It is a police management decision to include use lifecycle cost analysis to purchase fl eet vehicles instead of merely initial cost. Total lifecycle costs always result in the lowest cost of ownership—and sometimes in the highest-performing police vehicles.
estimates, interior room calculations, and ergonomics ratings. Law enforcement is all about making decisions based on both
the totality of the circumstances and the best information available at the time. And that is exactly how the Carol Stream Police went about their evaluation of the replacement vehicle(s) for the Ford CVPI. Yet they took this a step further than most departments. T ey factored the residual value in their overall assessment. And they got a V8 that paid for itself over a V6.
Test Vehicles T e Carol Stream Police tested gasoline and E85 versions of the Chevrolet Caprice 6.0L V8, the Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L V8, the Dodge Charger 3.6L V6, the Dodge Charger 5.7L V8, the Ford PI Sedan 3.5L EcoBoost V6, the Ford PI Sedan 3.5L V6 FWD, and the Ford PI Utility 3.7L V6. In all the evaluation categories, the results from the Ford CVPI were listed as a reference. Special note was taken where the NextGen vehicle was less than—worse
In actual patrol use, all engines get much less mileage than even EPA City estimates. In reality, the V6 may not get much better mileage than the V8.
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