2013 Dodge Charger vs 2013 Ford Taurus

The Charger has changed a lot over the many years that they have been around. The new 2013 Chargers greatly improved and is now one of the vehicles selected to be on the police force everywhere which says that it is a reliable car. But what is it compared to the other newly selected car to the police force: the 2013 Ford Taurus.

Engines- There are three different engines available for the new chargers. The first is the 3.6L pentastar V-6 with around 292 hp and gets 19mpg city and 31 mpg highway. The second engine available is the 5.7L HEMI with 370 hp and gets 18mpg city and 25mpg highway. The third and biggest engine available is a massive 6.4L SRT8 HEMI that pushes 470 hp but the mpg is not an pretty sight. I think dodge offers a wide enough variety of engines to suit the needs of anyone to buy this car weather it be for daily driving or for just having fun with that 470 6.4L engine.

Cost- A new Dodge Charger SE which is the basic package with the V-6 will start around $25,900. The new Charger SRT8 will start at around $45,900 which comes with all the options and that monster 6.4L Hemi engine. I think that for a car a sporty, fast and quaility as the Charger that Dodge has it very reasonably priced. The $45,000 SRT8 with a few minor modifications can look and sound like a car that does 200mph and cost $100,000+. The Charger is a very good buy for the money.

Interior and Exterior-  The Charger has most of the options as all other new cars nowadays such as the leather the moon roof, the touch screen stereo and navigation, and other luxurious options.

My Opinion-  The dodge charger has always been one of my favorite cars and has always been one of the biggest names in muscle cars. The 2013 is no different it combines power with dependabiliy which makes it one of the best cars out there. No matter what you can not go wrong buying a dodge Charger.

The new Ford Tauraus is big improvement over the old ones, almost all of the older ones were junk. The question is the new Tauarus better off on the police force or the charger?

Engines- There are also three engines available for the Tauraus. A 2.0L inline 4 with 240 hp and gets 22 mpg city and 32highway mpg. Also available is a 3.5L V-6 ecoboost engine that is twin turbocharged with 365hp and gets 17mpg city and 25mpg highway. The third engine is 3.5L V-6 without ecoboost and has 288hp and gets 19 mpg city and 26mpg highway. In my opinion ford should have offer a bigger V-8 engine option for the police force editions of these cars. Even without the V-8 options ford has given the Tauraus a good selection of high quality motors to pick from

Cost- The basic new Ford Tauraus Se starts out at $26,700 but has very few luxoury features as a base model. The middle of the road model is the limited which is priced at $33,100 and gives you quite a bit of options to make your car comfortable. The most expensive high end model is the SHO which is sport tuned with all options put into it priced at $39,300. Like the charger I think that this car is priced very well and is well worth the money you pay for it.

Interior and Exterior-  Like any other new ford the Tauraus comes with the options of the my ford touch, leather seats, moon roof and other common options so there is nothing unique there.

My Opinion-  In my opinion there is no point in having the fords on the police force anymore because the dodge chargers are such great and fast cars that they put the fords to shame. Yes the dodge charger is an overall better car but the Tauraus is also a very great car and also very reliable but lets face it a tiny little 3.5L V-6 is going to get dusted by the 470hp 6.4L HEMI everytime.