To date, the Ford Police Interceptor Utility — AKA an Explorer with a badge — is the only one of the Ford Interceptors that is not available with the powerful 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6. This leaves it with the either 3.7-liter V-6 powerplant that it borrows from the Mustang or the base 3.5-liter V-6.
Though Ford does not disclose the output of these two engines, we assume the 3.7-liter produces — at the most — the stock 305 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque that it does beneath the Mustang’s hood, whereas the 3.5-liter V-6 likely stays home at 290 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque.
Though Ford does not disclose the output of these two engines, we assume the 3.7-liter produces — at the most — the stock 305 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque that it does beneath the Mustang’s hood, whereas the 3.5-liter V-6 likely stays home at 290 horsepower and 255 pound-feet of torque.
Well, apparently Ford has fielded enough calls asking for some added power, so it has just announced that the now-legendary 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine will soon be an option on the Interceptor Utility with all-wheel drive. The police-spec 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6, will produce the same 365 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque that you’d find in the 2013 Ford Explorer Sport.
In independent testing, this engine launched the Explorer Sport to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds — 2.4 seconds faster than the base 3.5-liter-equipped Explorer — and to 100 mph in 15.3 seconds. Needless to say, bad guys in fast cars had better be on the lookout for these deceptively quick SUVs
There is no release date for this option, but we’re pretty sure that police forces everywhere are lining up to snag one up.
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