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== Description == | == Description == | ||
=== Design === | === Design === | ||
The fleet sedan is based primarily on the [[wp:Ford Crown Victoria|1992-97 Ford Crown Victoria]] with some influences from the 1998-2011 model. The Crown Victoria was a popular vehicle for police and taxi applications | The fleet sedan is based primarily on the [[wp:Ford Crown Victoria|1992-97 Ford Crown Victoria]] with some influences from the 1998-2011 model. The Crown Victoria was a popular vehicle for police and taxi applications due to its body-on-frame construction, rear wheel drive layout, and V8 powertrain. | ||
Unlike the [[Declasse]] [[Merit#GTA IV|Merit]] or the [[Bravado]] [[Buffalo#GTA IV — The Ballad of Gay Tony|Buffalo]], there is no | Unlike the [[Declasse]] [[Merit#GTA IV|Merit]] or the [[Bravado]] [[Buffalo#GTA IV — The Ballad of Gay Tony|Buffalo]], there is no civilian counterpart of this sedan; in real-life, Ford discontinued the Crown Victoria as a general retail model after the 2007 model year. | ||
Regardless of its application, the fleet sedan features a front pushbar, CB radio equipment, and black wheels with chrome centercaps. Law enforcement models additionally have a [[police computer]], roof-mounted lightbars, and a spotlight mounted on the driver's side. The taxi variants have a rear pushbar, fare meter, taxi lights and markers, and a hood-mounted taxi medallion; some taxis may also have roof-mounted advertising. | Regardless of its application, the fleet sedan features a front pushbar, CB radio equipment, and black wheels with chrome centercaps. Law enforcement models additionally have a [[police computer]], roof-mounted lightbars, and a spotlight mounted on the driver's side. The taxi variants have a rear pushbar, fare meter, taxi lights and markers, and a hood-mounted taxi medallion; some taxis may also have roof-mounted advertising. | ||