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Originally Posted by HardcoreSRT4 Originally Posted by blah That thing looks stupid as all hell. First, fuel consumption is a big deal when they choose these cars, and the magnum 5.7 liter 340 horsepower engine is only gonna get what like 15 mpg average in city? then with quick sprints of up to 100+ miles per hour down to 7 or so? this wont work at all. while i agree that this magnum cop-car seems like a flop, i dont think gas comsumption is on the top of a police officers list. maybe a beaurocrats list, but on a everyday level its not effective. i work in a grocery store and we often get shoplifters. when police come to our store they park their cruiser and leave it running with the A/C on. (this usually happens for more than 20 minutes at a time.) this seems very wasteful to me, and i've seen almost every cop do it so its not a rare thing in michigan. not to criticize, but how great can a crown vic's mileage be??

but remember who buys the cars for the police, the buerocrats.