America’s police officers have their work cut out for them, and they require hardy vehicles to handle the daily stress of their line of work. Chrysler, GM, and Ford are all trying to sell our nation’s police on their particular take on a police pursuit vehicle, and with Ford recently retiring the best-selling Crown Victoria, it needs a new vehicle to take the reigns. That vehicle is the Ford Taurus Police Interceptor and Explorer Interceptor, and Ford put together a nice brief vehicle comparing GM and Chrysler’s to the Blue Oval using real police officers.

The officers had a lot of things to say about the competition, as well as Ford’s Police Interceptor. Of the Chevy Tahoe PPV, officers said it was “top heavy” and “a lot of work to drive.” Of the Dodge Charger Hemi, officers said it had a lot of rear power which made it difficult to control on the wet pad, which simulates slick road conditions. That’s where Ford’s all-wheel drive offerings came in.

Both the “Interceptor Utility” (Explorer) and Police Interceptor (Taurus) feature all-wheel drive systems, as well as fuel efficient V6 engines with around 300 horsepower. The officers found these vehicles much easier to control in the corners, even with the Electronic Stability Control disabled. Don’t take our word for it though; check out this video to see some slick driving from these police officers and judge for yourself which vehicles performed best. There are plenty of other videos from these tests too, so check them all out.