We’re sitting at a vast dining table, my friend Máté and I, idly racing a toy Ferrari in the shadow of salmon sandwiches, and he says, hey, let’s turn that Ferrari into a Mad Max Interceptor Pursuit Special.

The Ferrari is an F430 Challenge, sans Stradale, the racing version of the basic F430, and you can get one at Shell gas stations with your purchase of gasoline (and candy bars), at least here in Europe you can. It’s palm-sized and comes with a pullback motor which is synched with a speaker emitting a rather faithful engine noise. I know because I have a 250 GTO and the sound is vastly different, modern flat-plane V8 versus vintage racing 3.0-liter V12.

We’ll skip the hood-mounted supercharger as there’s nothing to supercharge up front, same with the sidepipes and the ghetto black paintjob, but we can’t skip the tanks. On the original Pursuit Special, the tanks stored scarce gasoline, a substance which is indeed getting scarce but which unfortunately does not come in tiny canisters.

What does come in tiny canisters is nitrous oxide, the mother of all dual-use technology, used in dentistry for anaesthesia, in car tuning for, well, you know what, and in the kitchen to make whipped cream. Nitrous oxide is extremely soluble in fat, as in the fat of whipping cream, enabling the user to create whipped cream twice the volume than with air.

Nitrous oxide in cars is usually labelled NOS after Holley Performance Products’ Nitrous Oxide Systems but my mother is a chemical engineer and she would disapprove of that, so we’ll go with the chemical formula N₂0. With a dab of overhead marker and a strip of Scotch tape, the car is ready to rock and roll.

Ready, I lied, but not quite. The heavy N₂0 canisters are overloading the pullback motor, making the car extremely sluggish. And you can’t have an F430 Challenge Interceptor Pursuit Special associated in any way with that dreadful adjective. What we’ll need is an ultra-precise double-barreled nailgun which fires two pins in high sync to rupture both nitrous canisters at the same time, creating in the process a nitrous-powered jet car.

If you have such a nail-gun handy, Jalopnik Nitrous Initiative would like to hear from you.

Photo Credit: Máté Petrány and the author

The Mad Max Pursuit Special V8 Interceptor was really a 1973 Ford Falcon XB GT, an exclusive Australian ride, that came equipped with a hearty 351 Cleveland V8. We're wondering if the nerdy, little Google Street View car was jealous or something because this movie gem seems a bit off the beaten path, even for the Land Down Unda. (Hat tip to Salguod!)

[Google Sightseeing via Google Maps]

Orders for the Interceptor SX are being taken now, and the buying price ain't for the faint of heart — £145,000, or right about $266,000 at today's exchange rate. As heart-stopping as that price is, you have to ask yourself: How many orders of magnitude more cool is this than your garden variety Bentley or Lamborghini? Our answer — many. [InnovativeCars]

So what about Mercury? Good question — we've no clue, but we haven't seen any new product from the brand all about the heat in quite some time (wait, sorry, we mustn't forget the refreshed 2009 Mercury Mariner). We've also not heard of any new product coming down the development line. Oh FoMoCo, where art your Mercury brand? Who cares really, as long as that rear-wheel drive sedan looks like the Interceptor we saw at the Detroit Auto Show last year. [via Detroit News]

It wasn't until the manager of the tow company arrived that the man finally surrendered. The driver was charged with unlawful use of a vehicle, obstructing governmental administration, interfering with a peace officer and criminal mischief. Hope it was worth it guy. [AP]

Ford still predicts it will carry 80% of the market, but it hasn't surprised us to see a significant increase in the Chargers around the Illinois (including for the Department of Treasury Police). Have you noticed any in your neck-of-the-woods? Many we've seen have been blacked-out with the smoke-colored graphics. [WSJ]

The renewed interest in the bill comes after two different men were arrested in separate incidents for impersonating police officers in Washington last week. As with most things government-related, the balance is between cost (labor to remove everything) and benefit (people not able to impersonate cops). [Seattle PI]

The San Jose PD recommend the following:

1. Find a well-lighted, highly populated area like a gas station or fast food joint.
2. Use your cell to call the police/911 to get a marked patrol car to respond to your location.
3. Don't speed away or violate traffic laws while being pursued.

