Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

The Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, called the CVPI, P71 or P7B, was the police car version of the Ford Crown Victoria, a four-door, body-on-frame sedan that Ford manufactured from 1992 to 2011. It was the first vehicle to carry the Ford Police Interceptor name, adopted in 1999. After the Chevrolet Caprice was discontinued, Ford held a near monopoly on police vehicles in the United States and Canada for over a decade, and from 1997 to 2013 the car was the most widely used automobile in law enforcement fleets in North America. Rear-wheel drive, V8 power and body-on-frame construction suited police work and cheap collision repair. The 4.6 litre V8 grew from 235 horsepower in 2001 to the 2004 rating of about 187 kilowatts, and decommissioned cars were popular used buys for taxi companies.