And even International which I can't understand why because they're using the same crappy 6.4 Powerstroke Maxxforce7. The engine that made Ford design their own diesel and drop Navistar to provide engines to them. Ford will really dominate the ambulance market in the US once again.
You don't know how many times I've held my breath everytime I see a black ford Explorer and only to realize it's just a normal family inside
Plot twist: the family are all undercover cops
Opposed to a cop family?
I drive a Ford Interceptor Paramedic response unit, and it is a pain in the ass at night when I get behind somebody and they immediately slow to 30 mph (in a 45 mph zone) because the see the silhouette in their mirror and think there's a cop behind them
only in america!!!
smh what a shame!! in europe that is not a thing!!
@@yenkodavi3573 Police in Europe use so many different cars, so there probably isn't a specific model associated with police.
Japanese police use a lot of different cars as well, but the Toyota Crown is more or less equivalent to the Ford Crown Victoria in terms of use by police.
The real title of this video. "Why SUV's dominate police cars"
who made this context of this video because it didn't explain why most police SUVs are Fords.
They sent half of the video talking about BLM and the rioting, instead of Ford and SUVs
Crown Vic and Taurus have entered the chat
Jeremy Scott and have left already
Ford explorer is hardly an SUV but sure i guess we can call it an suv
I hear mixed things about Ford's new fleet ,but I still here about how the Crown Vic is missed . A friend and an officer in MN was tee boned in one of the new Ford's and the side air bag didn't deploy . Her husband is a Chevy guy and is a detective and drives a Chevy SUV type. He didn't want her back on the road unless it was Crown Vic. Unfortunately she didn't return to the road due to a concussion. I really think Ford should come back with a redesigned CV with a full frame . I've heard many surviving serious crashes,my daughter was one in a Marquis. She went off a highway and hit a telephone pole with four friends in the car. Everyone was fine and guess what was the first car on the scene ❓😎
I had a conversation with a cop in AZ while waiting for a tow truck a few years ago. He said they can't use the Explorer there because the police package deletes the rear AC. Since rear AC is normally standard the front AC isn't designed to handle the whole vehicle and can't keep up in the summer heat, especially when the vehicle is idling for an extended period. They primarily use the Tahoe as they retain rear AC with the police package. If you don't see many Explorers in those parts that's why.
Nothing much about the iconic Crown Vic? I feel cheated
I would rather see shows like old top gear episodes or actual car shows that show the history of cop cars and what kinds they have now and in the future. Heck Jay Leno's garage show more history and value to older cruisers than you'll ever see on NBC.
thats what my channel is for😉
I guess I could go over to Crown Rick Auto and get my Crown Vic fix. I'm an ex Sheriff's Deputy from the middle of the crown vic era. In case anyone wondered lol
... Huh seems like you didn't watch the video
Panthers were cancelled in 2012 Why? FORD DID NOT WANT TO PUT STABILITRACK IN THEM.
yes and this is why ford dealerships are so successful
edit: like have you seen the service center? my friend had to wait a day and a half for an oil change and tire rotation because out of the 40 service bays, 38 were occupied by police vehicles
next video: how Mercedes, Ford, and Ram dominate the market for delivery vans especially AMAZON
just browsing what ford had to offer few weeks ago. youre very correct. seen about 9 police vehicles.
You guys don’t have a municipal mechanic for that stuff? In my town, the city hires people to upkeep the vehicles. It’s a pretty good gig actually
noobie1890 very true!!! If you live in a city that has a city shop, the Auto and Diesel Technicians can make good money. It’s the same here in Indy!
@@noobie1890 our state police just use the dealerships. Not replying to me useless info. State of pa
They probably had something added to the fleet or a scheduled maintenance yall just picked a bad day
I ended up getting a 2021 Ford Explorer Limited and my god is it a nice ride. Tons of room and and beast in the snow. Looks sharp as hell too.
Really?! I’ve always wanted a Ford Explorer! Are there any features you absolutely love and cannot imagine that you lived without?
@@halfforeignamericana5451 That's a tough question. I got so used to having a backup camera especially for the size of the vehicle it would be hard to not have it. It does have much more exciting stuff like lane centering where it will steer itself which is nice for long trips. I have a short video of it actually. Lots of bells and whistles.
I Have A 2021 Ford Explorer XLT
@@byronchavarria4954 Good choice! It is a smooth ride, capable and sharp as hell.