and our own advice:

4. Don't throw bags of anything outside the window.
[San Jose Mercury News]

We're going to give the Project Car Understatement of the Year Award to the seller of this '76 Jensen Interceptor III, for the statement "There are some problems with the wiring." Stop the presses- a Jensen with wiring problems? But that's no big deal, not when you're talking about an Interceptor for just $3000. The seller claims the car "runs and can be drivin" (sic), but there's no mention of whether it has the original Mopar 440 or... something else. Also no big deal, since the junkyards are full of 440s, though it would be nice to know if it has a manual trans. When you're buying the last of the Interceptors for three Gs, you just have to take what you get.

The Interceptor, hellish as it may be, is something of a known quantity; buying it would be like deciding to walk from Florida to Alaska while dragging a washing machine chained to your ankle- it would be long and arduous, but you'd know how far you had to travel. However, when you buy this barn find '66 NSU Spider, you're signing up for a journey that may never end, and instead of dragging a washing machine you'll be pushing a dumpster full of boiling monkey piss. But, see, if you get it working you'll be the only non-Mazda rotary driver in your time zone! This NSU has been sitting in an Ohio barn- literally- since 1976, so every component that ever touched fluid is going to be bad, the engine is almost certainly locked solid, and there will be unexpected corrosion surprises galore. Parts obtainment... well, let's just say you'll want a machine shop handy. On the plus side, you get a bunch of NOS spare parts and the seats and carpets were stored separately and are in nice shape.

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Looks like BMW isn't the only new twin-turbo sheriff in town. Back during the Detroit Show we hipped you to the knowledge that FoMoCo was readying a "twin-force" V6 good for over 400 hp that would be showing up in a Lincoln flagship. Not good enough for Mulally, apparently. Turns out that Dearborn is actually preparing twin-turbo 4 and 8-cylinder engines as well. Which is fantastic news. For their part, Ford is saying that this new family of forced induction mills will be easy on our pocketbooks, explaining that "twin-force will offer diesel-like fuel economy." And that's good, we like that. But they are leaving out the part about how twin-turbo V8 Mustangs (and maybe the Interceptor...) will be better than 10 Super Bowls. Direct injection and cylinder deactivation will also be part of the mix, natch. – Jonny Lieberman

Ford adding twin-turbos to V6 and V8 petrol engines [Motor Authority]

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[Note: The Jalopnik Fantasy Garage will be back to its normal Tuesday schedule next week. — ed.] When I took over the Jalopnik Fantasy Garage from Farago, my initial thought was... 1978 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Oscar India. Shoot me. However, my second thought was the Jensen FF. Many of us are old enough to remember the shockwaves shot through the automotive world when Porsche's 959 bowed in 1986. It was like an alien had arrived and brought along all of the home planet's best technology. The FF was just as incredible in terms of technological innovation, only it added serious luxury to the mix and showed up earlier. Two-decades earlier. Powered by a Mopar big block, the Jensen FF was the first production car to offer all-wheel drive, antilock brakes and traction control. More over, the beautiful body was designed by Touring Superleggera and built by Vignale, while the entire car was assembled by hand in Britain. American power, Italian hot looks and British everything else coupled with stupefying technical innovation. I know I don't need to go on, but I will.

Introduced to the world in 1966, the FF is related to the Jensen Interceptor (produced 1966-1976). So close most people can't tell them apart. The FF cost 30 percent more than its already expensive sibling, which is one of the reasons the FF was a never a sales success, despite the press making sweet love to it (Car named it "Car of the Year" in 1967).

To make room for the extra mechanicals the FF is about half a foot longer than the Interceptor. The easiest way to distinguish the two British GTs is the diagonal vent on the front wing (the Interceptor has but one, the FF two). Note also differences like indicator lights, the front end, bumpers and what not, but just look for the double vents.

FF stands for "Ferguson Formula." Clearly not an exciting moniker, but a very important one. At age 24 Harry Ferguson (b. 1884) built and flew his own V8-powered monoplane, becoming the first man in Ireland to make a powered flight. During World War I he became involved with tractors on behalf of the Irish Government and in the 1930s convinced Henry Ford senior to build a tractor known as the Ford Ferguson. He also lost $1 million on a coin flip. Most important, though, he saw the promise of AWD for both track and street.

