California Highway Patrol orders 580 Dodge Charger Pursuit police sedans

For those who love the Dodge Charger, this news just reaffirms their affection.

The California Highway Patrol (CHP), the nation’s largest state police agency, has placed orders for more than 580 Dodge Charger Pursuit police sedans. The California Department of General Services conducted a public, competitive bidding process aimed at selecting a vehicle based on price, performance, and payload capacity, and the Dodge Charger Pursuit sedan was found to comply with CHP’s enforcement vehicle specifications. The new rear-wheel-drive sedans will replace existing high-mileage patrol vehicles currently in service. Delivery will take place over the next two years.

Most of the Charger Pursuit sedans in this CHP order are powered by the 3.6L Pentastar V-6 engine, which delivers 292hp and 260 lb.-ft. of torque. The V-6 Charger Pursuit delivers up to an EPA estimated 26 MPG highway.

A small number of Charger Pursuit 5.7L HEMI® V-8 models with Fuel Saver Technology will be used by training instructors at the CHP Emergency Vehicle Operations Course in Sacramento. The V-8 model delivers 370hp, best in class, and also best-in-class acceleration performance.

“The CHP is ordering our Charger Pursuit vehicle to reintroduce the sedan into their patrol vehicle fleet,” said Bick Pratt, head of Chrysler’s U.S. government sales and operations. “That’s important to us because it reflects a shift back to sedans by a progressive agency like the CHP. It is also

important because other agencies throughout California rely on the CHP’s vast resources and

knowledge to test, evaluate, and determine what police vehicle meets the needs of the CHP, and in many cases meets their local needs as well.”

Local government agencies have the ability to also purchase from this same CHP contract, a

process commonly known as “piggy backing,” Pratt said.

The CHP order includes some Charger Pursuit sedans equipped with the segment’s largest

Uconnect 12.1-inch built-in touchscreen that enables a segment-exclusive integration of law

enforcement computer systems with the easy-to-use and award-winning Uconnect touchscreen system.

Plans are to have all of the new Charger Pursuit sedans in service near the end of the calendar

year. Additional CHP orders for Charger Pursuit sedans are forthcoming.

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