Shout out to all the good cops out there. Thanks for everything you do and will continue to do. Don't die.
I'll second that. Thanks for doing the job, boys.
Same
Amen
Chevy messed up when they watered down the vehicles after the 1996 Caprice.
Chrysler also really messed up when they dropped the RWD Diplomat and Grand Fury in 1988. These cars were known as ' the nations police car ' throughout the 1980's and had around a 65% market share. Unfortunately they didn't have anything to replace them with. Even though Chryslers large FWD cars were big enough to be police cruisers they were in no way durable especially the transmissions. They attempted to make a police version of the Dodge Intrepid which officers really liked but they broke down repeatedly and were scrapped after only a 3 year run. Ford and GM also learned that their early model large FWD cars couldn't cut it as a police car either. Ford with the 2nd gen. Taurus and GM with both the 1st and 2nd gen. Chevy Lumina. FWD police cars didn't become reliable until the mid 2000's with the 2nd gen. Chevy Impala and 4th gen. Ford Taurus. At least Chrysler had the sense to build a new RWD platform in the mid 2000's and introduce the Dodge Charger ' police pursuit ' edition which quickly became a favorite of police agency's nationwide. PS-- Also can't dismiss GM's half hearted attempt at a RWD police car with the HOLDEN ooh sorry ' CHEVY ' Caprice. This was a good car except for the DOD system wearing out the camshaft every 25K miles.
HOLD UP NOW, Those 2015+ models Chevy Tahoes are the MOST COMFORTABLE police patrol vehicles.
‼️‼️‼️‼️ SS impala, nothing less🤙🏼
@@5stars6rings Yes. But not the sedans . Those new Impalas after 2005 SUKKED
emissions
This is why I slow down whenever I see a Ford explorer in my rear view mirror.
15:15 As a resident of Oakland County, Michigan I laughed quite hard at what CNBC had to say about the Tahoe PPV. Oakland County Sheriff's Department _still_ runs Impala PPVs that date back to 2012. Think about that: we're talking decade-old police cars in a time where most municipalities have since decommissioned these types of vehicles! Albeit those Impalas are kept in good shape (except the 3 I've seen on the backs of county tow trucks).
so what's the short answer to the question? cheaper than other brands and also they customized their cars to suit police better?
They're better built in general
Or maybe they were very incentivesed cough cough lobbying to buy American made Cars and or the specifly Ford
@@possiblyadickhead6653 also yes, but states and cities aren't banned from buying cars from foreign brands and foreign made. It's just that American brands make police packages for cars and foreign manufacturers don't.
@@LouisSubearth never said banned
No. The overall reason is Price to Performance ratio. Departments evaluate their "options" test them and pick the top performers based on a variety type judgment looking at reliability, fuel economy, performance, etc and nothing right now is beating ford for fuel efficient, reliable, powerful motors on the Ecoboost explorer police interceptor platform which easily outruns the v8 chevy tahoe, and former crown vic interceptor.. if they brought the crown vic back it would probably sell out also quickly inventory wise because of its proven reliability
1987: Robocop drives a Ford Taurus
2020: cops Driving Ford Taurus!
@Lego Stop Motion Studio Yeah, big ass SUVs and crossovers took over.
The recently discontinued taurus is huge outside yet tiny on the inside. They do look like a real cop car the fusion looks to swoopy. Funny thing is the smaller fusion has more interior volumethan the taurus
@ALSO-RAN ! Agreed.
Lego Stop Motion Studio Rest In Peace to king sedan The second
@@imakememes3885 plenty of clean used ones out there
I can’t be the only person who gets nervous when there’s a black or white Ford Fusion, Taurus, interceptor or Explorer in their rear view mirror 😂
Every time.
My son drives a 2013 Tahoe former police SUV. People slow down around him all the time!
For me it's the Dodge chargers and F350s on the interstate 😂
Lol fr
My department has a bright yellow unmarked jeep wrangler. Every time I see a yellow wrangler I check my speed.
I had just purchased a 2018 Ford Explorer police utility interceptor which is what drew me to this video. I did my homework & found these vehicles to been well maintained & being a fleet type vehicle, parts acquisition should never be a problem. I also like the "less is more" mind set in its construction. Kind of like the Roadrunner/Super Bees of the 60's & the Chevy Work Truck of the 90's. I don't need or want heated mirrors or steering wheel!! I just want a plain vehicle that will get me from point A to point B without a lot of gadgets. These police vehicles check all of the criteria! Heavy duty cooling, brakes, & suspension were a huge benefit! Anyway, there's my 2 cents. Enjoyed the video!