Harry began collaborating with racing drivers Freddie Dixon and Tony Rolt on a series of AWD prototypes. They wanted to produce both a racecar and hoped a manufacturer would become interested in a production vehicle. Then in 1960, just as his AWD F1 car (the P99) was set to debut, Ferguson dropped dead. In 1961 Sterling Moss piloted Ferguson's P99 to a win at the Oulton Park Gold Cup Race. Luckily, before Ferguson passed, he had worked out a verbal agreement with Jensen concerning his AWD formula. In 1964 Jensen Automobiles and Harry Ferguson Research finally inked a deal. The FF was going to see the light of day.

Around that time, Jensen was preparing a successor to the aesthetically challenged but nonetheless potent CV8. Luckily for pistonheads the world round, the Jensen brothers lost an internal battle to other management within the company. Unlike previous Jensens, the new car wouldn't be styled in-house, and wouldn't be made from fiberglass. No, the new cars were to have bodies crafted from Italian steel. The two-wheel drive vehicles would revive the famous appellation Interceptor, while the AWD Jensens would simply be called FF.

Because of the FF's two-ton curb weight, straight line performance wasn't staggering — 325 horsepower caused 60 mph to show up in 8 seconds, which wasn't bad for its day. Top speed was north of 140 mph. The handling, however, was staggering. Unlike in the front-heavy Interceptor, the big American heart was shoved back against the firewall to make room for all the AWD bits. This had the effect of giving the FF near 50/50 weight distribution. Via a viscous-coupling limited slip differential, torque was routed 37/63 front to rear. Journalists of the time raved about the traction and grip the FF produced, especially in the rain and snow. After driving it up a snowy Swiss ski slope Autocar described the über-GT as "the safest car in the world."

That was a bit of a stretch, considering that the mechanical Dunlop Maxaret ABS system (developed for airplanes) only pulsed the brakes three times a second compared to 20 times per second in modern systems. As a result, the traction control (which, like on many modern cars, was a function of ABS) wasn't so hot either. Still, at a time when most cars had four-wheel drums, the FF was quite a feat. Just as nifty, the four-way adjustable shocks could be controlled via a rocker switch inside the cabin. And what a glorious cabin! Rich, cosseting leather was everywhere wood wasn't, and, well, just have a look at the back seat.

The world's first AWD road car did have one major design flaw. It only came as a right-hand driver. Due to the messy nature of mashing Ferguson's "Teramala" transmission into Chrysler's TorqueFlite, the engine was mounted off-center and the shaft driving the front wheels intruded into the passenger area. Thus, it was impossible to build the FF in left-hand drive. Tragically, America was Jensen's biggest market. Couple that with the as-much-as-a-house price (more than one house in some cases) and demand wasn't exactly heavy. Out of the 320 FFs built, only one was sold in the States.

Despite the small production run, the FF is a hugely influential machine. Years later Audi bought an FF to study while researching AWD for their upcoming Quattro. All modern AWD cars use a variation of Ferguson's Formula transmission. Not surprisingly, the FF attracted a host of famous owners including an MI6 agent, an RAF pilot on which the character of the Forger in "The Great Escape" was based and a bunch of rock drummers. Good ones, too. Mitch Mitchell from the Jimi Hendrix Experience had one (and supposedly Jimi drove it just before he died), the great John Bonham had two and Ginger Baker of Cream had three, putting the FF into Citroen SM territory in terms of hot-shit owners. Nearly. Point is, If you had the means you too could have what was at the time, the car.

But there was almost another...

GKN FFF 100 Jensen Rendering

By the time the Mk III Interceptor and FF rolled around in 1971, Jensen had seen the proverbial writing on the depressing wall of financial reality. In fact, so banged up was Jensen that only 15 Mk III FFs were produced, and they were built on leftover Mk II frames. Still, despite the current car's troubles (can't be sold in America, worse than British reliability, huge price), Jensen knew the value of AWD in a high-performance car. In 1972 the company revealed the prototype FFF 100 (In truth, British motoring conglomerate GKN was behind the project). Built off an FF chassis, the FFF 100 featured a British-tuned, 7.2-liter (426 cc) Hemi producing 600 horsepower and banging out 560 lb-ft of torque. Instead of a rust-ready steel body of Italian descent, the FFF 100 was made from fiberglass and the whole car weighed just 3,388 pounds. That's more than 100 pounds lighter and 120 hp more powerful than a 997 Turbo. And it was styled by William Towns, the man who penned the Aston Martin V8.

