This car may not matter to some of you but when you must have a company car to take clients out in this will do it for me ! When this comes out next year I will be giving the wifes 2000 Taurus SEL back to Bartow Ford early ! And believe it or not they are going to have a 5.4 Cobra motor version in the Mercury version in 2003 ! Oh baby !





The Blackhawk is to the Ford Crown Vic what the Impala SS was to the standard Chevrolet Caprice. Although Ford officially calls it a concept car insiders say this bad ride is headed for showrooms next year. Power is provided by a 4.6L SOHC V-8 making 235 hp and 275 lb-ft of torque exhaling through large-diameter exhaust pipes and low-restriction mufflers. This output is up from 220 hp and 265 lb-ft in the quotidian Crown Vics 4.6.
Strangely the Crown Vic Blackhawk will compete with Fords own Mercury Grand Marquis Marauder a 5.4L V-8-equipped big sedan originally scheduled for production this year. The Marauder will now appear in showrooms after the Blackhawk debuts.

The Crown Vic Blackhawks 4.6L muscle is fed to the rear wheels through a high-stall 11.25-in. torque converter a four-speed automatic a beefy aluminum- driveshaft and a 3.27:1 axle ratio. Brakes are four-wheel discs with 12.4-in. front vented rotors and 11.1-in. rears. Ford has enhanced the driving dynamics with the same performance handling package available on the standard Vic. That includes a 1-in. drop in height monotube shocks and huge P255/45ZR18 tires on alloy wheels.

Design touches reinforce the sedans night-stick carrying image. Exterior chrome is blacked out and a bright chrome plate surrounding the floor shifter sets off the wonderfully sinister-looking interior. Black leather buckets and a matching instrument panel trim give the car a Men in Black attitude. Bottom line: MIB wannabees will dig this car and so will everyone who missed the chance to buy an Impala SS.