2 hours ago, fiskey111 said:

One day you'll come over to the better side.  I can't wait for you to accidentally make an explorer now and fall in love with them like the rest of us!

Nope, that's impossible for a person like me. I already am over at the best side of car modding. The 1970's side. :^)

12 minutes ago, Lundy said:

The 1970's side. :^)

you may find this useful

http://www.wb6nvh.com/CHP/CHP2.htm

8 hours ago, OfficerFive0 said:

you may find this useful

http://www.wb6nvh.com/CHP/CHP2.htm

You're a good man.

10 hours ago, Lundy said:

You're a good man.

just my way of thanking you for you models

On 1/22/2016 at 7:29 AM, Mercuri said:

You and your Explorers ;)

Give it a chance 

It's a terrible vehicle. It's the same chassis and engine as the Taurus Interceptor with a bigger body bolted on which adds more weight, ruins the 0-60 time and top speed, ruins aerodynamics, ruins braking distance, ruins fuel economy and increases the possibility of roll overs which will mean officers will have to reduce cornering speed so they don't flip the SUV over. It doesn't even have four wheel drive, it's all wheel drive just like the Taurus is. Almost zero effort went into making that vehicle, which has been par for the course for Ford for a while now. And yes, it's also ugly.

 

 

On 1/26/2016 at 2:05 PM, winglesschip209 said:

According to Police Magazine, the Dodge Charger Pursuit got a lot of upgrades in the cockpit in 2015, including a 7-inch instrument screen, and Bluetooth as standard equipment.

In white, this CHP Dodge Charger looks like a muscle-car on steroids. The new headlamp styling looks cool, but this definitely is not the pair of headlights drivers want to see in their rear-view mirrors. If they do, they should slow down… or get out of the way.

We heard a lot about this car while it was being developed and we heard what you listed at the time of the official press release. The screen was an option, so was the Hemi V8 engine that was supposed to elevate this car above offerings from Ford and Chevrolet (having a naturally aspirated engine with a high BHP number instead of a turbo system or a watered down Corvette engine with equally bad fuel economy from Ford and Chevrolet respectively). The problem is that the V8 engine is an option, just like the twin turbo V6 in the Ford Taurus Interceptor is an option. It's an option very few departments choose because it's expensive; they end up buying the EcoBoost instead because each car is cheaper and fuel cost is lower which takes away any performance advantage the cruisers had at time of development, so even today these cars from Ford, Chevrolet and Dodge are no better than the old Crown Victorias, Dodge Chargers or Chevrolet Impalas. This new crop of police vehicles has been a colossal waste of time and money, and a big let down for people hoping for actual improvements. Hell, the Taurus Interceptors can't even fit all the police gear in the trunk that Crown Victorias could, which is why most police departments who use Fords end up buying the SUVs instead despite the fact that they are even worse for chasing a car down.

Edited February 19, 201610 yr by unr3al

On 19/2/2016 at 8:17 AM, unr3al said:

It's a terrible vehicle. It's the same chassis and engine as the Taurus Interceptor with a bigger body bolted on which adds more weight, ruins the 0-60 time and top speed, ruins aerodynamics, ruins braking distance, ruins fuel economy and increases the possibility of roll overs which will mean officers will have to reduce cornering speed so they don't flip the SUV over. It doesn't even have four wheel drive, it's all wheel drive just like the Taurus is. Almost zero effort went into making that vehicle, which has been par for the course for Ford for a while now. And yes, it's also ugly.

The ugly part is totally subjective, I personally find they look cool. Doesn't stop me from enjoying old school cars as well, I guess I'm just open-minded. What I don't get, however, is what I bolded. You say it doesn't have four wheel drive, but it's all wheel drive. I think I can say without too much risk that this truck has 4 wheels, so an all wheel drive sounds like a four wheel drive to me, traction being applied to the four wheels of the car. Mind explaining your point?

