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Originally Posted by tortuga
he probably saw the marine sticker on your back window, most 5-0 are retired military so he let ya slide... that's awesome that he didn't pull ya, maybe he was really just in awe of the titan... btw the interceptor would have caught you in a heartbeat...  |
It would have been more than a heartbeat to catch up to the Titan. Sure the Interceptor has top speed, handling and radio advantages but flat out acceleration the Titan takes it.
0 to 60 Police Interceptor= 8.25 / Titan= 6.7
Police Interceptor 1/4= 16.3 / Titan= 15.1
Police Vehicle Performance
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Here's some interesting performance info on widely used Police vehicles.
This spawned my interest after my incident with the unmarked Intrepid.
"Test results: 2004The Michigan State Police tested four 2004 models in mid-2003: the Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Intrepid, and Ford Police Interceptors (Crown Victorias) with two different axle ratios, 3.27:1 and 3.55:1. The Dodge had the smallest engine at 3.5 liters; the Chevy had a 3.8 V6, the Ford a 4.6 V8. Four special service vehicles were also tested, the Ford Explorer and Expedition, and Chevrolet Tahoes with 5.3 liter engines and two and four wheel drive. This is the first year in some time that neither Dodge nor Jeep had a special service vehicle, possibly because both the Durango and Grand Cherokee are being replaced.
Once again, the Chrysler proving grounds were used. This year, the term "DaimlerChrysler" was removed from its place in the past before "Dodge" (as in "DaimlerChrysler Dodge Intrepid). The cars were driven multiple times by four different drivers. Ford removed underbody air deflectors, saying they were not on the 2004 models.
The overall performance of the two Fords and the Dodge were within a hair of each other, with the Impala lagging slightly - the Dodge and the two Fords did the course in 1 minute, 42 seconds, while the Chevrolet took one minute, 45 seconds. The Dodge actually beat the V8 Ford with the 3.27 ratio, and was only four hundredths of a second behind the 3.55:1 V8 Ford.
Test Ford 1 Ford 2 Dodge Chevy
0-60 8.25 8.44 8.56 9
0-100 22.5 23.3 23.6 26.4
1/4 mile 16.3 16.4 16.6 16.9
Top speed 128 <123 135 123
Stopping 150 ft 150ft 137 ft 134 ft
Gas mileage 18 mpg 18 mpg 22 mpg 23 mpg
Course time 1:42 1:42 1:42 1:45
The Fords had the best acceleration across the board, with the Dodge only a little behind, and the Chevrolet lagging more. That's not surprising since the Fords were the only V8s and all three cars were around the same size. However, the ancient Ford design showed in cornering and braking, allowing Dodge and Chevy to get roughly the same course times. The value of that slight extra acceleration, compared with the four-five mile per gallon shortfall and less effective braking, is questionable."
BTW here's my little experience running a unmarked Police vehicle. Same deal, I believe the Eagle, Globe and Anchor might have helped me out.
Crazy Marines
My First Race W/ Unmarked Police Car