2014 Dodge Charger Pursuit AWD is America's Fastest Police Car

here the charger (2015 rwd) got far better economy than both taurus models turbo and naturally aspirated. the tarus required more engine maintenance due to high rpm idling which also led to further fuel consumption, and general wear and tear, which is normal for all of fords "eco boost" engines..... and the turbos only seem to spool then pop requiring replacement constantly (every force i have seen chose the non trubo for that reason) the 5.7 hemi has proven easy and inexpensive to fix, naturally aspirated and fuel saver technology (shutting down 4 cyl at normal road speeds and costs less while idling) has boosted the economy, in hot areas the rwd is sufficient and cheaper to fix when issues arise. that cannot be said about the for fwd/awd or even dodges awd. many places are not bothering with awd versions for that reason the ford did address issues of hit vehicles by most police forces but most forces still do not trust a vehicle once hit especially a unibody like both the ford and charger, are simply taken off the streets and either repaired and sold or simply scrapped and replaced depending on condition, and sometimes salvaged for spare parts. once hit a unibody vehicles integrity is hard to maintain with constant use. "The most important parts of the car, the engine and chassis, are police specific." yes and no, they are upgraded and reinforced standard chassis, made for further survieability, but with the uni construction the other parts only really help with salvage, of parts as spares. in the end in this year 2015, dodge has done the same further reinforcing their chassis (parts we already reinforced from standard in gen 1) really now that we have had 2 years with both on the market in full form, cost of maintenance is nearly identical as unibody often forces the car to be retired if hit at any speed over 80/km/h as it causes twisting damage to the chassis. the real differences now in cost are nearly identical after, the vehicle, standard maintenance and fuel consumption are taken into account. ford= cheaper car, higer fuel and basic maitnence costs. dodge= more expensive car, less fuel use, slightly lower maitnence due to lower idling rpm. both will generally be heavily damaged and written off if hit from front or side but survivability has improved in all vehicles. but chassis will not always take impact and still leave whole vehicle use-able. rear end damage is usually repairable on both up to 100 km/h before chassis damage is to extensive. in the end it depends on what the upper choose now...... locally we have 2 using fords 2 using dodge..... with end costs nearly identical..... for both 2wd and 4wd versions......