"There are about twelve-thousand police departments patrolling jurisdictions across the United States..."
*PROCEEDS TO SHOW POLICE FROM CANADA*
0-8 secs is New Ulm, Texas based on the red van's call numbers and 09-12 are definitely Montreal police cars. Here's a better shot for comparison.
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Police in Canada and America are basically the same except for the areas of juristication rules and the fact that there is only one criminal code to enforce in Canada.
@@carfreeneoliberalgeorgisty5102 And American Police Car Brands In Canada 🇨🇦 Use km/h
"across the United State"
*Show Montreal police car 8 second in the video
Pffft, they wish....
I was wondering about that...
Well CNBC is from Canada so I’m not surprised they wanted to show Canada as well
@@kayzeaza CNBC is not Canadian and I have no idea where you got that idea from. Perhaps you're thinking of CBC?
That's because Canada is just a U.S. province
Gotta love that 7 seconds in they talk about us police and show Canadian cruiser..
What time was that? I didn’t see it
@@PatrickWDwyer Around the 8 second mark. It's the Montreal Police with the blue and white.
Ah oui c'est vrai haha
Clorox Bleach J'ai vu ça aussi lol
Im a retired police officer. I served from 1976 to 2003. I started with the chevy nova. But the crown vic is by far the best police car ever made. I was in 155 hi speed pursuits in my 25 yr career. The crown vic never letme down. But the new ford explorer is the cats meow. For pure putsuit give me a hemi Dodge. I was in 6 shootouts also. The 10mm is the most effective gun. Next the 45 then the 40. I was stuck with a 9mm but it too served me pretty good.
@ezkstoolstechtoys6969 No The 10mm auto was developed first in 1984 by the great Jeff Cooper, father of modern pistol craft. The 10mm has a longer case it shoots a 180gr bullet @ 1350fps, for about 750 foot pounds of energy. The 40 s&w was a mistaken belief by the fbi that it too powerful for female agents. The 40 shoots the same 180gr bullet at 980fps. The 10mm hits with TWICE the power of a 9mm. The 9mm has so many failures to stop on the books documented. While the 40 is way better than a 9mm its not as good as the original 10mm which is perfect. I rate the auto pistol.rounds as #1 10mm, #2 45 super or +p, #3 40 s&w, #4 9mm +p+. I was a police officer for 24 yrs i was forced by regulation to carry a nine, the 9 will work with the hottest ammo available. I killed 2 felons with it, but its stopping power that we want. The 40 will fit in.a 9mm size frame. The 10mm fits in a 45 size frame. Modern 10mm guns like the Smith , Sig, and glock hold 16rounds only 1 or 2 less than a full size 9mm
When I was a kid, I loved seeing the FOX Body stangs used in the south by State Police. "5.0L"
The same year Camaros were pretty sharp too the 92 B4C Camaro was my favorite.
I love how this video ends in an anti leo tone. No mindwashing here...
i paused the video soon as that bs started
Especially considering it’s CNBC
@@thebois5692 it makes sense, it could have an effect on their business
Police are to safety what public teachers are to education. Both do little to improve things but have the brainwashed masses convinced they are essential
FTP..
Not Anymore, most departments where I live is buying Chargers now
And many departments who bought Chargers years ago have got rid of or are getting rid of them and buying Fords. When new, the Chargers are fast and handle extremely well. But, steering, suspension, and brakes wear out faster than other cars. The don't hold up in city police work.
Yeah, last time I talked to a policeman, he was driving a black Charger.
The chargers are reserved for sherrifs here
Sucks for them. Chrysler vehicles are junk.
@@americanmade6480 Company Has Recommended You Start Learning Engine Repair
I have a 1987 crown Victoria police I bought brand new because my friend was the sales rep for Ford and he coded it to an rcmp detachment. It's got the 351 4 bbl HO and all the HD upgrades.red velour interior with the full police wheel covers. Fabulous car
Imagine getting pulled over by a Camry cop car
Common In Melbourne Australia 🇦🇺
A bunch of those here in Houston
here in Hawaii you can even get pulled over from a honda accord. officers in Hawaii use subsidized vehicles to patrol.
@@lopakadiego6358 I mean let's be honest it's an island where you gonna go?
