I'm so glad this is becoming a thing.

I have two, admittedly very different, options for you. I'm 6'4" 295lbs.

Ford's strategy toward other manufacturers is to buy interest in them, and not fully integrate them into the portfolio. Unlike GM, this allowed them to offload their interest in the companies and create cash. GM was forced to close brands as selling them would prove difficult when they're all badge engineered…

The 2.0L EB FWD is a detective/undercover car. The CHP's patrol cruisers are all going to be pursuit rated. Euro police do not have as much gear.

I'm talking about the sedans that have worked just fine for years, IE the CVPI

Different interior layout, different power train. different dimensions. They would still work fine, but they've been replaced.

You just don't understand, because you don't have to deal with it everyday. I have quite a few friends that are LEOs and spending 10-12 hours a day 3-4 days a week in and out of a vehicle, the Taurus is way harder to deal with. It has nothing to do with "bro" attitude (I know cops like that too, but they're few and…

You're being self-righteous by laughing off the fact that Police work is a profession. Why do you have so much disdain for Police officers?

I sell cars for a Ford Dealer. What's with the self-righteousness? Bad run-in with Johnny Law?

May I ask what you do for a living?

Yeah, because all they do is write tickets all day? Please, you know nothing about the profession.

That's another argument for another time, and I do agree with you in most cases, some of the equipment is due to militarization, and may/may not be necessary.

I've been robbed at gunpoint, they caught the guy in 10 minutes. They can't be everywhere all at once, but they certainly can help you. I'm done feeding the troll, if you're serious, then you seriously need to re-evaluate your beliefs.

You're missing our point. You're not a cop, based on your attitude toward cops, you don't have any cop friends either. If you did, you would know that the benefits of the Explorer PI far outweigh any gains in fuel economy.

See above post about gear/equipment. The Taurus is too small, ask any cop that drives one if he'd rather have an Explorer. Gas mileage is irrelevant.

CHP needs every vehicle out there to be Pursuit rated. They do, after all, need to chase down fast cars and morons. Besides, you can't fit the amount of tech that is required of a police vehicle in the Focus and expect the officer to be happy. Have you seen the belt they wear? The Focus is way too narrow for that…

FWD vs AWD, you're right.

I haven't heard of any glaring issues with Explorer or Taurus in terms of reliability, but the space is small in the Taurus, admittedly. As for Chargers, the transmissions are crapola for the CHP, I've heard of them consistently blowing at 30k

That's the point, service life of a patrol vehicle is generally 100k. This more than covers most police forces use, even small towns.

Nail. Head. Ford needs to make sure to accommodate the needs of the industry or fall to the same fate as IBM's office equipment business.