http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090121/ap_on_re_us/meltdown_police_cars]Police departments look for more fuel-cutting cars (AP) [/URL]



AP - Police Chief Richard Watson admits his department's newest patrol car is a curious departure from its big-horsepower Ford Crown Victorias. But the four-cylinder Pontiac Vibe GT has plenty of pep for policing, he said, and gets twice the gas mileage.