I don't understand why Ford doesn't just upgrade the suspension on the Panther platform, save some weight, and give it another little facelift. It's the oldest platform in North America and has gone through so much service as a fleet vehicle...don't fix what ain't broke! They can give it the same engine offerings as the F-150, which would allow departments to pick from 248 HP for around-town cruisers, 292 HP for small traffic departments, to 320 HP for highway divisions. Maybe even drop in the Raptor engine for the rich highway departments. All of those engines have monster torque which should mean decent fuel mileage for stop-and-go.
I wonder if this is a response to Carbon's "purpose-built" cruiser? The Caprice is supposed to be "police-only" as well.