I think it would a be a good tv show pitch for Ben to do a world tour test driving police cars around the world

I find it both ironic and comedic that they both liked the Explorer best. Being in the states, and one that sees snow half the year, it's easy to see why most departments went the Explorer route, more space inside, easier to get in and out, all wheel drive, some ground clearance, but not abysmal handling. Pretty sure one can get the top dog ecoboost engines in interceptor trims, so that old gen would've been the 3.5 eb, 365 hp. Now the 3.0 with 400 hp... no slouch.

@hcfybguctugdhu5223

3 ай бұрын

How could you tell which the copper liked best? I couldn't understand a word of his gibberish

@shiftfocus1

3 ай бұрын

@@hcfybguctugdhu5223 gibberish? That’s a Yorkshire accent! (Which this Canadian could barely follow…🫤). Be glad he wasn’t from Glasgow…

@J.Young808

3 ай бұрын

Here in Hawai’i the police get subsidized patrol vehicles and most of them choose the 4Runner. I have seen some Explorer ST’s as patrol vehicles. The Honolulu Police have transitioned to the Interceptor SUV as marked patrols since Ford doesn’t make sedans anymore.

@SternLX

3 ай бұрын

The 3.3L HEV V6 in the Ford Police Interceptor Utility they offer now is becoming more common as an engine package for most Dept's that run them. Better fuel economy than the 3.0 EcoBoost and only slightly less power.

@mariemccann5895

3 ай бұрын

Explorer's gotta be better than any Eurotrash offering.

Ben Pearson's an amazing guy and was an amazing cop, im loving these videos with him in them please please take Ben to the states to try out their fast cop car's 👮‍♂️ 🙏 ❤️

@ldkellandshaw

3 ай бұрын

There arent that many fast american cop cars, since us as the general public dont generally drive such cars. Most State Troopers (who patrol our motorways) drive Dodge Chargers. Lots of grunt, but no breaks after the first heavy braking. LEOs here are trained to hit fast and hit hard as soon as its safe - bring the pursuit to an end. It's why they ALL have bull bars. That said, since they arent illegal, lots of citizens (including me) have bull bars too for wildlife. I drive an F150, and its survived multiple deer strikes because of the bullbars,

Worth noting that this gen Explorer was built on the Ford D4 platform, which was developed from the Volvo P2 platform (think S80), and was essentially a Taurus with a tall body.

@carlmadlope1177

3 ай бұрын

Interesting

Hands down the UK's Volvo V70 Wagon! One of them behind you you know it's game over

@NorthernChev

3 ай бұрын

I own TWO! --> And you aren't kidding.

Awesome stuff. I want to see more videos like this on specialised driving. This is what Ben Collins is all about.

Nice comparison to be fair. Over here in Ireland the majority of our Police (Gardai) cars in the last few years have been Hyundai i40 estates for patrol cars and then the ARU (Armed Support Units) have gone with the 530ds but also Audi Q7s, I'm not sure if it's financial or based on performance but I'd be interested to see what the Q7 is like. Before I think we followed the UK with having the Volvos for the elite units and I always wondered why we moved away from the old reliable but was probably down to how Volvo made the switch to focus on hybrids and electric! Nice vids all the same and also pretty cool to have a cop who has driven them on duty to be able to give that extra point of view rather than just a drivability test!

Can't believe explorer ate the bmw for breakfast 😂

Ben meets the Stig you are BOTH true legends thanks!!!!

WOW, what a video, fabulous seeing these reviews here in the U.K., fantastic seeing you both push these cars as well, keep it up

Bang on, you two should do videos weekly

That ford looks so aggressive when you see that coming up to you with light on.

@nukedogger86

3 ай бұрын

Menacing when it's covering your rear view mirror...

@coldmoonlight6361

3 ай бұрын

I can neither confirm nor deny whether or not that feeling gets better when it magically vanishes from behind you. I'm not endorsing running, I'm just saying I have some stories from when the explorer was first adopted by the police. 😶

Love this series !

Worst thing you want to see behind you in America is a blacked out Explorer or a blacked out Charger. It's probably the State Troopers. Then you know you're screwed. It's harder to recognize the headlights on the new Explorer, I can spot the Dodge Charger headlights a little better. In Connecticut, I saw an unmarked Kia Stinger driven by the State Police. You also have to worry about unmarked Ford F-150 pick up trucks. Saw a black one last week pulling someone over a cargo truck. In Florida, they even have Ford Mustangs as pursuit cars. Arkansas State Troopers use 150mph, oppose to 130mph Dodge Charger pursuit. They're a lot of ASP police chases on YT. PIT at 120mph, no problem for ASP. I sub to a lot of them.