GKN FFF 100 Jensen Prototype In Action

As you may well imagine, the performance was utterly devastating. 0-100-0 mph took just 12.2 seconds, well faster than Shelby's world-beating Cobra. And that was in the wet! On a dry surface, the FFF 100 could hit 100 mph and stop again in 11.5 seconds, which is mad today and ragingly psychotic for a car built before Nixon resigned. Before the project was abandoned, GKN was working on fuel injection for the engine as well as sharpening up the brakes.

While it never got a chance at life and legendary lore like the 959, the FFF 100 and really the FF paved the way for the fast, streetable AWD hoonage we very much enjoy on a daily basis. For that alone, the mighty Jensen belongs in our Fantasy Garage. And if you don't think so, you had better have a damn good reason. – Jonny Lieberman

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The Jalopnik Fantasy Garage, So Far:
RUF RT12 | Maserati Quattroporte Executive GT | 1978 Aston Martin V8 Vantage | Honda 1300 Coupe 9 | 1931 Daimler Double Six 50 Corsica Drophead Coupe | Ferrari 288 GTO | Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 | 1970 Buick GSX 455 | First Generation BMW M Coupe | Bugatti Veyron 16.4 | Ford GT | Citroen SM | Porsche 928

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There's a man in England named Adrian Bennett. He is going to move to Australia with his family and his car. Why? Because he is going to convert his replica Ford Falcon V8 Interceptor from Mad Max status to the way the supercharged beauty looked in The Road Warrior. Why? So he can drive it near Robin Hill, which is where they filmed the second film. Can you say mumbo? Yeah, we're smitten. More like Mr. Bennett, please. – Jonny Lieberman

The Hulk's Ride, Pre-Smash: Eric Bana's Aussie Ford Falcon [Internal]

Yesterday, Fort Worth's finest were in the middle of a pursuit with an old white Crown Vic that was involved in a gas station robbery (Is it just me, or does the sketchiest behavior always occur in decommissioned police cars?). Suddenly, a maroon truck sped past. The truck's driver, who was likely intoxicated, thought he was the one being chased and decided to realize his own worst fears by inciting the FWPD to pursue him. Both drivers were eventually caught, along with a third suspect involved in a separate chase on the other side of town, coincidentally occurring at around the same time. We can only imagine how many highball glasses of second-shelf hooch the local news producers knocked back after their shift. – Matt Hardigree

Three Car Chases, Three Arrests [Ft. Worth Star-Telegram]

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Just look at that handsome lump of bulging, muscular Americana (on the right). You know the story by now. The Interceptor is a four-door Mustang (no matter what Ford says and then denies). Which means it's a rear wheel drive sedan powered by a torquey V8. We like this fact so much that us bothering to explain why is a waste of our collective breath. We also enjoy the aggressive, battering ram design, even though the big Ford 4-door looks a little too much like last year's Super Chief Mega-Truck. Looks? Why are we talking about looks? FoMoCo — can you drop the TwinForce Turbo in this sucker and paint it black? Oh screw it; we want our 500hp Supercharged Shelby Interceptor and we want it now. With the stripes. – Jonny Lieberman

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Detroit Auto Show Preview: Ford's Non-Mustang Mustang-Platformed Interceptor Concept [Internal]

PARTLY SQUARE, PARTLY PROFESSIONALLY ROUND: IT'S A 'SQUIRCLE'

They reemerged on the auto show circuit several years ago. Partly square, professionally rounded circles - affectionately dubbed squircles - debuted on the Ford 427 concept and inspired the Ford Fusion's headlamp shape.

On the Ford Interceptor concept, squircles are back - inside and out. This time, you'll find squircles applied to the headlamps, taillamps, grille and in the interior as accents to the four-door sedan's instrument panel, door trims, console, floor and four seats. Even the steering wheel is a squircle.

