Ford’s Police Responder Hybrid Sedan is twice as efficient as the average cop car

Video shot and edited by Jennifer Hahn. (video link)

NEW YORK-On Friday, we revealed our picks of this year's New York International Auto Show. And perhaps surprisingly, our very favorite new vehicle on display was Ford's new Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan. And as you'll see in the video above, Stephen Tyler, Ford's police marketing manager, was kind enough to give us a quick tour of the new machine.

Pity the life of the average police car. Driven in shifts, it might easily hit 20,000 miles (32,000km) in a year. And if that's not enough, a car driven two shifts a day might spend up to ten hours a day idling. That's tough on the car, but it's even tougher on the planet thanks to all those pollutants, and it's even tough on the taxpayer's wallet. After all, gas isn't free.

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