Lifting for sheriff’s favorite America’s most popular police car runs on hybrid drive. The comparatively economical combination of V6 petrol engine and electric motor is the standard engine of the newly facelifted Police Interceptor Utility. Compared to a pure combustion engine, it is said to reduce fuel costs by up to $17,500 over the typical operating period of six years – also because US sheriffs traditionally spend a lot of time idling on the side of the road. Thanks to hybrid technology, the gasoline engine doesn’t have to run all the time. The basis for the police SUV remains the civilian Ford Explorer, which has nothing in common with the current European electric crossover of the same name, but was also briefly offered in this country five years ago. For use in law enforcement, the all-wheel drive vehicle has a special, mostly black and white paint job, as well as red-blue lights and a siren. The “Police Perimeter Alert” alarm is now also standard on board, which automatically locks the doors and activates the rear-view camera if someone approaches the patrol car without authorization. Another difference to civilian cars: The “Police Idle Engine” system allows officers to leave the car with the vehicle key in an emergency without the engine switching off and the power supply to the on-board electronics stopping.
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