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    2017 Chrysler Town &....errr Pacifica Debuts

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    I agree it looks good. I don't have a problem with dropping the Grand Caravan. They can then develop one great vehicle instead of having to split development into two, while limiting the one to artificially make the other better (much like Ford/Mercury). But to then drop the known/established/respected Town & Country name? I agree it's not the "freshest" sounding name, but still, it's known, and it's not like the minivan segment will explode with this name change. We'll see overall "Pacifica" number quite higher than Town & Country, but that will be somewhat artificial, as it will now be a replacement for both Grand Caravan AND Town & Country, so naturally consolidating to one vehicle will see that vehicle's numbers higher than on or the other of the previous model by themselves....hopefully that makes sense.

     

    It might just be the market difference. Here in the Maritimes, it seems Grand Caravan are everywhere but T&C are pretty rare.

    First Test: 2016 Chevrolet Camaro SS [MotorTrend]

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    How fast is a Mustang GT if you add $5K in upgrades? GT starts at $32K. SS starts at $37K.

     

    And honestly, it doesn't matter which one is a tick faster to 60 or on the track. It only matters for internet bragging rights and bench racing.

     

    I ran 12.4 @ 119 MPH in my automatic '13 GT with long tube headers and a tune. Stock 3.15 gears, 245 All Season Tire & full weight (fully equiped Premium model with the glass roof). And that was without even trying, I'm no drag racer I just went to a Test & Tune night for fun.

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    It's official: for police, the Ford Taurus and Explorer are the new Crown Vic

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    I love my '13 Interceptor at works. We don't have the Ecoboost one. They're solid car and they are planted to the road. We don't have much issues with them (but mine is currently in the shop to replace a craqued exhaust manifold). I drive our last Crown Vic meanwhile. They have that old school 'cruising' around feeling of a classic car, but they're slow and pigs on gas compared to a Taurus. And being in rural Nova Scotia, if I have to respond to a light and sirens, high emergency call, I've got way more confidence in the AWD Taurus to carve along our twisty, badly damaged coastal Highways.

     

    Plus, it should start snowing in the next few weeks up here; that's where the new Interceptors really shines.

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    Dodge Gives the Cop Car a Dash of Tesla

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    What I like about having a physical keyboard is I can run a plate without the radio by just typing it on the keyboard by only looking at it once or twice to locate my fingers on the keyboard. Plus, if I want to work on my files without seating at my desk at the office, I can just park somewhere where I can make a presence (school zone, area of common complaints) and bring the laptop mount closer to me so I'm not typing in an awkard position. I'm not sure what to think about this system.

    But I after the trouble we had with the Chargers when we tried them for a short period between the Crown Victoria and the Taurus, I guess I'll never get to try this new system at work.

    Regular Car Reviews: 2000 P71 Crown Vic Police Interceptor

    in Ford Motor Company Discussion Forum

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    I wonder if we'll ever know when the last Crown Vic is taken out of law enforcement use.

    We still have one left here (2011). Our fleet consist of that Crown Vic, 2x 2013 Taurus, a 2015 Taurus and 2x 2013 Tahoe (2WD & 4WD). The Crown Vic has been a POS in the last few months, with transmission and electrical issues. It is currently in the shop to get an exhaust manifold replaced.

     

    The Taurus are pretty bullet proof save for the rear control arms bushings. One of them got a weird issue: if you turn on the wiper they'll never turn off again until you shut the car off.

     

    Funny enough, the older Crown Vic has less mileage (around 115 000 kms) than the 2x 2013 Taurus (120 000 kms & 125 000 kms).

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