Cop Car Showdown: Dodge Charger vs. Ford Crown Vic

Real cop cars have always been rear-wheel drive, four-door American sedans. The young upstart is the Dodge Charger and the fading champ is the Ford Crown Vic. Out of production since 2011, the Crown Vic still forms the backbone of many North American police fleets. Since all Ford has at the moment is the Taurus Police Interceptor and the Explorer, it looks like the future belongs to the Charger, but will it live up to the Crown Vic’s legacy? Here are a few of our thoughts:

Hagerty Classic Cars compares the police Dodge Charger to the classic Ford Crown Vic. It looks like the future belongs to the Charger, but will it live up to the Crown Vic’s legacy?

1. Exclusivity: The Charger has it here. The Crown Vic has served in every type of fleet imaginable from the U.S. to Canada, to Latin America, the Middle East and even Russia. For many though, the Crown Vic is synonymous with the other cars with lights on the roof – the yellow kind with meters on the dash instead of shotguns. Chargers, on the other hand, rarely show up as airport cabs.