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SPD Testing Five Vehicles As Patrol Car of the Futurrrrrrrrrrrrre
Ford is retiring the Crown Victoria sedan—the basis for majority of the Seattle Police Department's fleet—so SPD's looking for a new ride.
According to Katherine Schubert-Knapp, spokeswoman for the city's Department of Finance & Administrative Services, the city is purchasing four "specially designed" test drive models—a Ford Interceptor, a "Ford SUV," a Chevrolet Caprice, and a GMC Yukon—to check out in the next three to four months.
By mid-2012, Schubert-Knapp says, "SPD will then select its patrol car of the future...order 2012 replacement vehicles."
We're doing a little unpaid focus grouping for SPD to help out. So let 'em know which car you'd most like to see in a televised multi-county police chase.
VROOM VROOM!
The Ford Interceptor:
A "Ford SUV" (which we'll assume looks something like this, but cop-ier)
The Chevrolet Caprice:
A gas-guzzling GMC Yukon:
Although the department is not considering adding these beauties to the fleet—despite the fact that they run on an environmentally-friendly combination of cocaine and broken dreams—I think a strong push in this poll could really force the department's hand:
Vote in the comments! Democracy!
According to Katherine Schubert-Knapp, spokeswoman for the city's Department of Finance & Administrative Services, the city is purchasing four "specially designed" test drive models—a Ford Interceptor, a "Ford SUV," a Chevrolet Caprice, and a GMC Yukon—to check out in the next three to four months.
By mid-2012, Schubert-Knapp says, "SPD will then select its patrol car of the future...order 2012 replacement vehicles."
We're doing a little unpaid focus grouping for SPD to help out. So let 'em know which car you'd most like to see in a televised multi-county police chase.
VROOM VROOM!
The Ford Interceptor:
A "Ford SUV" (which we'll assume looks something like this, but cop-ier)
The Chevrolet Caprice:
A gas-guzzling GMC Yukon:
Although the department is not considering adding these beauties to the fleet—despite the fact that they run on an environmentally-friendly combination of cocaine and broken dreams—I think a strong push in this poll could really force the department's hand:
Vote in the comments! Democracy!