A Prius!!
Ford was handed a commanding share of the police car market by GM in 1996, when GM management canceled the Chevrolet Caprice. This meant Ford's Crown Vic would own this market.
If I'm not mistaken, the chevy caprice was the only vehicle model some police departments decided to have completely rebuilt and put back into service rather than replace them.
Not to mention the unreliablity of GM cars.
Unreliability.... yep... they were about as unreliable as the P71 Crown Vic was... try and figure that out.
Actually there was a large difference in fleet availability. The Caprice was a much better performing high speed interceptor, but the Crown Vic won with the bean counters for being much cheaper overall due to needing less total cars in relation to number on patrol, due to higher reliability. This is why cities went Crown Vic while many State Police preferred the Caprice, as they would be more likely to encounter high speed pursuits and had higher budgets.
@@odb_roc_hound4186. That's why cab companies loved them too.
I still miss the Crown Victoria :( Rear wheel drive, front bench seat and the most important thing column shifter :(
Those will forever be THE COP Car.
I still miss old Dodge Intrepids: feds looked really cool in those, especially on the news.
Константин Моисеев The last gen Impala always reminded me of the Intrepid as they had a similar body shape. I’ve seen some undercover’s in blacked out Impala’s and they can look pretty good. Front wheel drive feels wrong though after being so used to the Crown Vic.
Fortunately column shifts are still common in the Taurus cop car
@@minivanmaster And Dodge Chargers (Police) it will be nice if Chrysler would offer it in the 300c
I've owned both a Caprice and Crown Victoria as personal vehicles. They were both great cars. You know you can push them to the limit and it isn't going to break.
A very detailed summary about the cars, I was surprised, as a car guy, I appreciate the details explained!
Riots: Police Cars destroyed and set on fire
Ford: We are here to help
Have you seen the prices for these fleet vehicles? it’s lower then an invoice prices the general Consumers pay i was shocked when I seen the price difference It’s thousands less the the top premium models
@@tdadp Which is why I only buy interceptors. Nowhere else can you get a V6 EcoBoost or V8 Vic for less than $8K
Some of these buyers are missing out but better for me & you 🤜🤛
@@tdadp They do get a bulk discount, some departments are ordering thousands of these at a time.
Carter Hadland I kow nyc get them a steal they buy thousands a car year I seen the the invoice price I dum founded the difference form I would pay form what they paid .
About 100 workers said that building police cars is oppressive ( racist ) and they want Ford to stop.
_”Why Ford Dominates The Market For Police Vehicles”_
Dodge Charger: *Am I a joke to you?*
Fr tho
Chargers are over 50% are Ford utilities where as the Chargers compete with the rest including Tahoe/Suburban and Durango, F Series pickups. Basically well fun Chargers are out numbered and out sold.
Yes, as a matter of fact, the Charger has been a joke for quite some time, in fleet trim as well as consumer trim.
Yes
@Patrick Martin So does the v6 version. Since we started using the Chargers in 2010, almost everyone has the same issue. Some as many as three times before being taken out of service for good. The Chargers can not handle the extreme use. With some minor part redesigns and better materials the Charger could be a decent police vehicle. In contrast, our units that use the Explorer had very few issues and rarely went down.
Chevys biggest mistake was cancelling the caprice back in 96. I know fleet sales doesn't profit the way civilian sales do. But they were fast, strong, and just all around great cars. I had to drive Ford's in the city I used to work for. Originally we had mostly Chevy caprices and hands down I would have taken a Chevy over a Ford any day of the week.
Absolutely! The police interceptor market was Chevrolet's to lose, and they chose to give up. That's the only REAL reason Ford got lucky.
@@ElCapitanDeLaNoche did you have to work out of the Caprice?
@@richardc7721 I did, indeed. My last Caprice Interceptor was the '89 model - the last of the box style bodies... It was fantastic!
THIS I WHY I WISH CROWN VICS WERE NEVER DISCONTINUED
I’m sure they’ll bring them back I mean there bringing back the bronco
They wouldn't pass these new crash tests standards. A TTV6 Panther would have been the almost perfect used car to have.
@ yes I agree but very uncomfortable and small on the inside
The Taurus based Interceptors are better than Crown Vics in very way.
Except legroom, trunkspace, body-on-frame construction, simplicity/serviceability, and the fact they could easily be expected to last 300,000 miles (this last point is more helpful for secondhand owners of these cars since cops get rid of their cars before they hit 200,000 miles.