@nukedogger86

3 ай бұрын

ASP doesn't f*ck around... just sayin'.

@philipjamesparsons

3 ай бұрын

Got caught by one in Arizona, back in 2012. I'd be speeding through the Navajo Nation for 100 miles, with no interest. Knew there would be Police waiting outside and slowed to legal speed but misjudged the state boundary. Explorer, caught up.with me on the freeway. He caught me for 89mph earlier, criminal speeding in AZ. Was very lucky he let me go and I behaved for the rest of my time in the state.

Brilliant video, loved the Ford explorer.

Top shelf content 👌; Insightful, interesting & respectful as always. I tip my hat to you, Sir @Ben Collins Drives

American pursuits are far more likely to be facing a driver (& passengers) who are armed and more willing to resist with violence than the British scenario. As mentioned the streets and typical venues of an American chase are wider and less constrained than the ones described in England. The Pitt maneuver is used as much to stun the perpetrator as it is to end the chase. Obviously this does not always work out this way but if the chased vehicle is Pitt maneuvered into a median they are going to be far less able to run or fight than someone who was boxed in and contained as they do in England.

I just wanted to say Ben, your a good guy 🤝✊

Used to regularly get chased by these when I lived in Vero Beach, Florida. I lived in low income housing and the Police would lie in waiting on the approach roads. Coming back home from the flying school where I worked the lights would.appear out of nowhere and I'd pull my Dodge Neon, over to the petrol station, hands on the wheel. They'd take one look at me and let me go; not the demograph they were looking for. PS Anyone ever read Bob Bondurant on Police Driving? Great book by an ex F1 podium finisher who taught performance driving.

0:21 For those who wonder what the police scheme is from, the Explorer was the cop cars in the live action trailer for the infamous Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012. Fairhaven City is the main location.

Actually the new Tahoe’s we have here look menacing at night. I would definitely love to see these two come try out more of our cop cars. The Chevy Caprice for sure.

@jamesgovett3225

3 ай бұрын

Yeah that would be interesting as I know we here in Australia rebadged our LS powered Holden Caprice as a Chevrolet Caprice and exported them left hand drive to the USA for police departments over there a few years back now but You probably have your own version of the caprice by now I suppose

Enjoyed this video. Would love to see both of you driving cop cars around in the states.

Come on and press folow and like. This channel needs to be shown to more people, its a great channel. Cheers from Sweden

I love the Need for Speed livery on the FPIU! The bull bar from the front makes it look menacing, apart from its usefulness in minimising damage to the car during interventions. Loved your analysis of the vehicle and the differences of policing between the two countries from a more objective perspective.

@samtobin9953

3 ай бұрын

I'm glad someone else noticed the nfs livery

I was surprised to see how well the explorer handled, I thought the yanks just went for size & muscle over handling. But no, looks like they picked wisely! Here in Ireland the armed units use Audi Q7,which does look intimidating on the road,not sure how they handle. Great video lads, the years of experience in that jeep I could've listened all day. You two would actually make a good partnership as cops, the new Bodie & Doyle 😁. Excellent content 👌

@supra1jzed

2 ай бұрын

Trust me, they are every bit as bad as you'd expect. Approaching it with a mindset of a 90s American SUV expectation, sure, it's great. But it's horrific. The Charger kicks it's ass handling, braking, and acceleration/top speed and that's REALLY not saying much. A lot of the guys here don't particularly enjoy the Exploders...especially if someone is running. It tops out somewhere around 130 and it takes a WHILE to get there. Like my daily beater 2012 4 cylinder Camry kinda while. Over here in the states we'd be much better off with proper sport wagons. Damn near the same capacity for tools, firearm safes, supplies, gear, etc...way less fuel, way better performance, and a hell of a lot sleeker than a Janice kid hauler. The last point is completely vain but still.

Love the 2 Ben obviously slightly different skills but interesting to see new mates now

@antistraveling3522

3 ай бұрын

I'm just thinking Ben is cheating on little Ben from the police

@maxcullen3427

3 ай бұрын

@@antistraveling3522 just totally different skills both useful for different things

would very much love to see ben try out the dodge charger police package 😄

I think I caught every third word from that guy. But maybe not that many.

