Maybe, but the odd thing is, departments are more worried about overhead (finally!) than performance. Most PD Chargers seem to have the V-6.b1c said:I know there no direct relationship, but any chance this (if true) will result in a pursuit approved Durango for law enforcement? Starting to see Explorers by the boat loads around here - just as the Charger was really starting to come on strong...
Early in the Charger pursuit's life, KHP bought a mixture (my school bought one of their surplus V6"s), but since 2011, KHP is buying only Hemis. I concur with your statement regarding the sheriff's offices and police departments, mostly V6. Officers like the Charger, but price still keeps coming up Ford.... Taurus in county sheriff guise is one ugly car! But I digress....MoparNorm said:Maybe, but the odd thing is, departments are more worried about overhead (finally!) than performance. Most PD Chargers seem to have the V-6.
Radios and helicopters provide most of the pursuit speed these days.
I see what you did there.gtx471 said:DuranGo? :shifting:
i had heard the only thing holding them from providing a pursuit package on WD was goodyear did not have a high speed rated tire available for the application. perhaps things have progressed since then. i had heard that Dodge and Ram are both heavily invested in providing to law enforcement and emergency servicesb1c said:I know there no direct relationship, but any chance this (if true) will result in a pursuit approved Durango for law enforcement? Starting to see Explorers by the boat loads around here - just as the Charger was really starting to come on strong...
I dont see how your argument about the Durango not being big enough holds any water, when the Durango and Explorer are pretty evenly matched for size and space, and the Explorer has been chosen as the new Crown Vic replacement for CHP ( see article: http://m.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2012/1205_ford_police_interceptor_utility_is_california_highway_patrols_next_cruiser/ ) , and as most CA law enforcement agencies follow what CHP chooses, probably the rest of the state. I have even seen MP's and K9 units on the Navy base I work at using them. So, if the Durango can achieve a pursuit rating and come in at or below Ford's bidding for law enforcement contracts, I think it would do great.JRS200x said:The Durango isn't big enough to make any real headway in to the police market side of things... ESPECIALLY in the case of SWAT etc, outside of the front 2 seats everything else is too small. The Tahoe remains a much better choice.