DETROIT: Ford Pro announces that the new 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility (PIU), with the popular hybrid powertrain option, is shipping to police agencies across the the United States, extending the country's best-selling lineup of Police Vehicles.
As America’s best-selling police vehicle, the Ford PIU continues to set the bar for pursuit-rated law enforcement vehicles with a standard hybrid powertrain option.
The hybrid system powers onboard equipment even when the petrol engine is off.
"Officers often have long idle times when on patrol, so the hybrid powertrain is a popular choice,” said Ford Pro Police vehicle marketing manager Lindsey Bertino.
“We’ve also standardised popular features like the Police Perimeter Alert, for more situational awareness and new officer safety features simplifying the ordering process for fleet managers.”
All this is above and beyond the fact that PIU was designed and tested to pass the Ford 75-mph rear-impact crash test goals to help keep officers safe out on the highways, earning the vehicle’s pursuit-rated, pursuit-tested distinction.
The 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility comes standard with features designed to help ensure officer safety and productivity.
The Police Perimeter Alert system detects moving threats around the vehicle, automatically activating the rear camera, sounding a chime, rolling up windows, and locking the doors, so that officers can monitor their surroundings at different sensitivity levels and complete tasks inside the vehicle.
When officers must exit the vehicle quickly, Police Engine Idle, lets officers lock the vehicle and take the keys with them, but allows the engine to remain running to power the onboard equipment.
Available ballistic panels can be added to the front door panels that provide level III+ or IV+ protection.
Level III+ can help resist many handgun and non-armor-piercing bullets up to.30 caliber, while level IV+ panels provide protection against up to .30-caliber armor-piercing rifle ammunition.
Newly standard Advanced Driver-Assist technology3 such as Automatic Emergency Braking, BLIS (Blind Spot Monitoring with Cross-traffic Alert), Rear Parking Sensors, Reverse Brake Assist and Rear Cross-Traffic Braking provides driving assurance for officers in various scenarios.
