You need a big cruiser, but need muscle car speed. Your department has a bunch of money to spend after a big drug bust. You've got to reunite your band and save an orphanage.

You think high-speed pursuits are unnecessary and dangerous. You complain about high gas prices. You think the police shouldn't carry guns. You're a neo-Nazi from Illinois.

Speed Merchants: No

Fashion Victims: No

Treehuggers: No

Mack Daddies: No

Tuner Crowd: No

Hairdressers: No

Penny Pinchers: No

Euro Snobs: No

Working Stiffs: Yes

Technogeeks: No

Poseurs: No

Soccer Moms: No

Nascar Dads: Yes

Golfing Grandparents: No

• Ford Crown Victoria P71

• Chevy Impala 9C1

• '74 Dodge Monaco

• Increasing road safety by encouraging good driving behavior and motorist education instead of focusing on narrow-minded and ineffective speed enforcement

• Manufacturer: Dodge

• Model year: 2008

• Base price: $29,160

• Price as tested: $29,740

• Engine type: 5.7-Liter OHV V8

• Horsepower: 340 @ 5000 RPM

• Torque: 390 @ 4000 RPM

• Transmission: 5-Speed Automatic

• Curb weight: 4150 pounds

• LxWxH: 200.1" x 74.5" x 58.2"

• Wheelbase: 120.0"

• Tires: P225/60R18

• 0 - 60 mph: 5.9 seconds

• EPA fuel economy city/highway: 15/23 MPG

• NHTSA crash test rating: ***** front

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Exterior Design: ****The 2008 Dodge Charger Police Edition benefits from the inherently aggressive