Despite the controversy that can surround law enforcement, the truth is that the equipment put to use in the field can yield some “ooh’s” and “aah’s,” especially the cars. Anyone who is a fan of the Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit games would know what I’m on about. And as pedestrian as the Ford Crown [...]
Haven’t seen the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle on the road yet? Well, if you don’t live in Georgia or Iowa, chances are you won’t see them until later this year. Forsyth County, Ga. Sheriff Ted Paxton and Dennis Hogan, Fleet Services manager in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, were among the first to begin patrolling [...]
General Motors said that it delivered 23 units of its Australian-built Chevrolet Caprice police cars in May. The 23 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol rear-wheel-drive cars were assembled by GM’s Holden brand in Australia and shipped to an outfitter in California. GM didn’t identify the law enforcement agencies that took delivery of the cars, which [...]
In a testing conducted by law enforcement of Michigan, the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) is faster from 0 to 60 mph and 0 to 100 mph and stops in a shorter distance than its rivals from Ford and Dodge. The 2011 Caprice PPV tested against the 2011 Dodge Charger Police Pursuit and [...]
General Motors is determined to take the lead against FoMoCo and Chrysler in the police fleet vehicle market. The company is touting the new Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle’s rear-wheel-drive and interior room. The model will be the first rear-wheel-drive police car form Chevrolet since 1996. While the vehicle “has a smaller overall exterior, the [...]
For townships looking to replace their current GM police interceptor vehicles, General Motors announced today that its 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle with a detective package will be available for order starting October 2010 with deliveries to begin in April 2011. The police package Chevrolet Caprice PPV will be available to order in January [...]
We’ve already seen the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) but what’s most interesting is the Police Detective 9C3 spec, unveiled today in the brochure for the new GM police interceptor. Unfortunately, we only have access to one photo thanks to GM Inside News. Apparently the detective version is available in 7 different colors, [...]
If you’re going to go down – go down with style. The Detroit Big 3 have all updated their Police Interceptors (we’re not sure when Chrysler will reveal the new Dodge Charger Police Interceptor so we’ll work with the 2009 model for now) and Carbon Motors has also come to the game with its E7 [...]
We have just received a bunch of new images of the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle. Check out our updated high-res gallery after the jump. Click here to see our original post on the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle. Refresher: Power comes from a 6.0L V8 engine that produces 355-hp with a peak torque of [...]
Earlier this morning (around 1 a.m.) GM unveiled its new 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV). We now have a video of GM’s latest police car in action. Click here to see our original post on the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle. Refresher: Power comes from a 6.0L V8 engine that produces 355-hp with a [...]
