Officially Official: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor unveiled, second utility model announced

Filed under: Sedan , Ford , Specialty 2012 Ford Police Interceptor – Click above for image gallery The Ford Crown Victoria has been the chariot of choice (well necessity really) for police officers and cabbies all over America since the demise of its numero uno competitor, the Chevrolet Caprice, back in the mid-’90s. The Crown Vic and its ancestors have been around with a minimum of mechanical changes since roughly the same time as the Model T, or at least it seems that way. However, in recent years the Crown Vic has been increasingly challenged by the Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Impala .

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Officially Official: 2012 Ford Police Interceptor unveiled, second utility model announced

DetNews: New Ford Police Interceptor to be Taurus-based

Filed under: Concept Cars , Sedan , Work , Ford , Specialty Will the new Police Interceptor be a toughened Taurus SHO? – click above for high-res image gallery Just a quick note: The Detroit News is reporting that the next Ford Police Interceptor will be based on the same platform as the Taurus . For you platform geeks out there, that’s the Ford D3 chassis that underpins everything from the the Lincoln MKS to the Volvo XC90 to the Ford Flex (though the Flex and the Lincoln MKT ride on a lengthened version called D4 ).

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DetNews: New Ford Police Interceptor to be Taurus-based