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um....no. If anything fuel economy is one of the major considerations given to police fleet purchases these days. While performance needs and the vehicles general capabilities are certainly the primary factor, after that they are all about fuel economy. All police fleets are going for "right-sizing" their vehicles to the task at hand. For instance, while a highway patrolman may have a need for a car like the Caprice PPV in order to engage in high speed pursuits, a regular patrolman in an urban/surburban area really doesn't have much need for that kind of performance and would be just as capable with a more efficient vehicle. Even in the case of the highway cop, the department will tend to pick the vehicle that can get the job done while returning the best MPG's.
I have a friend who was a patrolman in a large rural township in NJ. When fuel prices spiked a couple years ago, they ended up on usage restrictions. In a 30 square mile rural township with no more than two or three officers on duty at anytime they were limited to driving no more than 100 miles on a shift without receiving authorization to exceed that limit. With fuel prices high and budget cutbacks looming everywhere it is foolish not to consider MPG as a major factor in making a vehicle purchase decision. Would you rather have your call for help answered in a reasonable time by a cop in a Prius or not answered at all?
um....no. If anything fuel economy is one of the major considerations given to police fleet purchases these days. While performance needs and the vehicles general capabilities are certainly the primary factor, after that they are all about fuel economy. All police fleets are going for "right-sizing" their vehicles to the task at hand. For instance, while a highway patrolman may have a need for a car like the Caprice PPV in order to engage in high speed pursuits, a regular patrolman in an urban/surburban area really doesn't have much need for that kind of performance and would be just as capable with a more efficient vehicle. Even in the case of the highway cop, the department will tend to pick the vehicle that can get the job done while returning the best MPG's.
I have a friend who was a patrolman in a large rural township in NJ. When fuel prices spiked a couple years ago, they ended up on usage restrictions. In a 30 square mile rural township with no more than two or three officers on duty at anytime they were limited to driving no more than 100 miles on a shift without receiving authorization to exceed that limit. With fuel prices high and budget cutbacks looming everywhere it is foolish not to consider MPG as a major factor in making a vehicle purchase decision. Would you rather have your call for help answered in a reasonable time by a cop in a Prius or not answered at all?
Read the post I respond to again. It did not say that fuel economy was not an issue, but that it simply took backseat. I agreed with that statement and affirmed that is how it should be.
Fuel economy should be a very secondary issue in police cruisers. Safety, ergonomics, performance and durability should all take substantial preference over fuel economy.
I love this car and I love big Chevy cars. But Chevy (GM) is run by children. If they have one year of good sales and profits on big cars they will turn their back on development of efficient designs. It's happened over and over. Toyota developed their hybrid synergy drive system when gasoline was at it's cheapest in history (compared with per capita income) and GM was marketing 500 HP Escalades and making billions in profits per quarter. 10 years later they are on their hands and knees before Obama asking for a bailout.
I have a real problem with GM and would probably not buy one of their cars for that alone.
...another.
Some sources say it will come here as a publicly offered car, but as the Impala SS and tweaked... others show it redesigned as a 2011 model, but all sqared off. I like it like it is now!
So do I! Much more masculine/sportier looking than the Ford or Dodge imo. But then, I am a die-hard GM fan anyway.
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