Taurus AWD Ecoboosts are faster, smaller, more fuel efficient, but also more expensive per car and more complicated and requires more attention servicing the turbo (I hear its supposed to be taken to a Ford dealership every few years/thousand miles to get cleaned or checked on, otgerwise a failure is a $1,000 replacement). I still want one though.
@@rickleuce8025 honestly I would side for the interceptor utility it’s basically the larger version of a interceptor sedan
Ford needs to bring back the crown Victoria change my mind
Underpowered, gas guzzling, body on frame boats aren't the trend anymore.
@@SimplexSM
If modified they don’t need gas. Electric cars and hybrid cars are great and if put in a crown Vic the combination of a tough car able to take a hit with modern tech, it could be something useful
Besides, police departments love the Vic. At the Nashville bomb site a 1997 crown Vic was seen still in service. Blue lights flashing and all
@@CT-5736-Bladez frfr
They are the best well built ones police departments are still using them till this day but trying to reduce the burden on those cars by having the explorers the abused cars and keeping crown vics for good service and shii
The crown vic can be a good looking car if they design it right and keep the price down
The retired police cars become taxis.
Where? Not in NYC.
Idk where you still see crown vic taxis but most of those gas hogs dont get used today. Especially in the east for the past decade.
The Desi Vegan Not after the year 2000 because by than 65% or more police vehicles are SUV.
Chi Chu , Taxi SUVs, bruh
The Desi Vegan Taxis in 90-95% are sedans vehicle not SUV vehicles only 5% SUV vehicles for taxis are in some large parts cities in major airports in the United States only.
I miss the crown vic, but I really love having the extra cabin space . I also like some of the features added to PIU now and I certainly like the ease of getting out of my cruiser now which is much better than getting out of a crown vic.
Payload capacity was a major consideration for the explorers being chosen over anything else after the Crown Victorias were phased out.
UA-cam: Hey watch this car video.
CNBC at the end: Ford is racist for making police vehicles.
Gian V they didn’t say that bruh
Mikel Sopelana Durango *sarcasm*
@@Ben-db5re nope, it's not sarcasm.
Mikel Sopelana Durango they didn’t say exactly that but if u listen to the details they’re implying it
CNBC at the end: Some people are saying Ford should stop supporting the police by making their vehicles*
Did we watch the same video? You either need to learn to what people or saying or you need to stop purposely pushing such a false narrative.
You conveniently omit the fact that Ford discontinued the Crown Vic in 2011. Police and Highway Patrol can’t buy something that’s no longer made.
Limousine companies can’t either.
Ford built them for about 3 years as cop car sales only after the original was discontinued.
In my 46 years in law enforcement, I have driven everything from an AMC Matador to the Ford explorer and my favorite car is the crown vic and the best patrol vehicle was my Ford explorer I drove for 8 years. The Chevrolets and Dodges were terrible for police use and I have a hemi drag car and was a die hard Chrysler guy.
Matador , dang you must have taken your life in your hands when you tried to stop that beast. In my 30+ years the Crown Vic was hard to beat.
"Many police departments have acquired military vehicles", while showing a Lenco Bearcat which is not a military vehicle.
But IT LOOKS MILITARY that's what counts
i love bearcats :D
Do the bearcat
Military assault vehicle!
The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled armored personnel carrier designed for military and law enforcement use. It is in use by several military forces and law enforcement agencies around the world.
"Military equipment" Lmao that was a Lenco Bearcat made for Law Enforcement the only military grade equipment ive seen in LEO departments are APCs
Emergency Effect I’ll never get the news. A bearcat is literally a Ford F-Series. it’s just armored and custom chassis. You can see the headlights
big scary truck and all that
Want to take the guns AND police, so all we have left is an army which could be turned against us
Lots of departments are getting MRAP’s for little to nothing from the government
I can't wait for the "military grade" vehicles be actually military grade. If people knew true military grade they wouldn't have as much fear. It'd be more effective to get more cruisers.
When I was a teenager in the 70's vacationing in California I ran out of gas on my way back to Canada. A nice highway patrol officer stopped and was kind enough to offer a ride to get some gas in big Dodge Monaca with a 440 in it. When I got into his car I asked "How fast will this thing go?". He smiled and replied "This car here will go 160 mph per hour ALL DAY LONG" and he matted it :)
Nonsense. The top end was circa 140 mph.
