Screen used in Robocop (2014)
2011 Ford Taurus Police Cruiser

The Movie Cars Collection|28 November 2025, 12:41 CET|Online, Paris, avenue Hoche

2011 Ford Taurus Police Cruiser
Chassis no. 1FAHP2FWXBG170047

• Screen-used in RoboCop (2014), appearing as one of the Detroit Police "2028" patrol cars
• Built by Cinema Vehicles, Los Angeles, for MGM's sci-fi reboot production
• Powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine with automatic transmission
• Retains its production body kit, futuristic decals, and light-bar configuration
• Acquired directly from Cinema Vehicles by Movie Cars Central

This 2011 Ford Taurus Police Cruiser is one of the vehicles built by Cinema Vehicles—Hollywood's premier picture-car supplier—for MGM's 2014 sci-fi reboot RoboCop. Modified to depict a Detroit Police Department patrol car in the film's futuristic setting ("Detroit 2028"), the car features a bespoke front fascia, police lighting, and production-applied decals designed specifically for the movie's visual effects sequences.
Powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine paired with an automatic transmission, this Taurus was used on screen throughout several exterior scenes filmed in Toronto. Following production, it remained in the Cinema Vehicles fleet, appeared in the Petersen Automotive Museum's acclaimed Hollywood Dream Machines exhibition (2019–2020), celebrating cinema's most iconic science-fiction vehicles, before being acquired directly by Movie Cars Central in Los Angeles.
Offered with its old US title and 846A customs document, this screen-used RoboCop patrol car represents a striking and authentic piece of contemporary sci-fi cinema history.

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