Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan: 38 MPG Ford Fusion Hybrid
The Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan: 38 MPG Ford Fusion Hybrid Get Police Makeover
The Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan is expected to be available Summer 2018.
The vehicle is able to sense aggressive driving -- as during a pursuit -- and more aggressively charge the battery.
The vehicle is more expensive than Police Interceptor sedans, but Ford says police departments can recoup the extra cost in about one year with fuel savings.
The Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan is expected to be available Summer 2018.
The vehicle is able to sense aggressive driving -- as during a pursuit -- and more aggressively charge the battery.
The vehicle is more expensive than Police Interceptor sedans, but Ford says police departments can recoup the extra cost in about one year with fuel savings.
The primary nameplate used by Ford for vehicles purposed as police vehicles since 1992 is the Ford Police Interceptor. The Ford models modified and sold for police, fire and other emergency service use.
The primary vehicles sold as Police Interceptors are the Police Interceptor Utility and the Police Interceptor Sedan.
The Police Interceptor is a specialized Ford Explorer that was introduced in 2013. In 2019, for the 2020 model year, the second generation Ford Police Interceptor Utility was introduced with a new rear wheel drive platform, based on the sixth-generation Ford Explorer.
The Ford Police Interceptor Sedan (FPIS) was introduced as the sedan of the Ford Police Interceptor range for the 2013 model year, based on the sixth generation Ford Taurus. The Ford Police Interceptor Sedan was discontinued when the Ford Taurus was discontinued in March 2019. For awhile there was a Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan based on the Ford Fusion, but the hybrid police vehicle was discontinued when the Ford Fusion was discontinue in 2020.