The police of Michigan conducted a comparative test cars GM, Ford and FCA.
Cars were evaluated on three criteria — the dynamics of acceleration, maximum speed and braking ability.
In the first category won sedan Police Interceptor, built on the Ford Taurus. Cityradio, features a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6, capable of accelerating from a standstill to 60 mph (96 kph) in 5.7 seconds. For comparison, the fastest version of police Chevrolet Caprice accelerates to 60 mph in about of 6.11 seconds.
While official Caprice was named the car with the highest maximum speed is 155 mph (250 kph). Maximum speed Ford police Taurus and Dodge Charger five miles per hour less.
Finally, the tests showed that the Charger has the best braking ability. The braking distance of a sedan at a speed of 60 miles per hour is equal to 37.5 meters.
The car brand Ford is the favorite car of American cops. They account for approximately 60 percent of all vehicles ordered by police officers from the Detroit “Big three”.
The most popular is the Ford Explorer SUV, which police value for “high adaptability to emergent situations and a wide range of power plants”.