"This unique shape - along with the wide expanse of the instrument panel - makes the Interceptor concept instantly recognizable as a Ford," said Peter Horbury, executive director - Design, The Americas.

It should, says Freeman Thomas, director, North American Strategic Design. Squircles can be found on the most memorable Fords throughout history.

During a visual audit of Ford vehicles dating back to the Model T, Thomas and his team found squircles on a number of models, including the iconic '32 Ford. "You can see the squircle shape in the grille, whole hood and side body view," he said.

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Detroit Auto Show Preview: Ford's Non-Mustang Mustang-Platformed Interceptor Concept [internal]

What you see in front of you is the product of a bold move — or so we're told. This four-door sedan concept's got a 5.0-liter Cammer V8 with 400hp, and was called by FoMoCo Prez of the 'mericas "a Mustang all grown up." But since with our luck all we'll see this year is a five hundred with the Gillette-like "Hi, I'm Dave" tri-blade on the front end, we're pleased to see what Ford's got here — despite the fact it'll have the opposite of the Lincoln MKR concept's independent rear axle. Ford should be building something like this for fans of the strong n' forward-facing fascia of the classic 'merican sedan. This is a car that could compete with a 300C — if it were in the market now and not merely a concept. But whatevs, maybe it actually means FoMoCo's gonna bring something to market in the sedan market with some pizazz over the next five years. Gallery below and full release after the jump. – Ray Wert

FORD INTERCEPTOR CONCEPT: CELEBRATING MODERN AMERICAN MUSCLE WITH 'BUILT FORD TOUGH' ATTITUDE

* American Muscle: The Ford Interceptor concept celebrates the best of American muscle with a four-door that marries "Built Ford Tough" attitude with the sporty elegance of 1960s sedans.

* Legendary performance: The Interceptor concept's Ford Racing 5.0-liter Cammer engine runs on E-85 ethanol and produces 400 horsepower. This engine powered the Mustang FR500C to the 2005 Grand-Am Cup Championship in its first year of competition.

* Safety: Interceptor incorporates Ford's patented four-point "belt and suspenders" design in the front and rear seats. In addition, inflatable safety belts are included for rear seat passengers.

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 31, 2006 - Building on its legacy of bold muscle cars, Ford is introducing

a modern, all-American sedan concept that combines "Built Ford Tough" attitude with the sporty elegance of its iconic 1960s sedans.

The Ford Interceptor concept comes equipped with a manual six-speed gearbox mated to a

Ford Racing 5.0-liter V-8 Cammer engine that delivers 400 horsepower and runs on E-85 ethanol.

"This concept celebrates the best of American muscle, showing customers what 'modern muscle' is all about," said Peter Horbury, executive director - Design, The Americas. "The Interceptor concept is much like a Marine in dress uniform. He looks smart and elegant but you can see the raw power that lies beneath."

Flexing Modern Muscle

The Ford Interceptor concept's exterior design features substantial, sometimes brutish, surfaces and sections that give the concept its modern, powerful look.

The Mustang-based concept features a traditional rear-wheel drive proportion that includes a short front overhang, long rear overhang and extended dash-to-axle ratio.

The Ford Interceptor also has a low cabin and higher beltline, adding to the vehicle's attitude and sense of mystery.

"The Ford Interceptor concept is a pure sedan that speaks to performance car lovers everywhere," said Freeman Thomas, director, North American Strategic Design. "These people might need more space, but they still appreciate the power and attitude that cars like this represent,"

Painted a deep blue, the Ford Interceptor concept's strength exudes from its strong, high shoulders. And much like on last year's Ford F-250 Super Chief pickup concept, a single character line runs the length of the body side, slightly sloping downward as it reaches the back of the sedan.

This adds wedge to the car, making it dynamic, without detracting from its smooth, clean design.

Signature Ford touches include the horizontal three-bar grille, which has been structurally integrated into the bumper beam, as well as "squircles" - or professionally square circle-shaped graphics - inside and out.

As a nod to performance purists, the ultimate muscle lies under the powered clamshell "shaker" hood, which caps a thoroughly detailed engine compartment that houses a 5.0-liter V-8 Cammer engine.

