Yahoo Autos 2020 Ford Police Interceptor Is Quickest in Cops' Test
Thinking of running from the cops? This is purely a hypothetical question-as a reminder, don't run from the police. But if you were to, you really wouldn't want to kick the go pedal harder after encountering Ford's new Police Interceptor, which replaces both the outgoing Explorer-based Police Interceptor Utility model and the Taurus-based Police Interceptor sedan. That's because, according to the Michigan State Police's annual in-depth testing of every police vehicle available, the Ford PI, based on the yet-to-be-revealed new Explorer SUV, is the quickest cop vehicle available for 2019.
According to the Michigan State Police's data, the new Police Interceptor, when equipped with its available twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 and all-wheel drive, accelerates to 60 mph in 5.77 seconds. The next quickest cop vehicle in Michigan's roundup is the all-wheel-drive Dodge Charger with the 5.7-liter V-8 option, which reaches 60 mph in 5.87 seconds. We would like to remind you that these test numbers are not C/D's own, and that in our published acceleration data, we round to the nearest tenth, a practice that would give the Ford Interceptor a 5.8-second run to 60 mph and the Charger a 5.9-second rip.
The Ford's accelerative lead continues through 100 mph, and in timed laps of the Michigan State Police's test track, the Police Interceptor also beat all comers. The MSP also tested Police Interceptors equipped with the fuel-economy-focused hybrid powertrain as well as the naturally aspirated 3.3-liter V-6. Both, unsurprisingly, were slower than the version with the scorching twin-turbocharged EcoBoost 3.0-liter six.
Let this MSP testing serve as a promising preview of the new-for-2020 Ford Explorer, particularly the mechanically similar ST variant. That SUV will be nearly identical to this Police Interceptor save for its pedestrian-spec brakes, suspension, and interior, which aren't designed for cop pastimes such as carting dirty perpetrators in the back seat or smacking curbs at high speed. Thanks to its guaranteed visual resemblance to the Police Interceptor, however, the new Explorer will have one feature in common: the ability to cast fear into drivers' hearts when its headlights appear in their rearview mirrors.
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