23 hours ago, Hystery said:

The ugly part is totally subjective, I personally find they look cool. Doesn't stop me from enjoying old school cars as well, I guess I'm just open-minded. What I don't get, however, is what I bolded. You say it doesn't have four wheel drive, but it's all wheel drive. I think I can say without too much risk that this truck has 4 wheels, so an all wheel drive sounds like a four wheel drive to me, traction being applied to the four wheels of the car. Mind explaining your point?

Four wheel drive and all wheel drive are different. Four wheel drive means that the vehicle has equal power going to all four wheels at all times. "All wheel drive" is actually rear wheel drive until the car feels that it's slipping, at which point a computer steps in to give power to whichever wheels need it most. The problem with that is that you're already going to be losing control by the time the computer kicks in to do that, and you have to rely on the computer making the correct decision about how much power to give and to which wheel. Four wheel drive eliminates that problem altogether because the power is distributed evenly. All wheel drive also doesn't have low and high range capabilities as far as I'm aware, which helps you power through deep snow or light snow depending on the setting.

Top Gear UK actually has a very good comparison test between a Bentley Continental GT and a Ferrari FF in the snow. The Bentley is a slower car on dry roads but it slaughters the Ferrari FF in the snow, which has an all wheel drive system that constantly makes the wheel twitch so you have to fight the car, and the AWD goes away completely if you go into 5th gear. The Bentley has conventional 4 wheel drive and you can drive it normally. I can't find the entire segment on YouTube sadly. Jeremy Clarkson does a good job at explaining it and you can see him fight the Ferrari as he drives it. They only have the race between the two on YouTube, not the test segment.

Edited February 22, 201610 yr by unr3al

On 22-1-2016 at 4:05 AM, Lundy said:

Anything but the Explorer is fine by me.

I can sort of see how Explorers can be effective, for departments that have alot of off-roading to do, I´d personally go for the Expedition but an Explorer could work.

 

On 20-1-2016 at 6:37 PM, FloRianX said:

So I saw a picture a new Charger the CHP might use and I would like to more about it. I'm from NY so I don't generally know much about the CHP so was wondering if anyone has seen anymore pictures of this vehicle and if they definitely know they are going to start using this vehicle. I think it looks amazing and I really like it, has a very clean lighting and equipment package. Hopefully someone could get it in game soon :)

Heres the Charger:

CHP should´ve just stuck with the Caprice series.

Edited March 6, 201610 yr by S0berDrunk

3 hours ago, S0berDrunk said:

I can sort of see how Explorers can be effective, for departments that have alot of off-roading to do, I´d personally go for the Expedition but an Explorer could work.

Or actual sedan. They have their choices.

I'm not trying to argue with anybody here, but this might shed some light on the whole "Why did CHP pick the FPIU" question.

http://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-police-interceptor-utility-is-california-highway-patrols-next-cruiser/

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-chp-cars-20141227-story.html

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/08/22/chp-unveils-new-police-interceptor-suv-pursuit-vehicle/

Edited March 6, 201610 yr by steinberg4145

23 minutes ago, Lundy said:

Or actual sedan. They have their choices.

True.

47 minutes ago, steinberg4145 said:

I'm not trying to argue with anybody here, but this might shed some light on the whole "Why did CHP pick the FPIU" question.

http://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-police-interceptor-utility-is-california-highway-patrols-next-cruiser/

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-chp-cars-20141227-story.html

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/08/22/chp-unveils-new-police-interceptor-suv-pursuit-vehicle/

Probably because the Crown Vic couldn't drive up a hill in snowy conditions 

8 hours ago, officerAMR said:

Probably because the Crown Vic couldn't drive up a hill in snowy conditions 

I don't understand what me posting some links to news articles have to do with a cvpi and driving up a snowy hill.  Could you please explain?

9 hours ago, steinberg4145 said:

I don't understand what me posting some links to news articles have to do with a cvpi and driving up a snowy hill.  Could you please explain?

Misread it lol  I thought you were asking why 

16 minutes ago, officerAMR said:

Misread it lol  I thought you were asking why 

Lol ok thanks