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If you’ve intimately encountered a Dodge Charger police car in your daily travels, don’t expect it to go away any time soon. The 2011 Charger Pursuit, as it is officially called, will benefit from the 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 currently being spread across the Chrysler lineup.
2010 will be the Charger’s final year with the 250-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 and its replacement has already been shoehorned into the full-sized black and white. Power ratings haven’t been released but in other Chrysler vehicles the six-cylinder develops 290 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque. The 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 remains an option for the Charger police car.
In addition to the powertrain update, the 2011 Charger Pursuit will be equipped with a higher-output alternator rated at 220 amps for all the car’s electrical and accessory needs (previous models used a 160-amp unit). Further police-spec add-ons include performance suspension tuning, a heavy-duty brake package, 18-inch steel wheels wrapped in high-pursuit-ready rubber, front and rear anti-roll bars, and a special two-mode stability control system set up for the beat. The mobile-command interior uses a Police Interface Module and a column-mounted automatic transmission.
After 2011, the 2012 Charger is expected to be significantly refreshed before it gets a full redesign further down the line.
Source: Chrysler
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