If you ever come to Hawaii, the police dept has explorers and taurus for their fleet. When you have seniority like corporal or Sargeant rank you can drive a subsidized car... Toyota 4runner, Toyota Camry, Toyota Highlander, Nissan Maxima, Nissan Altima,
Nissan Rogue, Infiniti G Sedan,
Next: Why Toyota dominats the markets for terrorist vehicles?
Reliability maybe or they are easily accessible
@@jashansandhu8653 both along with speed as ive heard
@@isaacmelgar9647 They're also extremly reliable. Can't be breaking down when you have sht to blow up.
And cheap
Toyotas are available in terrorist countries
"more than half are fords" shows two Dodge Chargers and one Ford Taurus
and it was spvm car
Don't know what you saw but that was a Ford then a Fiat yes it's a Fiat Dodge then a Ford
I loved my Ford Interceptor in the Air Force. I got it up to 110 mph one day running code 3. The Security Forces in Al Udeid, Qatar had Ford Rangers and they still had the new car smell. Both vehicles served me well.
170 km/h Ford Interceptors Use km/h
The Plymouth Fury III powertrain was very successful. Police sales were part of that success.
It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters so it’ll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?
I forgot the name of the movie
Iqbal NasH Blues Brothers
HIT IT! 😎👉
@@MarloSoBalJr Perhaps we need the BB to clear todays streets just like they did driving over the blocked bridge and the " protestors " jumped into the stream.
Fix the lighter...
This goes on for way to long without even starting to answer the question in the title. Title should be "History of Police Interceptors"
Crown Vics were awesome police cars and I didn't want to switch to the explorer until I drove it....wow!
chevy is still holding onto the body on frame suv. makes it a neat truck to use nowadays
I love how their mostly Fords. Then I know when to slow down and straighten up 😆.
Joe Joseph yes the Ford gt and mustang are indeed slow
@Debra L! What do you mean?
@@a-10thunderboltii24 I meant *they're 😆 and i was referring to all the police vehicles being fords. I travel alot to the surrounding towns and every force around now has Ford taurus or explorer.
But you gotta watch out for the unmarked mini vans. And they’re not all Ford. That’s truth.
I just find it extremely annoying when they use unmarked cars. Especially the mini vans they use. They even put random bumper stickers so people don't think twice. And then boom you are pulled over.
I had a 1988 Chevy Caprice, it was a old cop car from Palmyra, N.J. I was around 17-18 years old at the time. That car was a beast! It had so much power coming from its 350 V8, and also had an MSD ignition box. If you give it gas too quickly it would spin the wheels! That car loved to do burnouts, a lot of power and not much weight over the rear wheels. I did a burnout in the Cherry Hill mall parking lot, there was so much smoke from the tires the police pulled me over real fast. The officer said that was one of the best burnouts he seen but he still gave me a ticket. 😞 They did a terrible job removing the police lights, siren and radio! They cut so many wrong wires cuz they didn't know what they were doing. It took me a while to get the tail lights, headlights and dash lights to work properly. I did find that they left a set of blue lights in the grill. I also found a little box under the dashboard and when I hooked it back up it made the high and low headlights flash back and forth. Being a kid driving a powerful police car with six of my friends all sitting comfortably was the best!!! Thank God it didn't have a siren because I probably would have gotten to a lot of trouble 😁
Amazingly, they talk about body on frame, but don’t discuss how this meant less cars got totaled and saved a lot of money.
ferkemall, Exactly. I think the problem is they talked to a manager of cops instead of a fleet manager for cops.
He is convincing the general public, who know nothing about cars. Replace all police cars and see how much fuel they saved vs. how much they paid for new cars. Go with hybrid and see how much fuel they saved vs. how much it cost to fix and replace their batteries 7 years later. Hybrid also cost more. With frame, they can pit moves a lot of cars. They can even cut out a section of the frame to replace it with new frame. With uni-body, it is guarantee repair and totaled a lot more. Yes, it is safe and easy to produce, but that is it. They are new toys for police men. I have seemed them screeching the tires for no reason. It doesn't matter, because it is your tax money.
They changed the rear and front IMPACt requirements police pursuit vehicles that’s the main reason they use Unibody construction vehicles
Mall Set, I have no idea what that’s about. Government vehicles are generally exempt. Also, many departments are now using BOF SUVs since they finally stopped production of the panther bodies.
