14 DAY TRIAL // Automotive company Ford has announced that, at least for the time being, its latest Interceptor sedan is the most fuel-efficient police car available for purchase in the United States.
The company details that, all things considered, the car owes its impressive fuel efficiency to its four-cylinder 2.0L EcoBoost engine.
In a press release, Ford explains that the vehicle has managed to secure an EPA rating of 20 mpg in the city, 30 mpg on the highway, and 24 mpg combined, and stresses that, as these numbers show, it performs much better than its competitors, at least as far as fuel efficiency goes.
“Ford’s latest police vehicle is the most fuel-efficient police car sold in the United States, with an EPA-estimated rating of 20 miles per gallon city, 30 mpg highway and 24 mpg combined,” the company writes on its website.
“Both Dodge and Chevy’s most efficient police sedans achieve an EPA-estimated rating of 21 mpg combined; neither hit the 30 mpg mark on the highway cycle,” it adds.
Ford says that the car is intended to first and foremost meet the demands of agencies that operate fairly large fleets and which are interested in cutting down on their annual fuel costs.
“The fuel savings potential of the new special service police sedan compared with the most fuel efficient competitors is significant, especially for larger fleets spending tens of thousands of dollars per month on gasoline for police vehicles,” the company argues.
Ford details that, according to its estimates, a police agency that operates a fleet made up of 150 vehicles can save as much as $257,940 (€189,926) over the course of three years.
An agency whose fleet is only made up of 50 vehicles is expected to save $85,980 (€63,308) within the same period.
“Agencies looking to reduce their fuel expenditures, especially for non-pursuit vehicles in small rural agencies, universities and for detective work will want to take a look. We’ve had great feedback on the vehicle and had a lot of agencies asking about it,” Jonathan Honeycutt, Ford police marketing manager, says in a statement.
Needless to say, the less fuel the police cars burn, the less emissions are released. Hence, odds are that environmentalists would love to see Ford's police Interceptor sedan cruising up and down their city's streets.