The Chev PPV, based on the Holden Statesman wold be interesting.

As the owner of a 2014 Police Interceptor Utility, one of the most important items to consider is the fact it is not an Explorer. It is its own model of vehicle due to the extreme number of modifications. With a few minor adjustments you can get almost 400 bhp out of the 3.7l engine, and the 3.5l twin turbos does fit as the 3.7l has the same block and head as the 3.5l. in the video it appeared the vehicle was not in "pursuit mode" too, which makes a large difference in the performance and handling of the vehicle.

@supra1jzed

2 ай бұрын

The only "pursuit mode" in those vehicles, it in fact is in, automatically. After periods of full throttle and heavy braking it will automatically switch. It's ONLY for the transmission shift points. It'll stop trying to upshift for fuel economy and will hold the lowest gear possible for the speed. Said mode does absolutely nothing with the "dumb" suspension, brakes, or power. Just what the transmission does. That very feature is in all police cruisers from Tahoes to Chargers to the weird failure of a Caprice thing. The shifting it's doing isn't Collins, that's the pursuit mode. Other than that, we just have run of the mill shocks, slightly stiffer springs, and it's an absolute dog.

I always preferred the AWD Chargers over the Ford's. V8, better and more standard options, touch screen, Apple play, keyless entry and they always came with free XM for a bit. Hopefully you work for a department that you don't have to share a car!

Shoukd have done timed lap!

The states would be amazing to see.

Once moving the Ford Explorer (Police Spec edition) is very good but from a standing start it is abysmal and is known as the Flawed by vehicle thieves in the good old US of A

Also would like to note that many pursuit explorers come with the twin turbo 3.5L V6 ecoboost.

@supra1jzed

2 ай бұрын

Extremely extremely rare. Most, in fact, do not. Our entire county and the local PDs do not have a single one. Far too expensive and adds significant maintenance and reliability issues.

How about a tarmac spec M-sport Puma as a pursuit vehicle? Probably would need to add a bull bar to not constantly swap parts...

So what I'm getting from this is a Ford Explorer is better than a BMW series 3? even though the BMW was expected to do better? considering the UK is mostly damp most of the time it should be a no brainer for plod to swap them out - that Explorer with the 2's and bull bar on looks so menacing.... I'd instantly pull over if it was after me lol... The BMW looks bright but not what you would call menacing or intimidating....

Police Interceptor Utility is what that's called here in the US. Shares very little with the Explorer platform other than some Body panels. They first rolled it out in 2020.

@MaxxxPPPPower

3 ай бұрын

This is the previous generation (2012).

The latest Ford PPV (Explorer)now has 400bhp.

The American version has either the 285 HP 3.3L N/A V6 or the 400 HP Twin-Turbo 3.0 V6.

Well, didn't expect this. I'll think twice about trying to outrun one of these in my 911.

in the u.s. you can option a 3.0 twin turbo with 400hp , i dont believe it wouldnt impress no matter what you step out of !!

Weirdly, we have been saying this for a while, the SUV is becoming an all rounder when it comes to services use. :)

Love to see you both working together! Hope you guys get a chance to get out to the states and have a play

It would be epic to see you to compete against real officers in America ! 😁👍🏻

Probably would be fairer to compare the ford to the x5 and the crown Vic to the 530.

@supra1jzed

2 ай бұрын

Having driven them all. No, Explorer on it's best day against the likes of a super base model X3 and the Vic to the likes of a...well....Europeans don't really have anything that massive, slow, and boat like. It'd be more like a old 70's Rolls. It's a damn 4.6L V8 that only makes a pathetically low 220-240hp. It's mated to a fucking 4 speed with REALLY tall gearing LOL. The X5 could work if it had super base model tire size and it's suspension was about halfway blown out against a Explorer. Even just the 3.0L N/A with the transmission it gets would make it very very quick in comparison though. The brakes would be in a very different league of their own, too.

All fine and well, but nothing beats, in status and appearence, The Armored Range Rovers of de the Dutch police special units

@flexyco

Ай бұрын

Maar hoe rijden ze dan?

