Michigan State Police Impressed with Test Results of the Dodge Charger Pursuit
September 25, 2011 by Larson Automotive Group · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sedan , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford , Police/Emergency The Big Three are finally done one-upping each other in this year’s Michigan State Police vehicle evaluations, with the 2012 Dodge Charger Pursuit V8 laying down some heady numbers on the test track. The Charger emerged with the fastest lap time ever recorded in the Michigan State Police test’s history, at 1:33.7. That, boys and girls, is something else. The Chevrolet Caprice PPV may have the best top speed and braking, but the Charger has shown it has the chops to slice up the twisties as well. The Hemi-powered Charger also gets to 60 in under six seconds with the optional 3.07 gears. The only strike against the Charger is that needed a V8 to post those numbers, while both the Chevrolet Caprice and Ford Interceptor employ less thirsty V6s. Full presser after the jump . Continue reading Dodge Charger Pursuit claims its victories in Michigan State Police tests Dodge Charger Pursuit claims its victories in Michigan State Police tests originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Beatboxing cop car can pull you over by way of a song
July 25, 2011 by Dodge Blogger · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sedan , Etc. , Safety , Videos , Dodge , Police/Emergency Doug E. Fresh, Swifty, Buffy and Wise were the pioneers. Rahzell, Wes Carroll and Gavin Tyte moved it into the modern era, and Beardyman is moving it into the future. What the hell are we talking about? The art of beatboxing, of course. A new challenger has arrived to take on the kings of vocal percussion. Actually, this challenger is a Charger – a Dodge Charger police car to be exact. The car’s emergency sirens have been programmed to “beat box.” (We put that term in quotes so as not to offend the people we listed above). Click past the jump to see and hear the car in action. Continue reading Beatboxing cop car can pull you over by way of a song Beatboxing cop car can pull you over by way of a song originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Chrysler replaces Dodge Charger police car after ‘suspicious’ fire
July 1, 2011 by Dodge Blogger · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sedan , Etc. , Chrysler , Dodge , Police/Emergency Chrysler has agreed to replace a Dodge Charger Pursuit and all of the police gear inside for free after the vehicle mysteriously burnt to the ground. As you may recall, a Curry County, Oregon sheriff’s deputy saw his new cruiser (which had 6,000 miles on it) go crispy after stopping to assist in a search and rescue operation. Patrick Combs, the rescuee, was found and taken to a local hospital by ambulance, but deputy Jared Gray’s new Charger Patrol didn’t survive the scene. The fire seemed to take hold in the passenger-side front wheel well and continued to reignite after fire crews extinguished the blaze. There was one small caveat to the vehicle’s generous replacement, however. In exchange for the new set of wheels, the sheriff’s department had to agree to sign a non-disclosure, which means we may never know exactly what set the car ablaze. As our friends at The J point out, no reports of toasty civilian Chargers have been made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Chrysler replaces Dodge Charger police car after ‘suspicious’ fire originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 31 May 2011 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
LA Sheriff’s Department tests new police cruisers, compiles findings in 174-page report
May 16, 2011 by Dodge Blogger · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Sedan , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Ford , GM , Police/Emergency 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Car – Click above for high-res image gallery Curious about the latest crop of cop cars ? The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department – which undoubtedly has good reason to be interested in such machines – has released a bit of data to help clue you in on the newest cruisers. California’s Boys in Blue put 15 vehicles through rigorous testing, and they ended up with a rather large stack of results. How large are we talking? 174 pages. We thought cops hated paperwork, but it appears the movie industry has again lied to us. Those 174 pages are filled with stats on all 15 test vehicles, officer insight into vehicle performance and results from the various types of tests applied. We’ll be honest… we’ve only skimmed. We’re not quite ready to take a deep dive into this particular PDF, however, it’s available for you to peruse at the LA County Sheriff’s Department website , should you have some time to kill. LA Sheriff’s Department tests new police cruisers, compiles findings in 174-page report originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 16 May 2011 16:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
