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FOCUS New Patrol Vehicles I New Engine for Caprice PPV...the Camaro's Hot V6 T All the NextGen police cars are smaller than the Ford CVPI – except the Caprice, which is actually slightly larger. Space matters, especially in two-officer units. The Chevy Caprice V6 is a direct, feature- by-feature replacement for the Ford CVPI. By Police Fleet Manager Staff T he Chevy Caprice has been rolled out in three phases. First, the street appearance (retail center console), admin-oriented Detective Package powered by the 6.0L V8. Second, the uniform patrol-oriented (relocated floor shifter), general-purpose Patrol Package powered by the 6.0L V8. Te third wave of Caprice started to arrive in April: the Patrol Package and Detective Package powered by the 301 hp, 3.6L direct injection V6. Tis is the same 3.6L High-Feature V6 (HFV6) Spark-Ignition Direct Injection (SIDI) engine used in the Camaro, Impala and Cadillac. And this engine has already seen years of police use by the cops Down Under. Te V6 sedan uses slightly different front springs to account for the difference in weight between the V6 and V8. Other than that, the Caprice PPV V6 and Caprice PPV V8 are identical. Te Caprice PPV sedan is a direct replacement for the Ford CVPI in terms of front seat room, rear seat room, trunk space and overall 26 Police Fleet Manager Jul-Aug 2012 handling. With the 301 hp V6, the Caprice is a direct replacement for the Ford CVPI in terms of overall performance and fuel econ- omy. Actually, the Caprice V6 is a notch or two better than the Ford CVPI in each and every one of these areas. Overall Size Te EPA puts vehicles into different categories (large sedan, mid- size, compact) based on their total volume. Tis is a combination of their interior volume and their trunk volume. Te Ford CVPI has an interior volume of 107.5 cubic feet and a trunk volume (with full- size spare) of 17.6 cubic feet. Te Caprice has an interior volume of 112 cubic feet and a trunk volume with full-size spare and auxiliary battery) of 17.4 cubic feet. Calculated, the Caprice is actually 3 per- cent larger than the Ford CVPI. Te Caprice has almost exactly the same front seat volume as the outgoing Ford CVPI. However, it has a much larger rear seat