After a break while some of the senior officers and police chiefs spanked the new cars around the R246 test track, I'm back with more offerings from the Police Car Exhibition. This time, I'll be covering the American cars. The Big Three have most of the market share here: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.
GM's police car competitor is Chevrolet, and personally I'm a big fan of the Chevys. I've long used Corvettes and Camaros as pursuit cars, and they haven't let me down often. The 2004 Corvette C5 Z06 is available, and is a good choice. It's quite cheap, Cr.40,000 less than a C6, reasonably fast and pretty stable at high speed. A more modern alternative is the 2010 Camaro SS, and while it is heavier and slower, this means it can ram suspects more effectively, plus while the back seats are small, the Camaro can boast to be a bit more practical than the Corvette. Also on display was the brand new 2014 Corvette Stingray, and while it is not available for police use, Chevrolet showcased it as a possible future GM interceptor. The ever popular C6 Corvettes were also on show, the Z06 offering plenty of what police departments would want from an interceptor (and being a particular favorite of mine), and the ZR1 for those departments troubled by the fastest suspects.
Dodge was also present, with it's ever popular Challenger SRT-8 taking center stage. The big burly Challenger has a lot of power, and with plenty of weight can effectively double up as a Rhino if need be. However, there's no disguising that it is heavy, and its lack of agility has unsurprisingly turned urban departments away from the SRT-8. Dodge's range of Vipers was also on display, the 2002 GTS offering an alternative to the C5 Corvette and the 2006 SRT-10 Coupe taking the fight to the Z06. The ACR was also on display, and with its combination of power and handling, quite a few forces have already signed on the dotted line for an American Club Racer. But with the big wing, ground effects and stripes, it is not subtle.
Ford brings up the rear, surprisingly not offering a lot of cars. The Focus ST is on offer. Being front wheel drive, it lacks power compared to rear wheel drive offerings, and so the Blue Oval is marketing it to urban forces, where agility and size are more important than outright power. The Mustang GT is another product, Ford's pony car taking up quite a big part of the muscle car market. But with only 300HP, performance is rather disappointing and so it is no surprise that many officers have upgraded their Mustangs to be able to deal with pursuits effectively.
I've been borrowing a car from a friend with -3300pp. I had a Beetle with -21000pp before but I never got a chance to see how much XP and cash I would get.
