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10-13-2012, 07:55 AM
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2013 Dodge Charger Police Package - First Drive
Dodge turns us loose on the populace with a police-spec Charger sedan.
By Nick Kurczewski
October 12, 2012
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More Dodge Vehicles >>The term wiggle-waggle doesn’t usually come up in conversation, much less many car reviews here at Road & Track HQ. But if you ever find yourself behind the wheel of a Dodge Charger outfitted in full police specification, it might come in handy to know the term refers to two flashing lights mounted behind the front grille. That bit of trivia would have helped us avoid inadvertently pull over a good-natured colleague only seconds into our test drive. Upon realizing we were behind the wheel, he got out of his car to tell us we’d left the center console mounted lights illuminated. Note to Dodge: never trust auto journalists with any vehicle equipped with lights and sirens.
2013 Dodge Charger Police Package
Bail Money Isn’t Optional
With that (felony-grade) mistake behind us, it was time to get down to business and watch other motorists slam their brakes whenever the big black-and-white Dodge rolled into their line of site. If you think cops don’t realize you’re trying to subtly hit the brakes without looking obvious, think again. It was comical how other drivers became such law-abiding citizens around the Charger. One strange disadvantage to all this power was the sudden guilt we felt anytime the speedometer needle crept past the posted speed limit. Like a star pupil caught smoking by the bike racks, the Charger police car just doesn’t look quite right when its breaking the rules.
2013 Dodge Charger Police Package
Not that you have much problem bending the rules, thanks to the 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 under the hood. Compared to the plastic-fantastic engine covers that grace the engine bays of many modern cars, the Charger’s 370-bhp V-8 looks downright rude and crude – and is all the better for it. Coupled to a 5-speed column-shift automatic transmission and 3.06-rear axle ratio, the Charger quickly bolts down the road when you punch the gas pedal. It doesn’t feel small, that’s for sure. At 200.3-inches long, the Charger feels big and substantial because, well, it’s pretty darn big and substantial. Yet it never felt unwieldy, even when hustling along some very narrow country roads several hours north of New York City.
2013 Dodge Charger Police Package
Blues Brothers-Approved
Helping to keep the Charger on an even keel are heavy-duty brakes, police-grade suspension and, if the perp you’re chasing is a real hot-shoe, standard traction control and stability control. The electro-hydraulic steering does a pretty good job keeping you informed what’s going on at either end of this rear-wheel-drive sedan, though in tight corners you can steer the Charger as much with shot of power to the rear wheels than you can by wildly twirling the leather-wrapped steering wheel. That’s about the only hint of luxury added to the cabin, which is decidedly Spartan and undoubtedly easy to clean. If you like acres of black plastic and rubber surfaces – not to mention a pretty menacing set of steel wheels – you’re going to love this Charger police car. From the driver’s seat, one of the biggest thrills to be found is the push-button console located between the two front bucket seats. This controls the overhead light-bar (a $4,400 option!) and assorted sirens, along with those wiggle-waggle grille lights.
2013 Dodge Charger Police Package
The front and rear seats are trimmed in cloth and, to be honest, they’re pretty flat and featureless. Be prepared to brace with your knees against the doors and/or console when ripping this Dodge quickly around corners. Granted, rear seat comfort probably isn’t the highest priority in this market segment. We clambered into the back for what (hopefully) will be our only occasion to test the rear confines of the Charger police car. Without any partition, there is ample room and, yes, we did make one entry attempt with hands tucked behind our back. Good news: it’s still easy to get inside. Bad news: you probably don’t want to ever find out if we’re right or not.
2013 Dodge Charger Police Package
For Official Use Only
We know you’re going to ask, and you already can guess the answer. No, you can’t walk into your local Dodge dealer and start ordering a police-spec Charger. If you happen to have a badge in your wallet – and the approval of top brass – then maybe you have a chance. But don’t think that a stripped down cabin and lack of shiny alloy wheels means this is a bargain-basement ride. Loaded with the full complement of official hardware, the price of this Charger shot to $46,355. Fuel mileage isn’t exactly great either, with an official EPA estimate of 16/25-mpg in city and highway driving.
But what price can you put on ruling the road and never having to worry about anyone giving you a hard time? The Dodge Charger Police package is so much fun, you might consider a career change to get your hands on one.
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FIRST DRIVE REVIEW
2012 Chevrolet Caprice PPV
The cops get their most potent pursuit weapon since the spike strip.
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The cops get their most potent pursuit weapon since the spike strip.