This is an upgraded variant of the 4.6-liter engine under the hood of the current production Mustang GT. The Cammer modular engine powered Ford Racing's FR500C race car to the top of the Grand Am Cup's GS class, achieving five victories on its way to the Drivers, Manufacturers and Team Championships in its first season of competition.

The Interceptor concept's Cammer engine is mated to a manual six-speed transmission. The car, equipped with 22-inch wheels, also features a solid rear axle for more hard-core performance feel.

Attitude Within

Inside, the Ford Interceptor concept is sleek and thoroughly modern, completed in contrasting black leather and metal finishes.

The dash, headliner and thick steering wheel are leather-wrapped. Plus, the Interceptor concept's four low-back bucket seats are wrapped in thick black belt leather with exposed-edge seams and contrasting caramel stitching. The seats are accented with Ford GT-inspired squircle grommets finished with Titan Metal painted inserts.

Squircle accents are repeated in the concept's door trims, floor, console and instrument panel.

Designed within a pair of squircles, the speedometer and tachometer are eye-catching. The needles for both start at center and move opposite each other as the speed and RPM climb.

Other clever touches include retractable headrests that deploy from the roof when the car is parked. They adjust fore and aft, as well as up and down for each occupant. Audio control panel and climate controls also are stowable.

On the other hand, the gated six-speed shifter is exposed, just waiting to be thrown into gear.

"The Interceptor concept is a sedan - but with the heart and soul of a performance car," Thomas said. "This car is about restraint - and not clouding the driving experience with too much technology. There aren't a lot of layers between the driver and the road with this car."

Safer travels

For safety, the Interceptor concept incorporates Ford's patented four-point "belt and suspenders" safety belt design in all four seats and inflatable seat belts in the rear.

While current three-point safety belts are extremely effective in reducing the risk of injury in a crash, Ford Motor Company is researching these two potential safety belt technologies as possible ways to further reduce injury risk in vehicle crashes.

A number of technical challenges still need to be overcome before such restraint systems could ever be used, but these technologies might one day further enhance safety belt effectiveness.

The four-point belt showcases a possible next-generation safety belt that is more comfortable and easier to use than traditional three-point belts, according to consumer research. Additionally, inflatable belts have been included in the rear seat of the concept to help better protect occupants in a variety of crashes.

"Our customer target for this powerful masculine sedan was a man with a family," Horbury said. "He's essentially a good guy, but a bit mischevious. He loves power and performance. But ultimately, he's responsible. When he has his family on board, he values new safety technology as well as a powerful engine that runs on E-85 ethanol."

Ford Interceptor Concept

Powertrain

5.0-liter Cammer V-8

Chassis lengths

Overall length...........................................201.6 in.

Wheelbase.................................................120.8 in.

Overall width..............................................76.4 in.

Overall height at curb..................................54.8 in.

Track width

Front...........................................................66.5 in.

Rear............................................................67.8 in.

Suspension

Front....................... Double wishbone-independent

Rear.........................3-Link Design with Panhard Rod

Headroom

Front...........................................................37.5 in.

Second Row................................................35.9 in.

Legroom

Front...........................................................42.3 in.

Second Row................................................35.6 in.

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures and distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With about 300,000 employees and more than 100 plants worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo. Its automotive-related services include Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford's products, please visit www.fordvehicles.com.

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Carscoop's waiting patiently for embargo's end, when they'll show off the new Aussie Ford Interceptor, which AutoWeek recently implied would hearken a four-door Mustang. Despite the latest round of denials from Fordies, and notwithstanding the Interceptor's 'Stang-derived platform, we're still waiting to see if the reported 300C beater offers any few hints at what rear-drive goodness may be on the way from the Bluest of Ovals. Then there's the matter of 400 hp. It's no match for Max's blown, 600 hp V8, but 25 years after "Road Warrior," what exactly is? – Mike Spinelli

[via Carscoop]

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Yes, that's right — it's got to be the Ford Interceptor Police Cruiser, right? No? How about the Origami edition? No? Crap — we totally thought we had something there. Guess we'll just have to wait until December 31st like everyone else, eh? – Ray Wert

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