On the flipside of that, not everyone is out to be an officer’s friend. I agree that generally a friendly outward atmosphere is a good thing to have, but there are times in which it should not be used, and that is especially true when dealing with repeat felons or otherwise potentially hostile individuals (gatherings…

Not a clue - the article makes it seem like mostly administrative work. Curious that they wouldn’t leave them completely unmarked if that’s not the case.

Generally, yes. You seem not to be familiar with the importance of wearing a brave face in particularly rough areas, however.

In some rougher neighborhoods, looking tough is a valuable first defense.

Considering that these things were never meant for active patrol duty, I don’t think that’s an explanation that makes sense here.

On top of all the comments of the cameraman being on a bicycle, the average cop in the city has to be carrying around 20-30lbs of gear plus wearing a vest. That extra weight makes quick running even more of a bitch.

Any chance of a column mounted gear shift to go along with that?

I couldn’t agree more.

+1 on the column mounted shifter.

I’m not a fan that it basically looks like a Ford Edge from the front - I never liked the styling of that thing. Wish the Ranger looked a little more truck-like.

This shot makes it look larger than it needs to be. The hood comes quite close to this guy’s shoulder line.

So it’s basically a full sized truck from the early 2000s and prior? Nice.

No column shifter makes me a sad person.

Agreed; it’s like all new trucks have to be goddamned freight trains with how large they’ve become. You could hide an entire subcompact car below the driver’s view practically.

I always thought that the 2007 Ford Interceptor concept looked cool. (The tail lights and trunk are very reminiscent of what eventually ended up on the new Taurus.)

I also hope to see an end to hyper-aggressive, overly sharp design language and the advent of a sedan that has decent visibility again. One of the worst offenders of the former pictured below, and the latter below it.

I’m hoping that either Ford or GM will announce an AWD version of their flagship vans, the Transit or the Express/Savanna. It seems like there would be a pretty good market for them in snow country IMO, especially considering no one is making a full sized RWD van to my knowledge. (I do know the Express used to have…

Now that kicks ass.

But it literally says Bolt EV on it...

The late model Panther Platform cars are quite reliable as far as I’m concerned. So long as you don’t over-torque the spark plugs and you replace your intake manifold with the revised one if you have a pre-2002 model, they tend to give you many years of service with ease and nothing more than normal wear and tear…