2012 Michigan State Police Test Results

[Prince Valiant]

Every year I try to post the results...even without the Crown Vic's, there is still a variety of cars from all the manufactures:

The cars in alphabetical order:

Chevy Caprice v6
Chevy Caprice v8 *
Dodge Charger v6 2.65 gears *
Dodge Charger v6 3.07 gears*
Dodge Charger v8 2.65 gears
Dodge Charger v8 3.06 gears
Ford Taurus v6 FWD
Ford Taurus Turbo v6 AWD

*Denotes e85 compatibility

Acceleration

0-60:

Dodge Charger v8 3.06 gears--- 5.83 sec
Chevy Caprice v8---------------5.91 sec
Ford Taurus Turbo v6 AWD------5.92 sec
Dodge Charger v6 2.65 gears---5.95 sec
Chevy Caprice v6---------------7.65 sec
Dodge Charger v6 3.07 gears---7.66 sec
Ford Taurus v6 FWD------------7.77 sec
Dodge Charger v6 2.65 gears---7.93 sec

0-100:

Dodge Charger v8 3.06 gears---13.65 sec
Dodge Charger v8 2.65 gears---14.01 sec
Chevy Caprice v8--------------14.14 sec
Ford Taurus Turbo v6 AWD-----14.50 sec
Chevy Caprice v6--------------18.30 sec
Dodge Charger v6 3.07 gears---19.18 sec
Ford Taurus v6 FWD-----------19.68 sec
Dodge Charger v6 2.65 gears---20.18 sec

Top Speed

Chevy Caprice v8--------------154 mph
Dodge Charger v8 2.65 gears---152 mph
Dodge Charger v8 3.06 gears---151 mph
Ford Taurus Turbo v6 AWD-----148 mph
Chevy Caprice v6--------------147 mph
Dodge Charger v6 3.07 gears---141 mph
Dodge Charger v6 2.65 gears---141 mph
Ford Taurus v6 FWD-----------130 mph

Distance to Stop

Chevy Caprice v8-------------125.8 ft
Chevy Caprice v6-------------126.2 ft
Dodge Charger v6-------------127.0 ft
Dodge Charger v8-------------129.9 ft
Ford Taurus v6 FWD-----------131.0 ft
Ford Taurus Turbo v6 AWD-----131.7 ft

Lap Time(Gratten Speedway)

Dodge Charger v8 2.65 gears---1:34.39
Dodge Charger v8 3.06 gears---1:35.42
Ford Taurus Turbo v6 AWD-----1:35.85
Chevy Caprice v8--------------1:36.84
Dodge Charger v6 3.07 gears---1:37.57
Dodge Charger v6 2.65 gears---1:37.71
Chevy Caprice v6--------------1:37.87
Ford Taurus v6 FWD-----------1:39.63

Gas Mileage(in alphabetical order since the data is incomplete)

Chevy Caprice v6---------------17/24
Chevy Caprice v8 *-------------TBA
Dodge Charger v6 2.65 gears *--19/26
Dodge Charger v6 3.07 gears*---TBA
Dodge Charger v8 2.65 gears----16/25
Dodge Charger v8 3.06 gears----TBA
Ford Taurus v6 FWD------------TBA
Ford Taurus Turbo v6 AWD------TBA

* denotes e85 compatibility

There are more vehicles out there, of course...Tahoe's, Explorers, Durango's all have police packages too. I just limited the data to the "typical" cars we're likely to see on the roads, plus the others weren't put through many of the same test.

[animal]

So if you want the fastest cop car available.... Prince has put together the list for you :goof

[Prince Valiant]

So if you want the fastest cop car available.... Prince has put together the list for you :gooflol...well, just think 3-4 years from now, you may well be able to buy a car that's unavailable to the public in the Caprice (basically a G8 lengthened 3" in the rear footwell to get a barrier back there), or for fairly inexpensively, Taurus SHO's to make a nice sleeper, etc.

[animal]

Yeah but, I don't buy new nor old cop cars. :) Such cars would be much too practical compared to my normal choice of impractical car. I'm sure the blues brothers will be all over it though...

[Prince Valiant]

With our respective builds, I think we could pull of the blues bro's act pretty well...imagine cruising hwy 100 dressed in black suits/hats/dark sunglasses :goof

[animal]

I'm sure that'd get some laughs :)

[PureSound15]

Are you guys flirting?


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[Prince Valiant]

Come to think of it, these were the same lines that worked on yo' momma!

[PB86MCSS]

Pretty quick 0-100 for the V-6 Charger.

[Prince Valiant]

Pretty quick 0-100 for the V-6 Charger.with 2.65 gears, no less.

Fixed :D

[BAD LS1]

Good to know that even my cruze can possibly out gun one of those pesky state patrol chargers up thru 100 lol

[Prince Valiant]

Good to know that even my cruze can possibly out gun one of those pesky state patrol chargers up thru 100 lol:confused What in the results leads you to think this?

[BAD LS1]

20 seconds to 100 says it all!

[Prince Valiant]

20 seconds to 100 says it all!
Which is, near as I can tell, safely faster than an eco cruze w/ manual trans:
http://media.caranddriver.com/files/2011-chevrolet-volt-vs-chevrolet-cruze-eco.pdf

0-100: 24.5 seconds.

Likewise, I haven't seen any troopers using v6 chargers, lol...

[PB86MCSS]

with 2.65 gears, no less.

Fixed :D

Ahh, makes more sense now ;) . For those just tuning in, I was reading it doing 0-100 in 14.01 :D , I'm not senile or that sarcastic (ok, I am).

[BAD LS1]

Hemi chargers come in single exhaust variants like the blue/gray ones the troopers use? Is this the same 3.5 that was in '10 base challengers for example or that all new 3.6 mill? I'm not say my Eco is fast by any means lol, it was for comparison which isn't too far off.

[GTSLOW]

Yeah but, I don't buy new nor old cop cars. :) Such cars would be much too practical compared to my normal choice of impractical car. I'm sure the blues brothers will be all over it though...

That and I'm sure everyone around you drives the speed limit. Lol