When The Cop Pulling You Over Is Driving A Big Pickup Truck: COTD

The world of patrol cars is so fascinating that you can get lost down a rabbit hole for a whole day. Some departments love their Dodge Chargers, while others can’t let go of their Ford Explorers. Some still run the awesome Chevy Caprice PPV! Then there are the trucks.

As Brian wrote, Ram is touting its new Ram 2500 Emergency Response Vehicle as America’s first pursuit-rated heavy-duty pickup truck. That’s the most American thing I’ve heard today. Library of Context:

So if a cop in a pickup truck pulls me over, is it bribery if I offer them pizza and beer to help me move that weekend?

DialMforMiata:

Makes sense, the average RAM owner’s daily commute involves at least three PIT maneuvers.

Canopysaurus:

All very impressive, but can it do donuts?

Rad Barchetta:

All they can eat.

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So the highest top speed of any police vehicle tested has been 148mph,

Noted.

Thomas wrote about the new Genesis GV60 Magma and how it simulates a 9,000 RPM V6. Hangover Grenade:

How big of a fucking dork do you have to be to sonically model a V6 rather than a V8 or a V12. Could have been anything. A methanol-injected twin cam flat-plane crank V8. But nope. A V6.

Finally, Matt wrote about how VW doesn’t feel so hot about SUVs anymore. So, what should VW make next? Rollin Hand has an interesting idea:

VW should build a new New Beetle (Newer Beetle?) on the Polo platform, and make it affordable. The last version was too big and un-Beetle-like.

Keep the engineering as simple as possible to keep costs down And reliability up. A torsion beam rear suspension is fine, as is staying away from turbo power plants. Warranty the hell out of it so people are less worried about reliability, or build it better.

Give it lots of fun colour options. Make it so that it is slightly easier to personalize (perhaps offer reasonably priced accessories?)

Give it a manual option for an extra grand. Make it handle. Make it quick enough so it isn’t boring. Make it fun.

Notice I didn’t say to make it an EV? They cost too much for the target market. Make it affordable for people looking at Sentras.

Have a great evening, everyone!

Topshot graphic image: Stellantis