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Vehicle Ops

The Next Generation of Patrol Cars

The police patrol vehicle market is not known for revolutionary innovation. But that business model is now metamorphosing in response to a rapidly evolving automobile market. This means that the once staid patrol car market is becoming turbulent and more innovative.

February 24, 2010

Vehicle Ops

Carbon Motors Gets Tentative Approval On Federal Loan

Carbon Motors Corp. has been officially advised by the U.S. Department of Energy that its application has been deemed "substantially complete," which clears the first major hurdle in the process of obtaining a $310 million loan, the company has announced.

January 21, 2010

Technology

IACP 2009: Best of Show

Here's a quick look at some of the latest and greatest products that caught the eyes of our staff as they walked the aisles of the show.

December 21, 2009

Vehicle Ops

Dodge Challenger Patrol Car

A Texas Chrysler dealer is offering a powerhouse law enforcement version of the re-introduced Dodge Challenger muscle car that can reach 165 mph. The vehicle is available with a variety of custom options and is currently being used by several Texas agencies as a highway car for drug interdiction duty in solid black. We've blogged about the Challenger. Now, take a more in-depth tour with this gallery. Photos courtesy of Group 1 Automotive.

December 11, 2009

Vehicles

Texas Dealer Offers 400hp Dodge Challenger Patrol Car

One enterprising Chrysler dealer in Dallas is offering a custom "special service" version of the re-introduced Dodge Challenger muscle car for patrol that should put Texas-sized fear into the hearts and minds of traffic violators.

December 7, 2009

Vehicle Ops

Carbon Motors Raises $100 Million To Open First Factory

Carbon Motors Corp. has announced it has secured $100 million in private financing that will allow it to open its first factory in Connorsville, Ind., to build its E7 patrol car.

November 24, 2009

Vehicle Ops

2010 Tahoe

Chevrolet

GM/Chevrolet is offering LE agencies two versions of the Tahoe SUV in 2010 — the pursuit-rated two-wheel and higher-off-the-ground all-wheel drive. The four-wheel version is powered with a 5.3-liter, V8 with six-speed automatic transmission (new for this model year)

November 22, 2009

Vehicle Ops

Ford Confirms New Patrol Car For 2011

The Dearborn automaker also confirmed the vehicle will be based on the full-size platform that's the basis for the 2010 Taurus and Lincoln MKS sedans, the Detroit Free Press reports.

November 15, 2009

Vehicles

Michigan State Police Release 2010 Vehicle Test Results

The Michigan State Police driving unit has released the results from the evaluation of the 2010 models of the most widely used patrol vehicles. The 2010 Dodge Charger is a top performer.

November 15, 2009

Vehicle Ops

2010 Impala 9C1 Patrol Car

Chevrolet

Chevrolet's 2010 Impala 9C1 is offered as an affordable front-wheel-drive patrol car. The vehicle is powered by a 3.9-liter V6 engine with wide open throttle air-conditioning cut off that's rated with an MPG of 17 in the city and 24 on the highway.

November 1, 2009

Vehicle Ops

Dallas Police Shift To Black-and-White Patrol Cars

During a ceremony in front of police headquarters, the department unveiled its first equipped black-and-white Dodge Charger, the Dallas Observer reports.

October 25, 2009

Vehicle Ops

Classic Chevy Patrol Cars

This week's announcement that General Motors is bringing back the Chevy Caprice patrol car, an officer favorite it stopped producing in 1996, put the editors of POLICE Magazine in the mood to remember the Chevy patrol cars of years past. Chevy has a strong legacy in the patrol car market, and the reintroduction of the Caprice patrol car has excited officers who remember the hot pursuer of the 1990s. We'll start off with the 1954 Chevy Bel Air, a patrol car that was affordable and powerful.

October 6, 2009