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he Packaging, Design, Fleet, Vehicle Completion Center (VCC) and Advance Vehicle Engineering groups within Chrysler Group have been working together for many months to provide state and local authorities nationwide with a powerful performance police vehicle. After extensive discussion with police and law enforcement groups, Chrysler discovered that a few design issues of the Magnum [and presumably the Charger] did not correlate with the needs of a complete police vehicle.

These discussions were held with various police departments, including (inevitably) the California Highway Patrol and the Michigan State Police, as well as the Auburn Hills Police (who received several free Magnums), the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Florida Highway Patrol, and the Pinellas County Sheriff Office.

Along with this communication, Chrysler used a DMA Issue Tracking System known as NITS. This identified pre-production developmental issues and ultimately allowed them to be solved by the teams involved.

For example, the center console did not properly balance the "gear" of a police car...things like the departmental computer and the electrical siren controls. The Design and Engineering group, along with the platform teams, built a solid plate to be placed on the console to hold the police gear. This solution made Chrysler the first auto manufacturer to offer this accessory with no third-party upfitter needed.

Along this same specification, it became clear that the Magnum's and Charger's floor transmission gearshift needed to be placed on the steering column. Chrysler's Design, Engineering and Packaging teams went to work to provide the tools and data to move the gear shifting capabilities from the floor center console to the steering wheel column.

Also, many departments require a full-size spare in their police vehicles. The regular production Dodge Magnum does not allow enough space under the cargo compartment to fit a full-size spare, but the teams were able to re-position a new full-size spare in an angle below the cargo compartment, to satisfy the police vehicle requirement.

Standard Equipment

•160-amp high-output alternator
•160-mph or 260-km/h (certified) calibrated speedometer
• 18x7.5-inch steel wheels
• 3.5-liter V6 engine with 250 hp @ 6,400 rpm and 250 lb-ft of torque @ 3,800 rpm
• 800 CCA battery
• AM/FM stereo radio with CD player, changer controls, four speakers, and clock
• Bright hubcaps
• Cloth front bucket seats with manual lumbar and rear fixed bench seat
• Column shifter
• Easy path wiring grommet between underhood and passenger compartments
• Electronic Stability Program (ESP) with Emergency Brake Assist
• External Oil Coolers: engine oil, transmission fluid, power steering fluid
• Five-speed automatic transmission with overdrive
• Four-wheel antilock brakes with All-Speed Traction Control
• Four-wheel independent performance suspension
• P225/60R18 BSW V-rated performance tires
• Police equipment mounting bracket
• Rear trunk-lid key lock cylinder
• Separate key and key fob
• Severe-duty cooling system

Standard Electrical Equipment

• 100-amp battery power feed in trunk
• Center instrument panel stack power connector with three 20-amp-fused battery feeds and three 20-amp-fused ignition feeds
• Dome lamp door switch deactivated
• Dual spot lamp Prep Package
• Emergency rear door lock override
• Ground stud in trunk
• Integrated engine hour meter
• Police equipment interface module
• Rear inside door locks and handles deactivated
• Rear windows inoperative from rear seat
• Separate fuses for left and right battery-fed spot lamps
• Software-controlled alternating head- and taillamps (wigwag)
• Stealth mode switch (turns off instrument cluster and radio indicators, PRNDL dims to lowest legal limit)
• Three pairs of twisted 18-gauge wiring for sirens, speakers, or controls provided from interior to front bumper
• Underhood lamp

Optional Equipment

• 18-inch bolt-on wheel covers
• 5.7L HEMI V8 with Multi-Displacement System - 340 hp @ 5,000 rpm, 390 lb-ft @ 4,000 rpm
• Cloth 60/40-split fold-down rear seats
• Cold Weather Group
• Easy-clean black vinyl floor covering
• Entire fleet keyed alike (without alarm)
• Front door body-side molding delete
• Full-size spare tire and wheel with battery cover and cargo compartment floor mat
• Heavy-duty cloth front bucket seats with manual lumbar adjustment and fixed vinyl rear bench seat
• Independently switched white and LED red dome lamp
• Power eight-way driver’s seat
• Security alarm system
• Spot lamp driver’s side or dual (Black or Chrome)
• Supplemental side-curtain air bags, front and rear passenger
• Switchable daytime running lamps (U.S. market only)
• Trailer tow prep group




Apparently the OPP already has some test vehicles out on the beat.

Keep your eyes peeled.