NYPD test drives Dodge Chargers 

NYPD test drives Dodge Chargers

Ford Crown Victorias are staples in the NYPD. But it looks like it got itself an upcoming competition.

Media reports say that the New York Police Department will test drive 10 new Dodge Chargers with V-8 engines to see if the 150 mph performance sedans will survive the challenges of potholed streets and other anti-driving feature of Gotham.

Also testing V-6 Chargers is the city's police highway unit is. If the vehicles pass inspection, they may replace hundreds of squad cars in the NYPD's 3,000-vehicle patrol fleet, now dominated by Ford Crown Victorias and Chevrolet Impalas.