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Lol the guy is most likely a cop, they train for high speed driving situations. And he probably doesn't need lessons on how to take a corner or modern safety features.He just has to respect how easy it is to kick the tail around if you aren't paying attention.
I have been through "EVOC"(emergency vehicle operation control) and dyring the week long course through San Bernardino Sheriff I think I may have seen as high as 65mph on their course... the desire was there to go faster but something more important occurred.
It was grilled through to us that properly chasing the fleeing vehicle would probably have you failing out. So everyone's mindset was rightfully on responsibility versus fun, training officers tried to grill mind set and responsibility which can be a lot to ask when half the class is 19-24 year old males full of piss & vinegar.
Not everyone in an LE field gets to haul balls and learn how to handle vehicles at really high speed.
Want to see something cool? Look up the demonstration video of CHP instructors at a graduation ceremony... that isnt the example to consider.
I could go on at length but most departments are so liability conscious that their pursuit policies, as well as GPS monitored CAD data, are reviewed and audited to catch anyone who speeds and doesnt use "due regard."
That said there are those of us who supplement on our own dime through HPDE, track days, or autocross in our personal cars.
Crown Vics are pigs. Basically a low riding truck that can take abuse, sad to see them go.
Chargers are fragile crap.
Explorers are not so bad. Ecoboost Taurus are rare due to the liability conscious dept. Some how the Caprice got a hell of an LS engine and are actually what one would think of as a pursuit capable car.
But high speed training is rare. It is usually low speed maneuvering trying to get people familiar with their bumpers/edge of the cars so they are not bumping into things.
As for the OP. Car isnt so powerful that you will be losing control. Cold tires in cold weather or wet roads, maybe. But I keep my 2015 GT Perf Pack in sport mode for 90% of driving and track the other 10%. Leave traction control on and you should be fine for the majority of driving.
My 2005 GT and my 95 Cobra are scarier rides with less power due to rock hard suspensions and the solid rear axle making them slide happy.
I really do not get how people are so frightened of the 2015. My GT Perf Pack is MUCH harder to even deliberately do stupid stuff with. But then I tend to brake for the correct speed for a turn BEFORE the corner and use momentum type neutral cornering and accelerating smoothly on exit.
My other cars do not reward bad driving habits when pushing hard and can show you snap oversteer pretty quick. With the easier to drive 2015 it only further rewards the driver when you use similar driving practice.
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I find this is the most important thing with the 2015 that will potentially snare somebody....
It is TOO QUIET AND TOO SMOOTH. For instance both my 95 and my 05 give an excellent sensation of speed. You go fast in them and you know it. The loud exhaust helps remind you of engine speed. The vehicle ride harshness lets you feel connected to the road. The wind noise reminds you of speed.
In the 2015 it is so quiet and refined that if you are not careful you could find yourself going 20-30mph too fast into a corner. It is a faster car by leaps and bounds over my 95 and 05. But you need to pay attention to what you are doing so that your senses dont lull you into complacency.
For instance 90mph in my 95 and it feels like the world is tearing apart at the seems. You know you are beginning to haul ass.
But you could do 120-130 in my 2015 and with the windows rolled up you will hardly notice it. Possibly not until it is too late.
I am going to get an exhaust for my 2015, likely ford racing Boss 302 style side pipes. I miss so many down shifts because I cannot hear my engine after a throttle blip as it is revving down for timing the release of the clutch. It gets to the point that I gave up heel&toe shifting for my 2015 due to that issue. Something I can do perfectly in my 95 and 05 due to lots of experience combined with louder exhaust notes.
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