Ford Pro announces that the all-new 2025 Ford Police Interceptor® Utility (PIU), with the hybrid powertrain option, will ship to police departments across the country, expanding the lineup of best-selling police vehicles in the U. S. 1.
As the best-selling police vehicle in the United States1, the Ford PIU continues to set the standard for police cars with a hybrid powertrain option. The hybrid formula powers on-board appliances even when the fuel engine is off, contributing to potential savings of up to 838 gallons of fuel per year. This translates to projected rate discounts of approximately $17,500 over a 6-year service life, with a fuel value of $3. 50 per gallon.
“Officers have long periods of inactivity when on patrol, so the hybrid powertrain is a popular choice,” said Lindsey Bertino, Ford Pro’s police vehicle marketing manager. “We’ve also standardized popular features like police perimeter alert, for greater situational awareness and new agent protection features that simplify the ordering procedure for fleet managers. “
All of this goes beyond the fact that the PIU was designed and verified to pass Ford’s 75 mph rear crash test that aims to help officers stay on the roads2, giving the vehicle the difference between pursuit and pursuit verification.
Safety on the move
The 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility becomes popular with features designed to keep officers and their productivity. The police perimeter alert formula detects moving threats around the vehicle, automatically turns on the rear camera, rings a chime, raises the windows and closes the doors, so officers can monitor your landscape at other degrees of sensitivity and carry carry out responsibilities inside the vehicle. When officers want to exit the vehicle quickly, Police Engine Idle allows officers to lock the vehicle and take the keys, but allows the engine to continue running. to strain the onboard equipment.
Available ballistic panels can be added to the front door panels to provide Level III or IV coverage. Level III can support many pistol and non-armor-piercing bullets up to Array30 caliber, while Level IV panels provide coverage against armor-piercing rifle ammunition up to Array30 caliber.
Popular new complex power assist technologies3, such as automatic emergency braking, BLIS® (blind spot monitoring with cross-traffic alert), rear parking sensors, brake assist, rear cross-traffic braking, provide safety of driving to officials in scenarios. .
Technology and features that help agents and fleet managers on every shift.
Four reassignable switches are incorporated into the guide wheel and connect the driving force to the installed apparatus desired by the branch so that they can smoothly turn on lights, sirens, speakers, K9 door movements and other police applications. There is also a lockable safe for convenient storage of weapons, ammunition or critical evidence. The PIU is also popular with the Police Accessory Independent Programmed Release Output (PAITRO), which is a two-piece shipping domain protection system. A front-seat occupant presses the roof release button and has forty-five moments to walk to the tailgate and press a moment button to open it. This prevents unauthorized access and helps keep the post-sending domain secure.
The PIU 2025 is also popular with some other type of backup: a Ford modem, with the option to subscribe to Ford Pro Telematics8. This service provides real-time insight into vehicle functionality and service desires for fleet managers to anticipate and plan maintenance, increasing uptime and productivity.
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