Ford CEO Alan Mulally on Twitter

Big Al:

Don't bother making the Taurus (wrong name BTW...) a squad car. It will not be any where near the car the Crown Vic is.

Psh.
Someone should manufacture V8 Interceptors for cop cars.

Mullaly please import the falcons as your Crown vic replacement. 5.4 L v8 Boss RWD sedan.

there is no replacement, GM and Chrysler are tits up, and Ford doesn't have a real cop car replacement, well they could use a Taurus, but they will suffer the same problems the front wheel drived impala's faced, plus front wheel drive is weak as shit compared to a rear wheel drive platform, there is reasons why trucks still use the old school platform, plus the crown vic body on frame is much tougher than unibody cars, why do you think good trucks still have frames, its because its tough

Yes the crown vic is an awesome cop car & uber reliable (I own an 03 P71) but it's not going to meet the new CAFE or safety standards, as well as it's actually getting expensive to maintain the old tooling for those cars since they haven't really changed much in 10+years. And BTW The 2010 Taurus has optional AWD & I think the cops would like that a lot, especially in the northern states in the winter. One last thing is the new Taurus SHO is RWD biased AWD & that could be used in a future cop car

i agree the new Taurus could be a replacement, but it may end up like the Police Chevy Impala (big repair costs due to the front wheel drive layout) there is a reason why trucks still have RWD, and i think the SHO is just a FWD with AWD, i don't think its RWD, also the Crown Vic is really the best option for law enforcement, on durability levels and size, now the new eco boost engines could improve the Crown Victoria's MPG, and the CAFE standards only pertain to 35mpg fleet average not per unit

i don't see where its expensive to maintain tooling that's been paid for since the 90s? i would think the Crown Victoria upkeep is way cheaper than the recent Fusion retooling or F-150 or even Mustang retooling,all the Crown Victoria and its brothers the Grand Marquis and Town Car need is a sheet metal refreshment,and interior upgrades, which would be simple to do,Ford can't afford to lose the Limo/Livery and Police/Taxi/Government business, the Panther platform is cheap to maintain and is tough

yeah but i don't think the chargers will be used for much longer,it looks like Chrysler is bye bye birdy,and your right the crown vic along with the grand marquis and town car are all still built at the St.Thomas Ontario assembly plant up here in Canada,my father has worked there for 20 years so far, i can't see any real replacement for the crown vic as a cop car or government car or even a standard taxi, and the town car is the back bone of the limo industry since its the last of the frame cars

I wonder if Alan Mulally is reading our comments.....

straight pipe a wankel rotary and redline it going down the suburbs