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ford_guy
Neptune, I believe that a name change is in order. The Crown Victoria name has been around since 1983, anyways. The reasons why Ford is ending production of the CV is because:
a) they plan on retiring the Panther platform all together
b) the car never really sold well in the civilian market
c) simply putting it, the current gen Crown Vic has been around since 1998, with the design itself dating back to 1991 (with the 1992 Grand Marquis)
The Chevrolet Impala itself is not popular for many reasons, but if I remember correctly, it held 15-20% of police car sales before the Charger came out. Now the Charger is proving to be serious competition in the police car market, although it will never be as popular or widely-used as the Crown Victoria. Two of the foremost law enforcement agencies in the country, the California Highway Patrol and the NYPD, will not be using it as a market patrol vehicle.
a) they plan on retiring the Panther platform all together
b) the car never really sold well in the civilian market
c) simply putting it, the current gen Crown Vic has been around since 1998, with the design itself dating back to 1991 (with the 1992 Grand Marquis)
The Chevrolet Impala itself is not popular for many reasons, but if I remember correctly, it held 15-20% of police car sales before the Charger came out. Now the Charger is proving to be serious competition in the police car market, although it will never be as popular or widely-used as the Crown Victoria. Two of the foremost law enforcement agencies in the country, the California Highway Patrol and the NYPD, will not be using it as a market patrol vehicle.