Ford Crown Victoria
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Ford Crown Victoria

Vehicle information
ManufacturerFord Motor Company
Production1955 - 1956
1992 - present
AssemblySt. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
PredecessorFord LTD Crown Victoria
ClassFull-size
Body stylefour-door sedan
LayoutFR layout
PlatformFord Panther platform

Ford Crown Victoria

Vehicle information
Production1992 - 1997
Engine4.6 L Modular V8
Transmission4-speed automatic
Wheelbase114.4 in (2906 mm)
Length1992-94: 212.4 in (5395 mm)
1995-97: 212.0 in (5385 mm)
Width77.8 in (1976 mm)
Height1992-94: 56.7 in (1440 mm)
1995-97: 56.8 in (1443 mm)
Fuel capacity20 US Gallons / 75.7 Litres
RelatedMercury Grand Marquis
Lincoln Town Car

Ford Crown Victoria

Vehicle information
Production1998 - present
Engine4.6 L Modular V8
Transmission4-speed automatic
Wheelbase114.7 in (2913 mm)
Length212.0 in (5385 mm)
Width2007 77.3 in (1963 mm)
1998-2006: 78.2 in (1986 mm)
Height1998-2003, 2007-present: 56.8 in (1443 mm)
2002-04: 58.3 in (1481 mm)
Fuel capacity19 US Gallons / 71.9 Litres
RelatedMercury Grand Marquis
Mercury Marauder
Lincoln Town Car

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The Ford Crown Victoria (commonly nicknamed the Crown Vic) is a rear-wheel drive full-size car first produced by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market in the mid-1950s. Its current incarnation has been in production since 1992 at Ford's St. Thomas Assembly plant. While the Crown Victoria shares its platform and components with the Lincoln Town Car, it shares almost no exterior sheet metal or interior parts. Beginning with the 2008 model year, it has been available only for fleet sales, mainly in police and taxi form, but also for rental car companies.

The Crown Victoria, and its Mercury and Lincoln stablemates, are the only full-frame rear-wheel-drive passenger cars built in North America and also three of the few surviving US vehicles still in production with features such as the column-mounted gear shift and a two-bench, six-passenger seating layout, which has otherwise largely been replaced by the two front-bucket layout popularized by imports.

Since the exit of General Motors from rear-drive full-size cars with the Chevrolet Caprice, it held a near-monopoly as a pursuit vehicle in North America, despite front-wheel-drive offerings such as the Chevrolet Impala. However, the Chevy Impala, and Dodge Charger despite their smaller trunk size, have started to challenge this dominance with some significant adoptions among police and taxi fleets since their introduction. While newer front-wheel drive platforms may have been popular among consumers, they have not challenged the Crown Victoria's dominance as a taxi cab, fleet vehicle and police car where durability, cost and performance rather than efficiency are top requirements. The Crown Victoria remains popular for these applications due to its conventional rear-wheel drive and V8 power, both beneficial to police driving techniques. As one of the few remaining passenger cars with body-on-frame construction, it is rugged, and enables repairs after minor accidents without the need to straighten the chassis � an important benefit for a car frequently used by police forces for PIT maneuvers, a maneuver in which the back left or back right corner of a fleeing vehicle is gently pushed with the front left or front right corner of the chase vehicle, disrupting tire adhesion on the fleeing vehicle with the goal of causing the fleeing vehicle to rotate and decelerate.

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Sacto 9-1-1: Elk Grove burglary suspect uses cement blocks to evade police - Modesto Bee Tweet this news
Modesto Bee--A suspect vehicle, a black 1998 -Ford Crown Victoria-, was chased by police as it was leaving the parking lot of the business. As officers pursued the car, ... - Date : Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:37:37 GMT+00:00
New York cabbies love old Ford Crown Victoria, not hybrids - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--For New York City cabbies, the giant old -Ford Crown Victoria- may be going the way of the Checker, but they still love it. And for good reason: it's what ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:13:09 GMT+00:00
Two men arrested after weapons allegedly found in car - The State Journal-Register Tweet this news
The State Journal-Register--Officers saw the two men in a -Ford Crown Victoria-, which drove through a stop sign at 14th and Cass streets about 9:30 am, police said. ... - Date : Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:52:08 GMT+00:00
Car teeters on edge of disaster - Topeka Capital Journal Tweet this news
Topeka Capital Journal--A -Ford Crown Victoria- stops short of falling into a construction hole on Wednesday at SW 27th and Topeka. By Kevin Elliott A medical condition was the ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:28:25 GMT+00:00
Fla. trooper's widow sues Ford over crash - MiamiHerald.com Tweet this news
MiamiHerald.com--Roberta Ambroise claims in the lawsuit filed in Miami this week that gas tanks on the -Ford Crown Victoria- are poorly designed and prone to rupture when ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:11:49 GMT+00:00
West Side homicide victim identified - Kansas City Star Tweet this news
Kansas City Star--Kansas City homicide detectives are seeking information about a white -Ford Crown Victoria- with Kansas plates in connection with the shooting. ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:36:15 GMT+00:00
CARDONE Introduces New Lighting Products, Oil Pumps and IPR Valves - AftermarketNews.com (AMN) Tweet this news
AftermarketNews.com (AMN)--Included in the new selection of lighting control modules are SKUs covering more than 1.3 million -Ford Crown Victoria- and Mercury Marquis vehicles. ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:47:40 GMT+00:00
Parolee jumps in unattended squad car for joyride - The Associated Press Tweet this news
The Associated Press--The officer left the -Ford Crown Victoria- running with its emergency lights on. Moments later, 35-year-old Jon Anthony Tolden jumped in and drove away. ... - Date : Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:43:00 GMT+00:00
Oxford Twp. man, 79, dies from July crash injuries - The Detroit News Tweet this news
The Detroit News--Leeroy Kenneth Ellis, 79, was a passenger in a 2005 Ford Ranger that was involved in a head-on collision July 13 with a 1999 -Ford Crown Victoria-. ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:13:37 GMT+00:00
Report: Woman, 20, Caused Fatal KCK Crash - KMBC Kansas City Tweet this news
KMBC Kansas City--The 2005 -Ford Crown Victoria- was shoved into a 2004 Ford truck driven by Terrence Joseph Giomi III, according to the report. The 20-year-old Basehor man did ... - Date : Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:48:57 GMT+00:00

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