NYPD To Test Dodge Charger Patrol Cars
Saturday, February 11, 2006 Filed in: Automobiles
The New York Police Department is adding some muscle to its car fleet: the 2006 Dodge Charger.
The department plans to buy 15 police versions of the car for a pilot program that will begin this summer.
In a recent analysis by Michigan State Police, Chargers equipped with a V-8 engine had the quickest acceleration (6.52 seconds to 60 mph) and fastest lap time (150 mph) of any police vehicle tested.
The police highway unit will test drive 10 Chargers featuring V-8 engines, officials said. The rest will have V-6s and hit city streets in the five boroughs.
If they pass inspection, they could replace hundreds of squad cars in the NYPD's 3,000-vehicle patrol fleet, now dominated by Ford Crown Victorias and Chevrolet Impalas.