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As evidenced by the law-enforcement community’s loyalty to the Ford Crown Victoria, dynamic prowess is not a high priority for police cruisers. Neither is interior space. In fact, the Crown Victoria’s success suggests that the only things police departments look for in their cruisers are a V-8 and rear-wheel drive.
Nevertheless, in the new Chevrolet Caprice PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle), the cops are getting much more than just any old rear-drive, V-8 sedan. Basically, they’re getting a stretched Pontiac G8, with all that car’s attendant strengths. And then some. The front struts were stiffened, as was every component in the rear suspension. Talking to the Caprice’s chassis engineers, you’d think they’d been developing a track package for the defunct G8. They say they focused mostly on strengthening transient response. Their new cruiser feels planted but will happily wag its tail when properly coaxed.
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Officers transitioning into this car from a Crown Victoria are in for a surprise the first time they spin the bow tie’s steering wheel. What is this? Effort? Feedback? Revelation? A car this planted and responsive seems like overkill for patrolling broad, flat highways, but officers and troopers in twisty locales will be praying for pursuits.
Two Engines, One Price
Chevy will offer two engines in the Caprice PPV, a 3.6-liter V-6 and a 6.0-liter V-8. The six makes 301 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque; the eight ups the count to 355 and 384, respectively. The last V-8 G8 we tested needed 5.2 seconds to get to 60 mph and 13.8 to rip through the quarter-mile. Figure on the 2012 Caprice needing a couple extra 10ths, thanks to a few additional pounds. The V-6 car should need an extra second to hit the same marks. Departments hoping to put on drifting exhibitions with their cruisers will have to opt for the V-6 car, as the V-8’s stability-control system can’t be fully disabled to keep the cops in the more-powerful cars from getting in over their heads.
Interestingly, the Caprice’s price with either engine will be the same $31,495—before contract and bid pricing enter the picture to lower it, anyway. Considering that the bulk of GM’s development costs for pushrod V-8s was amortized sometime in, oh, say, the early ’70s and that the V-6 is a modern—and recently developed—dual-overhead-cam aluminum piece with direct injection and variable valve timing, that actually makes some sense. It also leaves each department to choose more freely whether it wants the higher performance of the V-8 or the better fuel economy of the six. With the eight, the Caprice is rated at 15 mpg in the city and 24 on the highway. The V-6 car hasn’t been tested by the EPA yet, but figure on its bettering those numbers by a couple mpg in each category. (Should probably go with the sixes, fellas, fuel costs and whatnot. And the higher the speed in a pursuit, the greater the danger to the public.)
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Chevy will offer two engines in the Caprice PPV, a 3.6-liter V-6 and a 6.0-liter V-8. The six makes 301 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque; the eight ups the count to 355 and 384, respectively. The last V-8 G8 we tested needed 5.2 seconds to get to 60 mph and 13.8 to rip through the quarter-mile. Figure on the 2012 Caprice needing a couple extra 10ths, thanks to a few additional pounds. The V-6 car should need an extra second to hit the same marks. Departments hoping to put on drifting exhibitions with their cruisers will have to opt for the V-6 car, as the V-8’s stability-control system can’t be fully disabled to keep the cops in the more-powerful cars from getting in over their heads.
Interestingly, the Caprice’s price with either engine will be the same $31,495—before contract and bid pricing enter the picture to lower it, anyway. Considering that the bulk of GM’s development costs for pushrod V-8s was amortized sometime in, oh, say, the early ’70s and that the V-6 is a modern—and recently developed—dual-overhead-cam aluminum piece with direct injection and variable valve timing, that actually makes some sense. It also leaves each department to choose more freely whether it wants the higher performance of the V-8 or the better fuel economy of the six. With the eight, the Caprice is rated at 15 mpg in the city and 24 on the highway. The V-6 car hasn’t been tested by the EPA yet, but figure on its bettering those numbers by a couple mpg in each category. (Should probably go with the sixes, fellas, fuel costs and whatnot. And the higher the speed in a pursuit, the greater the danger to the public.)
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Both engines will be paired with six-speed automatics. Like the civilian G8, the transmission has a sport mode that holds gears longer and downshifts under braking, but we take issue with the name for that function. Shouldn’t it be “pursuit”? Or if two Ps on the shifter surround are going to be too confusing, maybe “chase”? As opposed to other police cars, which have their shifters relocated to the column—somewhat clumsily in the case of the last Dodge Charger police car we drove—the Caprice’s shifter remains on the center console, albeit offset to the driver’s side. This is done to make room for computers, but we drove a car with the computer mounted on a pedestal that lifted it above the shifter, which seemed fine. The PPV will also be offered in a “detective package” set up for stealthier duty. In this car, the shifter remains where we remember it from the G8 and even retains its manual-shift gate. (We’d be impressed to see the in-car footage of an officer banging off manual shifts during a pursuit.)