But what's the cost spent for disability settlements when you've got higher injury rates?
91-95 Caprice was the ultimate cop car. I spent lots of time in one. Loved that car.
Brother in law got a Texas state trooper Tahoe from an auction. Omg the thing is insane. It’s ridiculously fast handles like a sports car.
It's still a Tahoe though. I work in a dispatch control room and they get out ran on the daily in VA.
@@NoHarmDunn lmao obviously you aren’t keeping up with a hellcat in a Tahoe
When you see a regular Ford Explorer still thinking its a d tec or cop car over my shoulder lol
Bruh if I see explorer headlights or taillights, I slow down no matter what
Easy way to tell is the police editions don't have roof rails
Only one way to find out, punch it and wait for cherries!
Roof rack is a dead give away.
I had a 2016 black Explorer Sport. Sometimes even the cops would wave to me thinking I was a cop.
Im gonna miss crown vics patrolling the streets. My towns getting new 2020 explorers but we still have crown vics and one of em still has the rotator lightbar
Chevy Caprice and Ford Crown Vic. Amazing reliability....body on frame, rear drive...great cop cars
4:26 I’m actually impressed you found a vid of the AHB Police K car, scout package. Not many pics or vids of Dodge/Plymouth’s first FWD police car.
Right as they talk about the CV ironically
I love my Mercury Grand Marquis. Excellent first car. Scotty Kilmer liked it enough to make a video out of it on his channel too using my car!
That’s cool!!
That was your car?? Still waiting for my first car. Crown Vic!
love those
It's interesting how I've been fascinated by this subject for a couple years and now NBC has a episode on it.
my local police are very diverse regarding cars it’s honestly pretty cool. i’ve seen the new focus, doge charge, chevy tahoe, chevy volt, cord crown vic and some sort of pick up trucks. Pretty cool!!
I worked for a dealer that had the contract to service most of the local PD vehicles. At that time most were Crown Vics, a few were Dodge, and a few departments were still hanging onto or rebuilding their older Caprices.
The Caprice was a rock solid platform, it was fast, durable, and easy to maintain but they quit building them and PD's had to look elsewhere.
The Ford CV was a really good replacement, not quite as fast and not quite as good in an accident as far as the car surviving, but the passengers tend to fair better than in any prior vehicle.
The CV was still being sold for PD's till 2011/2012. The trend towards Ford CV actually began early on, there were a good number of PD's running '79-91 era Fords as well, but they weren't in the majority yet back then.
On average, the CV police cars would reach 300,000 miles or more before retirement, a few local PD's would retire out the patrol cars after 200k or so and make them detectives cars for the remainder of their life span. A few local PD's are still running the last batch of CVs which are likely well into the 300k range. A few PDs are paying to have the older cars refurbed rather than going to the smaller engine Explorer. The SUV's are generally reserved for higher ranking supervisors and not so much the average officer on the street. Most traffic patrols are still running CV's here with a few Dodges mixed in. When the CV's went out of production, a few PD's bought Dodges, but they didn't last, they made little effort to keep fixing them and most chose to either move those cars into lesser rolls or to replace them with new Fords.
The Dodges suffered from electrical issues, suspension failures, transmission issues, and they were far more dangerous in the event of a crash compared to the older CV's. There was a few GM cars in the mix for short while but they were plagued by suspension and transmission issues. In area that means cars may often have to navigate some dirt roads or rough terrain, a front wheel drive or unibody vehicle isn't usually ideal.
Most officers I've spoken too all either want their Caprice or CV back, they're not impressed with the newer vehicles, but most do say that the newer Fords are the most comfortable and best equipped out of all the others they've driven.
I've personally driven nothing but Ford Crown Vics for years, I have no intention of replacing mine anytime soon either. With my newest one being just shy of 20 years old, and with only 12k on the odometer, it'll likely out last me.
I just wish they were a little bit bigger and easier to get in and out of. I couldn't imagine having to get in and out of any of these newer cars many times a day. I find it easier to get in and out of my F150 than my CV.
So you're telling me the purchase of my 2021 Ford Explorer was a good choice? Lol
A Few Departments use Some Big Trucks, Which Can Be Very Fast, IF Correctly Equipped.
They didn't stop making Caprice Classics until 2017. The police in the U.S. stopped buying them starting in 1991 when GM made some foolish social justice statement that vilified the concept of police which resulted in all the departments swapping to the Crown Victoria made by Ford. The production of caprices was moved to Australia in 1996 because that nation was still buying them. The model was officially removed from production in 2017.
