Autoblog Podcast #248

Filed under: Motorsports , Podcasts , Etc. , Chevrolet , Ford , GMC Targa Newfoundland, Hyundai Veloster, the last Crown Victoria, Chevrolet Caprice PPV Episode #248 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. This week Chris, Zach, Dan and Chris Paukert talk about the Targa Newfoundland, Hyundai Veloster, the final Ford Crown Victoria, and the Chevrolet Caprice PPV. Your questions and comments power the last third of the podcast, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel , thanks for taking the time.

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Autoblog Podcast #248

Submit your questions for Autoblog #248 LIVE

We record Episode #248 of the Autoblog Podcast tonight, and you can drop us your questions via our Q&A module below. Check out our discussion topics or chime in to help determine what else the crew chats about this evening. Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes if you haven’t already done so, and if you want to take it all in live, tune in to our UStream (audio only) channel at 10:00 PM Eastern tonight. Discussion Topics for Autoblog Podcast Episode #248 Zach’s Targa Newfoundland Odyssey Hyundai Veloster The end of the Ford Crown Victoria Chevrolet Caprice PPV [ UStream ] Interact LIVE at UStream – 10PM Eastern on Monday, September 5, 2011 [ iTunes ] Subscribe to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes [ RSS ] Add the Autoblog Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Submit your questions for Autoblog #248 LIVE originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:15:00 EST.

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Autoblog Podcast #248 goes LIVE at 10PM Eastern

Filed under: Etc. We’re almost ready to record Episode #248 of the Autoblog Podcast. Check out the topics below and you can join us live via UStream , as well. Thanks for listening! Discussion Topics for Autoblog Podcast Episode #247 Zach’s Targa Newfoundland Odyssey Hyundai Veloster The end of the Ford Crown Victoria Chevrolet Caprice PPV Live broadcasting by Ustream Autoblog Podcast #248 goes LIVE at 10PM Eastern originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:43:00 EST

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Report: Authorities skeptical of Ford’s new Police Interceptor at testing event

Filed under: Sedan , Government/Legal , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , Police/Emergency 2012 Ford Police Interceptor testing – Click above for high-res image gallery Michigan law enforcement officials have gathered to run a rodeo with the Ford Police Interceptor , Dodge Charger Pursuit and Chevrolet Caprice police car . The last horse standing will be trying to slide into the spot left by the Ford Crown Victoria, which sold about 50,000 units per year before going out of production. Ford doesn’t have the inside line on replacing its standard bearer, though, because the Taurus-based Police Interceptor is front-wheel drive, and that makes some officers skeptical. An officer’s remark that “It is a whole different driving system” symbolizes the wariness, with concerns not only about cost and complexity, but just being able to drive the thing in the way officers are accustomed

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Chevrolet Caprice police car to patrol America’s streets beginning April, 2011 [w/video]

Filed under: Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Police/Emergency Chevrolet Caprice PPV — Click above for high-res image gallery Attention perps: You’ll have a new patrol vehicle roaming the streets come next April. That’s the month General Motors says its Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle will finally hit the local precinct. Those models will apparently all be of the detective package variety; Chevy’s police package will officially go on sale in June of 2011.

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Chicago 2010: Chevrolet rolls out Caprice Police Car

Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Concept Cars , Sedan , Chevrolet , GM , Police/Emergency Chevrolet Caprice PPV – Click above for high-res image gallery Late last year, General Motors announced that it would build a Zeta-based Police Car for North American duty . Though there was already a perfectly good Pontiac G8 available before GM decided to shutter the brand, this Zeta would be based on the longer version of that platform as used by the Holden Statesman and be known as the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice police patrol vehicle. Well, what do you know. Chevy brought just such a vehicle to the Chicago Auto Show , and we managed to snap off a series of photos to share.

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