FEATURE Carol Stream Justifi es V8
experience. Of course, this only applies to existing vehicles, and would not have included the NextGen Caprice, Ford PI Sedan or Ford PI Utility. T ey found that some vehicles under consideration had a much higher dollar-per-mile maintenance cost than the Ford CVPI. T e pre-2011 Charger had about the same average main- tenance and repair cost as the Ford CVPI.
Gas Mileage Surprise T e strongest advantage of most NextGen vehicles was better performance than the Ford CVPI along with better fuel econ- omy. T at said, the Carol Stream Police fl agged any police vehicle that did not get at least as good EPA Combined gas mile- age as the Ford CVPI. Again, these EPA Estimates are published by the MSP. Even better, the LASD/LAPD conduct 100- mile Driving Loop actual fuel economy
Collect the maintenance, repair and operating costs, do the research on residual values, crunch the numbers—the result may please the car guy and the bean counter alike.
results. In at least one case, dreadful mile- age from a high-performance sedan has again led to buyer regret. T e gas mileage analysis is one area where
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the Carol Stream Police analysis led to a surprising conclusion. Based on $3.56 per gallon gas, 25K patrol miles per year, and EPA Combined mileage, they calculated the annual fuel cost of all the patrol vehicles in- cluding the Ford CVPI. T at would lead to an important decision. Fuel for the Ford CVPI was estimated
at $5,236. Of the performance-acceptable sedan, fuel for the Charger V8 was esti- mated at $4,684, and fuel for the Charger V6 and Ford PI Sedan EcoBoost was esti- mated at $4,236. T at meant the total fuel expense would go down regardless. It also meant, contrary to concerns, there was only a $450 annual diff erence in gas use between the 3.6L Pentastar V6 and the 5.7L HEMI V8.
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T e Carol Stream Police could get the excellent performance of the HEMI V8 and based on the EPA Estimates still better than split the diff erence in fuel costs. Reality sometimes diff ers from estimates, but this sword cuts both ways. T e actual mileage from a V6 is not always a lot better than a V8. Many departments have found that the actual patrol mileage from a V6 sedan is the same as from a V8 in the same sedan. T e same goes for a bigger V8 versus a
smaller V8. In the Carol Stream Police ex- perience, the Charger 5.7L HEMI V8 and the Ford CVPI 4.6L V8 get about the same mileage. T e reality may be that HEMI V8 performance may come at no extra cost over a comparable V6 or the old benchmark 4.6L V8.
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