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Rules matter! |
The 2020 All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility is
purpose-built for law enforcement with a standard hybrid powertrain that
doesn’t compromise interior space, improves pursuit performance and aims to
lower fuel costs, and it comes with standard all-wheel drive. Additional options are: a 3.0-liter EcoBoost and the 3.3-liter
V6.
I recently had
the opportunity to drive all three models of Ford's All-New 2020 Police
Interceptor Utility at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
These SUVs are not only powerful, they are efficient, and each could save
police departments and taxpayers as much as $3,200 in fuel costs each year.
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The 2020 All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid has an impressive
top speed of 137 mph. |
All of these
options come with the 10-speed automatic transmission and with the full-time all-wheel
drive with deep snow/sand and traction control drive modes.
The standard
hybrid all-wheel-drive powertrain will come with an EPA-estimated 24 mpg
combined fuel economy rating. In testing conducted by the Michigan State
Police, the new Police Interceptor had the quickest 0-100 mph time, fastest
lap, fastest average lap and the top speed of 137 mph.
The GREENER
side of Blue is a win-win for law enforcement.
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A view of the Police Perimeter Alert system. |
I was impressed
by the safety technology in the 2020 All-New Ford
Police Interceptor Utility . The Police Perimeter Alert system monitors a
270-degree area around the SUV. This system can help detect “potentially
threatening behavior” by alerting the officers to movement in that 270-degree
area. When such motion is detected, the system automatically turns on the rear
camera, sounds a chime, rolls up the windows and locks the doors.
Motion trails
of the detected threat appear on the digital instrument cluster so officers can
monitor.
Additional
features include pre-collision assist with automatic emergency braking,
pedestrian detection, forward collision warning and a unique disable switch for
law enforcement allows officers to temporarily override the system to perform
precision immobilization technique maneuvers when necessary.
Officers will
also be able to access the rear-view camera on command.
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The interior of the 2020 All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility is designed for comfort and function. |
Ford Police
Interceptors remain the only vehicles
in the world engineered to meet Ford’s stringent 75-mph rear-impact crash
standard. The federal standard for such testing is 50 mph.
Additionally,
safety cell construction directs collision force around the occupant
compartment, and features advanced ultra-high-strength boron steel, crumple
zones that absorb and dissipate crash energy, and SPACE architecture that
provides structural reinforcement and side-impact protection.
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A cross section of the construction of the All-New 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Utility. |
The 2020 All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility were tested for enhanced police durability, including
improved cooling, specially tuned braking system, front-door tethers, and
police-purposed steel wheels, tires and hubcaps that are designed to withstand
the rigors of a chase.
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Police-purposed steel wheels. |
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Tethered doors. |
Ford revealed
the first pursuit-rated hybrid police cruiser will run on battery-only at speeds
as high as 60 mph. Once it surpasses
that, it will automatically switch to the engine and battery working together.
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IV+ ballistic door panel. |
Pursuit-rated
means that police agencies have given a vehicle the sign of approval for being
strong enough to handle police chases for long periods of time over an
assortment of terrain and obstacles.
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This is impressive. |
The law enforcement
officers who drove the 2020 All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility at Atlanta
Motor Speedway enjoyed the experience.
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Ford representatives and law enforcement officers discussing
the 2020 All-New Ford Police Interceptor Utility driving experience. |
Thank you, Ford!
Photography by www.bonniemoret.com.
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