I spose a lot of our Aussie pursuit cars like Ford Falcon XR-6 Barra turbos, SS Holden LS powered Commodores, Chrysler C300 SRT’s etc were more in line with the US style of pursuit car, Australia even exported our Holden Statesman Caprice badged as a Chevrolet Caprice to some US states but unfortunately with the ending of Australian made GM, Ford manufacturing those days are just about gone and now most of Australia’s highway patrol use some of these BMW d sedans and X5 SUV’s along with numerous other makes and models including those KIA stingers twin turbo V6’s in some states as I’m pretty sure the state of Queensland were the first in the world to use the stinger as a police vehicle

So much love for traffic cops wherever they are. I have a long family history in the police, and always fancied being a traffic officer because I've always been in to cars... then when I was 16 and 17 I had my identical twin nearly die in a car accident, and a close work friend die, with a few others injured in another car accident - and I gave up on it because I knew I'd have to see that on the regular. The things these people see and go through to try and protect us all... it's madness and they're mega unappreciated. Appreciate anything that happens to shine a light on the guys and girls who deal with that stuff day in day out.

But will it "run good on regular gas"? Fix the cigarette lighter.

Why don't the UK police cars have those big bullbars ?

@hunchanchoc8418

3 ай бұрын

I agree entirely. Not to mention a harpoon thing that fires into the car in front and then extends fins like a grappling hook. Sadly, I suspect that the UK police are instructed to be more concerned with the repair costs of the police cars: A bullbar will transmit force directly into the core structure and bend the floorpan. :-/

@guser7137

3 ай бұрын

Pedestrians.

The wiper arms need to be swapped, on the wrong sides.

No 3.5 Ecoboost?

@timbo19751975

3 ай бұрын

Current models are the Twin turbo EB 3.5

interesting that the cop mentions pedal offset. Can be extremely annoying..

I couldn't understand anything said by the guy in the passenger seat.

We have too many types of officers. He would just have to find his niche. Contracted special police officer would be his ticket. Work for the govie goons in the swamp.😂

Ribs and collapsed lungs are the worst, mainly because it takes a long time to fully recover….ask me how i know🤔😉🤣👍👍 and i would love to see this from the colonies!👍👍

Looks like the beemer takes a lot more skill to drive. Not everyone is going to be able to have the kind of skill so maybe the yanks are onto something there

@jswjr6001

3 ай бұрын

Especially in a high adrenaline scenario, talking on the radio, coordinating with other units, and trying to navigate uninvolved motorists... Looks like the ford allows officers to utilize more of their attention on the tactical situation, and less on keeping the vehicle in line

This police officer has not seen many US police. He would fit right in, might have to switch to donuts for awhile and stop walking anywhere!

What a waste of time that was .I watched waiting to see the Charger and all I get is a 6 cylinder glorified minivan all dressed up but still oozing dork.

@DanStanek

3 ай бұрын

Which Charger were you waiting for? It clearly states and shows the Explorer in the title and thumbnail 😂

@johnandersonjjr

3 ай бұрын

@@DanStanek I guess it was wishful thinking.I didn’t notice it was only the Exploder they were testing.I didn’t notice (also) it was an English deal.Then again you’d think if you’re going to test (a) US police car it’d be the best (coolest) to those out there who’re going to miss the Charger now that Stilantis is watering down Dodge’s offerings (to follow WEF’sDEI/ESG directions)

Not being a dick, but... I can't understand what the officer is saying. Tried closed captions, and it's just mostly gibberish. Like... try watching 04:38 - 04:45... Please add subtitles next time.

@DanStanek

3 ай бұрын

I’m guessing you’ve never been to Yorkshire then? 😂

Noone understands him

JEBUS...I thought this was gonna be an American cop. I cannot understand a damn word he is saying.

@jtsotherone

3 ай бұрын

why on earth would you think that?

Hahahha brits a better for vehicles thats why they using Volvo’s, bmw and vauxhall and strangely not jaguars and land rovers

You guys do what knives are policemen deal with mass shootings and AR15. And his right the road systems are different. And because the road system is a different they require a different vehicle to challenge it

@DroneStrike1776

3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite is the awd 3.5 twin turbo Ford Taurus. It's raised, suspension designed to hit speed bumps at 40 mph. Still lower center of gravity than the Explorer. AWD traction and a lot of low end torque from the turbos.

@amduser86

3 ай бұрын

British police is anyway strange. Here in Germany they has pistols and even mp5's and mp7's in there cars ...

@1maico1

3 ай бұрын

@@amduser86 The armed response units do

@amduser86

3 ай бұрын

@@1maico1 but that is not normal police, like in any other european country. even in japan police has guns ...

@1maico1

3 ай бұрын

@@amduser86 There are 19 countries where the Police are not routinely armed including Norway, Irish Republic, China