Police boost use of unmarked cars to target speeders

[StlouisX50]

Police boost use of unmarked cars to target speeders - USATODAY.com

[erickonphoenix]

We don't get the really obsucre ummarked cars down here yet. Just crown vics and chargers. Even the unmarked Yukons are pretty rare and their pretty easy to spot anyways.

I thought this link was interesting thoiugh. I didn't know the caprice was being relaunched.

Chevrolet rolling out Caprice police car next June - Drive On: A conversation about the cars and trucks we drive - USATODAY.com

Something to give the Taurus some competition.

[Solidjake]

Doesn't phase me. I know what to look for already. Even with new unmarked units.

[lugnuts]

Police departments say the move is necessary because some of the nation's worst, habitual speeders constantly spot marked cars in time to avoid hefty fines that could change their behavior.

isn't that the point to get them to stop being unsafe? by being visible drivers slow down. the only thing they are upset about is the loss of revenue thats why to push. with states strapped for cash they are looking for new sources of revenue....

[Hunter]

I have seen some of them on the highways giving tickets.It's a shame that they have to resort to this now.

[StlouisX50]

There was talk of another car a few months ago. I can't recall which one. I do not like unmarked cars of any kind. Each model added makes it worse for the driver.

[scottp999]

I thought this link was interesting thoiugh. I didn't know the caprice was being relaunched.

Chevrolet rolling out Caprice police car next June - Drive On: A conversation about the cars and trucks we drive - USATODAY.com

That Caprice looks like a nice car. It needs another 100 HP though. 0-60 in 6 seconds, they need it to do it in 4.

[krypton2]

With CVPI production ceasing in 2011, a few different options have come up so that other companies can try and get at Ford's overall monopoly on the police car industry...and Ford has replied, too.

I know of a few new police cars being launched in the next two or so years:

Chevrolet Caprice (as mentioned above)
Ford Interceptor
Carbon Motors E7

We'll see what happens. I think the only intention for the new Ford Interceptor is so that they don't lose their huge customer base in the law enforcement field. Ford announced the end of the CVPI a while before they announced the launch of the new Interceptor.

The E7 is a cool one since it's built solely for law enforcement use but it will likely be expensive and it can't be customized much. It also has really no resale value since it's dedicated to police use - I think they were supposed to set up a plan for police to trade them back in when they reach their end to get credit for a new car. I think Carbon Motors may be expecting larger sales than will occur - while it's neat and something that police may want, I doubt the cost will fit into the budget.

Plus there's the other ones already in use like the Chevy Impala and the Dodge Charger. Camaros were used in small amounts but widespread, especially for highway patrols, back in the early-2000s. The Mustang was used, too...I'm surprised neither (or comparable vehicles) of them have moved forward much yet as higher-power police cars since their rebuild. I've seen both a few times as command vehicles or unmarked vehicles but not much in terms of regular, marked use.

[rocky2]

"After I got around it, in the rearview mirror I could see him put on his Smokey Bear hat,"

LOL , That would suck. I saw a few of those Mustangs when I lived in South Bend.

[Solidjake]

I have to take that back..... my friend told me that he saw a red Mustang Cobra undercover.... w t f