Fords Crown Victoria-based police interceptor will finally end production late next year. This is its replacement — the 2012 Ford Police Interceptor. Other than the movie Robocop, its the first time Fords Taurus has served as a purpose-built patrol car.
Ford first introduced its police package in 1950 and today the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor is the industry leader. The automakers dominated the streets to the point that over the last five years, Fo
rds controlled more than 70% of the patrol cars sold. Obviously police fleets are an important segment. Unfortunately, the Crown Vics Panther-platforms getting a little long in the tooth — it hasnt seen a redesign in over 15 years. The replacement? An all-new Police Interceptor built off the Ford Taurus platform that will be produced at Fords Chicago, Ill. assembly plant.
More Americans are ditching their gas-guzzling SUVs and heading straight for the small car market. From a marketing standpoint, Ford’s approach to selling a small car to people is by offering all the features found in their larger vehicles, but in a smaller package.
No longer do people have to feel ashamed for “cheaping out” and getting a Focus, instead, it’s simply a lifestyle choice. Why should the choice take out all the fun of owning a car?
Will there be a hybrid version of the new Escape? Were confident that there w
ill. While the well-received 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid sedan has been in the limelight lately, Ford made its name on the strengths of the compact crossover Escape Hybrid.
In fact, the 2012 Ford Escape Hybrid just might be the first Ford to use a lith
ium-ion battery pack, which holds roughly twice the energy per
pound of the older nickel-metal-hydride packs its used in all its hybrids to date.
