Gothamist: NYPD Car Fleet Gets Charged

Toby

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:05:05 -0500

There are only going to be 15 of these in basically an in service test. And thanks for the link to my photos!

tien

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:28:13 -0500

wait...what are highways? and parkways? i don't know such things.

cgee

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:28:29 -0500

tien, if you would get your head out of your ass and look at a map of NYC, you would notice these things called "highways" and "parkways," especially in the boroughs beyond Manhattan. Weird, huh?

kwanito

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:55:18 -0500

Those NYPD Chargers might need a new color scheme lest the stealth mode be compromised.

Bob A Booey

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:34:46 -0500

These cars have better engines & brakes than the current Crown Vic's (which Ford is phasing out), there is nothing wrong with the NYPD's choice here. A Prius would be incredibly impractical.

Ivan

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:48:35 -0500

These new police cars remind me of the "Pursuit" and "Interceptor" cars of the original Mad Max movie--which may be both a good and bad thing considering that they'll be used on the streets of NYC, not the post-apocalyptic Australian outback...

jon and poncherelli

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:38:07 -0500

You mean the elite Highway Patrol bureau. But did it say that in the press release, Kelly wanted to "diversify" the fleet so downtime would be minimal. I think it's still going to the RMP fleet.

b

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:28:27 -0500

those Dodges are going to be used most likely on the FDR and WSH where their speed will come in handy these cars weren't meant for normal patrols

king of carz

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:10:33 -0500

Why do I get the feeling Dodge made out like a bandit in this deal? Sure they are doing tests right now and most likely signing the deal later. What's wrong with Priuss'? ABC news did a piece on how other police depts are looking at different cars due to gas prices. Whatever r. kelly want's he'll get, I didn't vote for his husband so don't blame me.

tien

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:58:44 -0500

dram. 0-60 in 6.5 seconds? that will surely come in handy on the streets of nyc.