Posted by : Unknown Monday 18 November 2013


American cop cars are packed with a mysterious collection of performance parts that eclipse anything you can find at your local dealer. In reality, history’s highest-performing cop cars are certainly quick, even if their ultimate performance is a little less dramatic than the lore would suggest.

10.2013 Ford Taurus Police Interceptor

Ford taurus
The Taurus Interceptors borrow the hot 365-hp 3.5-liter Ecoboost V-6 from the SHO model, so it was no surprise that these cars topped the competition in acceleration in a recent Michigan State Police test, hitting 60 mph in just 5.75 seconds—a couple tenths quicker than the Caprice PPV. The Ford maintained its lead all the way up to 100 mph, though the Caprice did slip past the Taurus’ 150-mph top speed by 4 mph. The bottom line? Between the Charger Police Package, Caprice PPV, and this Taurus Interceptor, America now has the quickest lineup of police sedans it’s ever seen. Lead-footed drivers beware.

9.1975 Chevrolet Nova 9C1

1977 chevrolet
Nova was a compact sedan, so it was relatively quick. Chevy took the brakes from the larger Impala sedan to haul the Nova down from high speeds without drama. Keeping the cop Nova level in the corners were parts that came directly from the Z/28 Camaro. Here was a real GM sports sedan for the 1970s.

8. 2010 Ford Raptor Border Patrol Service Package

2010 Ford Raptor Border Patrol Service Package
When Ford’s SVT Raptor came along, the Border Patrol had a perfect rig for running hard along our desert-lined southernmost border. The U.S. government ordered a few Raptors, but because of the rigors of the job, these trucks had to be equipped with cloth seats instead of leather. We can’t imagine any better vehicle for patrolling miles of rough and rugged dirt two tracks.

7.The Caprice’s top engine is a 355-hp V-8 paired to a 6-speed automatic

2011-Chevrolet-Caprice-Police-4
The performance of this Chevy should appeal to those officers who fondly remember the Caprice of the ’90s; even V-6 versions are rated for a top speed of 150 mph. If an officer needs to pick one modern cop car to chase a villain up a canyon road, the Caprice would probably be the best choice.

6.1994–1996 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1

1994–1996 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1
Under the hood of each one was a de-tuned version of the Corvette’s LT1 V-8 with 260 hp and 330 lb-ft of torque (a Corvette of this generation made only 40 hp more). The police version of these cars was the legendary Caprice 9C1. It would smoke through the quarter-mile in around 15 seconds, and proved so desirable and durable that it was rumored police agencies spent their budgets restoring these cars rather than buying new Ford Police Interceptors.

5.1977–1978 Dodge Monaco Pursuit

1977–1978 Dodge Monaco Pursuit
t American cars of the day—the top L82 350 V-8 in the Corvette made just 210 hp in 1977, so the Monaco was a serious performance car. What sealed the Dodge’s reputation was a starring role as the police chase vehicle of choice in The Dukes of Hazzard. Any cop car that can keep up with the General Lee is pretty stout.

4.1991–2002 Chevrolet Camaro B4C

1991–2002 Chevrolet Camaro B4C
4th generation Camaro arrived in 1993 packing the new 275-hp LT1 350 V-8 and an optional 6-speed manual, the B4C became a real monster, one capable of acceleration to 60 mph in less than 6 seconds and a top speed well north of 150 mph. With that level of performance, the Camaro became the most potent American cop car of the 1990s. By 2001, just as the 4th gen Camaro was about to depart, the 310-hp LS1 V-8 became part of the package, making this already hot cop special a supercar.

3.1969 Dodge Polara Pursuit

1969 Dodge Polara Pursuit
375-hp 440 Magnum under the hood, was a beast. It was like a four-door Plymouth Road Runner muscle car in plain clothes. According to the book Dodge, Plymouth & Chrysler Police Cars 1956–1978 by Edwin J. Sanow and John L. Bellah, the ’69 Polara Pursuit for decades held the record for quickest top speed of any Chrysler cop car at the company’s Chelsea Proving Grounds high-banked oval—147 mph. That’s a remarkable speed for an American sedan today, much less one from the ’60s.

2.1983–1993 Ford Mustang SSP

1983–1993 Ford Mustang SSP
Mustang (same basic car) went into national use. Under the hood was the legendary 5.0-liter V-8 paired to a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual. The quickest ones came in 1990–1993, when Ford had its speedometers certified right up to 160 mph. Ford made about 15,000 of these awesome cop cruisers. Today, well-used SSP Mustangs are the perfect project-car platform.

1.2006–2013 Dodge Charger Police Package

2006–2013 Dodge Charger Police Package
Then, in 2005, Dodge launched the new Charger, a rear-drive, Hemi V-8 muscle sedan. Just one year later, the Police Package arrived to strike fear into the heart of every speeder. The best of the early ones had a 340-hp V-8 and could hit 60 mph in 6 seconds flat. Today’s even more powerful 370-hp Charger Police Package does the deed in 5.3 seconds and looks meaner than ever thanks to its menacing prow.

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