It was sort of like how Smith and Wesson angered the police with a foolish statement made by a nepotism hire and they lost 95% of the police contracts.
Police officers with Chargers:👁👄👁
Lol
They are all in the shops getting brakes put on.
Chargers are useless now as more and more police departments have starchase, so no need for pursuits anymore
@@perkhere2252
Star Chase?
Ohio highway patrol uses chargers
I have been buying Ford products all my life, but if Ford gives in to the insane demands of triggered employees or others, I will end my loyalty to Ford.
Definitely a Karen.
Exactly...I feel the same way...May Ford keep their promise to the LAW ABIDING CITIZENS and NOT GO WITH THE FLOW
Ford is giving 100 million to support BLM and is spearheading the defund the police movement to cut ties with them.. the Leftist ford company is a joke. Buy A "Real American vehicle" Chevy or Dodge
@@glassmanforshore7995 except Dodge isn't American lol
@@glassmanforshore7995 that was the Ford Foundation. Which is a 100% entirely separate entity from Ford Motor Co. Ford Motor Co has no say what the Ford Foundation does. Hopefully that changes as a Ford family member has been appointed to thr board for the first time in over 30 years.
Up here where I live Good Year tires are the chosen tire brand for police, ambulance and fire dept.
Good Year dominates the tire market for emergency vehicles.
Most metro buses and school buses have Good Year tires on them.
I owned all those models when I wholesaled used cars in the 90's. I could get them at an auction for $1000-1500 and sell them to a taxi or gypsy cab limo service for $2500-3000 depending on condition. I always favored the ride and handling of the Ford Crown Vics over the Chevy Caprice although each had sway bars and HD components. Just forget it in the rain or snow; you had to put sandbags in the trunk and run snow tires and they would still slide. Now I live in GA. and see most State Police in Chargers; half have 6 cylinders and half have 8 cylinders. Most police around here "LOVE" the AWD Interceptor Ford SUV. They feel extra confident during a vehicle chase, especially in rain or on wet roads. Whatever vehicle they're chasing may outrun them on the straights but the cops catch up in the turns because of the AWD on wet or dry pavement. If your going to challenge the police and speed around GA. your going to need a Subaru WRX or an Audi with AWD to get away.
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He didn’t talk about the Chevrolet Impala that police used for over a decade.
@Amplass 333 Still didnt talk about it. Why so salty?
Because most large cities which is what CNBC skews to anyways used them as detective vehicles. Here in Illinois only the state police used them as squad cars for a short time then the Caprice PPV or basically a Holden Commodore was and is still used widely other than the interceptor SUV or Chevy Tahoe.
Yes he did. He specifically talked about the Caprice with the corvette engine and how it was very popular from about 1988 to 1996 when production ended.
The 8th gen impala is one of my favorite cars
That's because the 9C1 was Caprice not an Impala, and he did mention those.
Thanks for answering a Question I never knew I had..:')
Shame on you!!! :)
My grandpa has an Explorer ST and I have an Edge ST, they are both great cars. I think they should make a Crown Vic ST since they got rid of all of their other sedans.
Narrator: "There are about 12,000 police departments patrolling jurisdictions across the United States"
The video at 0:08: **shows police cars from...Montreal...Canada...** 🤔
jj nightmare
Canada 🇨🇦 is the 2nd largest market, business doesn’t have borders ;)
I was about to write this comment. It's nice to see someone else noticed too.
@@alesAk99501 then they should've come with the stats for North America as a whole if they wanted to include Canada, since us Canadians don't like to be mistaken for Americans at all....because of reasons ;)
With the defund the police movement, the USA will need to outsource stock footage.
I don’t know about elsewhere but here in Wisconsin, our state troopers still have mostly crown vics
AS THE LEGEND SAYS
This all started in a big way when the legendary "CROWN VIC"
STARTED CHASING SPORTS CARS AND TAKING THEM DOWN
Big woo. I used to do that in a '66 Merc station wagon with a 240ci straight six and a three in the tree.
deltavee2 old age is making you delusional. Listen her Mr. Biden. Your merc was ok for the times but is nothing compared to today’s speed of cars. I have 3500 diesel I’d put against it.
before the crown victoria didnt they use chevy caprices for police cruisers?