P71 Crown Vic Police Interceptor

The Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, also referred to as the CVPI, is a series of law enforcement vehicles assembled by Ford Motors. The 1992 Crown Vic police car models were officially termed the 'P71 Crown Victorias' or the 'P71 Crown Vics'. Even when these vehicles were officially reclassified as Police Interceptors, they preserved the P71 tag. The Interceptor became one of the most widely used cars in Northern American police departments. Taxi companies also preferred the Interceptors due to their reliability and endurance levels. The 1998 P71 Interceptor had an over all chrome re haul, which included chrome bumper strips, chrome-trimmed flat black rear fascia, chrome door handle trim, and a chrome grille. When the 1999 P71 was upgraded, it's newest addition was a brand new 'Police Interceptor' insignia, along with black door handle trim, a chrome-trimmed gloss black rear fascia, black bumper strips and a gloss black slatted grille. The 2000 Crown Vic P71 saw the inclusion of a flat black slatted grille and the chrome trim was eliminated from the rear fascia and taillights. The 2001 P71 design banished all the trims on the plastic bumper pieces and the addition of a honeycomb-style grille. By 2003 it was time to pay some heed to the interiors of the car and that is exactly what the designers did. Not only did they refurbish the interiors, but they also included safety measures such as side impact air bags. Though not much difference lies between the models released between 2001 and 2006, the most evident change could be spotted in their wheels; as the brakes, suspension, steering, and the frame were all transformed for the 2003 model. The 2004 model on the other hand got a new air intake system. Even though the Police Interceptors are not made available to the general public, used and abandoned Interceptors form the law enforcement department are used as used cars.