2006 Dodge Magnum Police Package

For 2006, Dodge intends to see their Magnum wearing the red and blue lights of law enforcement. With that admirable goal in

For 2006, Dodge intends to see its Magnum wearing the red and blue lights of law enforcement. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press)

sight, the boys at DaimlerChrysler sent a spit-polished Hemi-powered Magnum to Jamie Graham for his chiefly inspection and critique. Needless to say, with Super Bee flashbacks and Mopar dreams, the Chief gladly accepted the assignment - strictly out of his dedication to policing, of course.

"With rear-wheel drive and Hemi power at the pavement, the Dodge Magnum police unit will provide the optimum performance option," said Ray Fisher, Vice President - Fleet and Remarketing for DC. "Dodge dominated the police car business throughout the 1960s, '70s and early '80s, and we're proud to continue our police car heritage with even more performance technology."

If Fisher is right, the radical Magnum may just change the way the policing community thinks. Five years ago, if someone had

The HEMI engine of the 2006 Dodge Magnum Police Special packs 340 horsepower. (Photo: Rob Rothwell, Canadian Auto Press)

advised the purchasing department of a big-city police agency that in 2006, their officers would be clamouring to drive station wagons, the hapless fool would be arrested for being mad.

But it's true. By late 2005, the deranged detainee might well be carted off in the back seat of a station wagon, but not just any wagon - a 2006 Dodge Magnum Police Special. And if it happens to be a Hemi-powered Magnum, the trip won't take long thanks to 340 horsepower and an arresting 390 pound-feet of torque fed to 18-inch V-rated tires through a five-speed automatic transmission.