posted 04-03-2005 02:18 PM         

This fall, Dodge will deliver a police package on the new 2006 Dodge Charger that is suited to pursue, perform and protect.

“With rear-wheel drive and available HEMI® power at the pavement, the Dodge Charger provides optimum police car pursuit performance,” Darryl Jackson, Vice President—Global Dodge Marketing, said. “Dodge has a strong police heritage and is proud to offer vehicles armed with modern muscle and cutting-edge technology.”

For law enforcement, the Dodge Charger police package will be available with a 5.7-liter HEMI V-8 engine that produces 340 horsepower and 390 lb.-ft. of torque. The vehicle should go from 0-60 mph in just 6 seconds. Also available is the powerful 3.5-liter High Output V-6 engine that provides 250 horsepower and 250 lb.-ft. of torque.

“By integrating features and functionality into the original design of the Dodge Charger, we can give our police customers an affordable, capable vehicle with industry-leading innovations,” Ray Fisher, Vice President—Sales, Service and Parts Operations, said.

The standard, fully electronic five-speed automatic transmission with an electronically modulated converter clutch offers improved shift feel to match a variety of driving styles, situations and road conditions. Heavy-duty brakes and linings, also standard with the package, provide secure and stable deceleration and braking capability.

The Dodge Charger police car joins the previously announced Dodge Magnum police car to round out Dodge’s growing fleet of law enforcement vehicles. Production of the 2006 Dodge Charger and Dodge Magnum police cars will begin later this year at the Brampton (Ontario) Assembly Plant.