An Important Fundamental Difference
With other police cars, there’s a long list of what’s been changed from the civilian version. But with the Caprice, the mere existence of the car is unique to the police market. In the U.S., there simply is no civilian version. Of course, our late G8 lives on in Australia as a Holden—and in the Middle East as a Chevy—and the differences between this car and those follow the usual police-duty script: upgraded suspension components, cooling system, and brake calipers, rotors, and pads. In the police market, the testing performed by the Michigan State Police and the California Highway Patrol is referenced by departments and posts throughout the country. Chevrolet says the Caprice’s braking performance was the best ever recorded in California’s testing. There’s also a second battery to power the myriad auxiliary systems in a police car, with an isolator between it and the primary battery to make sure the car always starts even after sitting on location with lights, computers, and cameras sucking juice.
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With other police cars, there’s a long list of what’s been changed from the civilian version. But with the Caprice, the mere existence of the car is unique to the police market. In the U.S., there simply is no civilian version. Of course, our late G8 lives on in Australia as a Holden—and in the Middle East as a Chevy—and the differences between this car and those follow the usual police-duty script: upgraded suspension components, cooling system, and brake calipers, rotors, and pads. In the police market, the testing performed by the Michigan State Police and the California Highway Patrol is referenced by departments and posts throughout the country. Chevrolet says the Caprice’s braking performance was the best ever recorded in California’s testing. There’s also a second battery to power the myriad auxiliary systems in a police car, with an isolator between it and the primary battery to make sure the car always starts even after sitting on location with lights, computers, and cameras sucking juice.
The biggest difference between this car and that formerly known as the G8 is its size. Stretched 3.7 inches between the wheels—overall length is up 8.1—the Caprice has a startling amount of space inside. We’d be happy to sit in the back seat for overnight stakeouts, the 43.1 inches of legroom nearly equaling that of a long-wheelbase BMW 7-series. That volume shrinks significantly with the perp partition fitted, the most devastating loss being the total abolition of toeroom. But we’re not too upset by the discomforts forced on those who find themselves behind the glass in a cop car. Neither is Chevrolet, apparently, as the PPV only has curtain airbags in the front seat. Pipe down, ACLU. That’s because, with the partition blocking off the front and rear seats, the regular full-length curtain can’t deploy. Based on the number of times we’ve seen baddies on TV and in the movies bonk their heads getting into the back seat—we can only assume this is an accurate depiction—an external curtain airbag might be more useful anyway.
Now that the Ford Crown Victoria is dead (long live the queen!) and replaced by the Taurus, the rear-wheel-drive V-8 cop-car market is left exclusively to the Dodge Charger police car and the Caprice. We’ve heard a lot of cops gripe about not having enough space inside the Charger. We can’t see that complaint being very common in the Caprice, and there is no dynamic reason the Chevy shouldn’t be the go-to pick of police officers everywhere. The law-enforcement community is about to get a very effective tool. View Photo Gallery
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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
BASE PRICE: $31,495
ENGINES: DOHC 24-valve 3.6-liter V-6, 301 hp, 265 lb-ft; pushrod 16-valve 6.0-liter V-8, 355 hp, 384 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed automatic, 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 118.5 in
Length: 204.2 in
Width: 74.8 in Height: 58.7 in
Curb weight (C/D est): 4050–4200 lb
PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 5.2–6.2 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.8–14.9 sec
Top speed: 149 mph
FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST):
EPA city/highway driving: 15–17/24–25 mpg
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VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
BASE PRICE: $31,495
ENGINES: DOHC 24-valve 3.6-liter V-6, 301 hp, 265 lb-ft; pushrod 16-valve 6.0-liter V-8, 355 hp, 384 lb-ft
TRANSMISSIONS: 6-speed automatic, 6-speed automatic with manual shifting mode
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 118.5 in
Length: 204.2 in
Width: 74.8 in Height: 58.7 in
Curb weight (C/D est): 4050–4200 lb
PERFORMANCE (C/D EST):
Zero to 60 mph: 5.2–6.2 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 13.8–14.9 sec
Top speed: 149 mph
FUEL ECONOMY (C/D EST):
EPA city/highway driving: 15–17/24–25 mpg
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