page_title: Ottawa Police Service
section_title: Fleet
hierarchical_section_title: Ottawa Police Service / Fleet
caption_attribution_description: English: Lenco BearCat G3 of the Ottawa Police Service
context_page_description: The Ottawa Police Service is a municipal police force in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The OPS serves an area of 2,796 square kilometres and 943,243 people alongside a considerable number of other police forces.
context_section_description: The majority of marked patrol vehicles deployed by the Ottawa Police Service are Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors, in 2012 the Ford Taurus was added to the fleet to become the new majority of the marked patrol vehicles. The Ford Tauruses deployed by the Ottawa Police Service have the police interceptor package and offer a choice of V-6s: a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V-6 and an EcoBoost turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6. Both are promised to produce more power in police trim than their respective civilian forms of 265 hp for the unboosted motor and 365 for the twin-turbo EcoBoost.  Some other marked vehicles are the Ford Explorer and Ford Expedition. The Ford Interceptor Utility, which is similar to the Ford Explorer, is primarily used for two-officer patrols while most of the Ford Expedition are equipped for and used by the tactical unit.
  The OPS has one fixed wing aircraft, a Cessna 206 and various marine vehicles that patrol Ottawa waterways in the summer.
  The OPS use many different unmarked vehicles. While the most numerous is the Chevrolet Impala, the unmarked fleet also has vehicles from almost every make, most of which are not police package vehicles. Black Dodge Caravans and a few Smart Cars are included in the unmarked fleet.
  In late 2007, OPS purchased a small group equipped with Ford's street appearance package, making the cars look more like civilian Crown Victorias. The vehicles are recognizable, however, by their police wheel covers and LED strips at the top of the front windshields and rear windows.
  In February 2012, OPS ordered a total of 58 Ford Police Interceptors based on the new Taurus platform to replace the discontinued Ford Crown Victoria variant. The total cost for the units came to $1,621,596. The new vehicles were deemed necessary to replace current vehicles over three years old or with 160,000 km use. The requirement for replacement of marked general patrol vehicles in 2014 is projected to be a total of 37 vehicles (36 sedans and 1 utility). The 2014 replacement vehicles purchased under this request will actually be the 2015 model. The cost of 37 police package vehicles is estimated to be $1,016,601 including taxes. OPS vehicles that are at the end of their lifecycles are sent to public auction and the proceeds are used to help fund the vehicle replacement program.
  Replacement of marked general patrol vehicles
  2007 Ottawa Police fleet:
caption: Lenco BearCat G3 rescue and tactical vehicle
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