Was the Ford Crown Victoria the best police car ever?

On 8/26/2017 at 8:52 AM, badass22 said:

Hello guys!

 

In these days I'm seeing multiple police agencies in the United States dumping the well-known Ford Crown Victoria, replacing it with cars such as Ford Taurus, Ford Explorer or the brand new Dodge Charger. But many people, especially the one who are/were in the police said that the Crown Vic is definitely better on various aspects, including reliability and durability.

I don't live in the US but I'm basing off on fonts such as the latest police chases on YouTube (like the ones from wwwy2000, for example), and it looks like the Crown Vic, after 3 decades of duty, is almost to the point of dying. Especially when it comes to city police departments like NYPD, because I think the Crown Vic is better for highway chase while cars such as Taurus or Charger are better for a chase in the city. Although there are also state police agencies, like CHP that is going to stick more on the Charger rather that the Crown Vic. Personally, I think it's most American car you could ever see in the American police, and I wouldn't be surprised if it will be missed.

But given the fact that everyone has its thoughts on this car on every aspect, my question is: in these 3 decades of duty, was the Ford Crown Victoria the best car the police ever had? I'm curious to know your opinions too.

It was for a long time, the Ford Police Interceptor has way better gas mileage. It isn't anymore, but it served well for decades.