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The Carbon Motors E7: A new police car prototype equipped with sensors for weapons of mass destruction and automatic numberplate scanners has become the talk of a law enforcement convention in the US.

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The purpose-built Carbon E7 is a 300-horsepower car that runs on biodiesel fuel, making it both faster and greener than current model police vehicles.

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The car features 88 original features, including a “hoseable” backseat.

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The prototype’s maker, Carbon Motors, promotes the E7 as “a new brand of justice”. The company reportedly asked for input from nearly 2000 police officers in a bid to make the car “cop friendly”.


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If the prototype gets the greenlight, the car is set to go into production from 2012.

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“There certainly is opportunity for niche vehicle manufacturers nowadays unlike any time since the beginning of the auto industry,” car expert Brett Smith said to ABC.

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The front seat was made to resemble a “helicopter-style cockpit”, the company said.

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The intriguing Carbon Motors E7, is so-called “purpose built” police car that can run on biodiesel and has such features as integrated shotgun mounts, a driver-specific intelligent key and a “hose-able rear passenger compartment.” This vehicle is built specifically for police work only, compared to retrofitted civilian-to-police cars such as the Dodge Charger, Ford Crown Victoria or Chevy Impala.

“It should be illegal to impersonate a police car,” says the sales brochure, which also describes the E7 as “a new brand of justice.”

The Carbon E7, which is on a nationwide rollout, is powered by a 3.0-liter diesel that churns out 300 horsepower and delivers 420 pound-feet of torque. The engine is linked to a six-speed automatic transmission. The E7 rides on a 122-inch wheelbase and has a curb weight of 4,000 pounds. Its makers say it sprints from zero to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph. It also boasts a 75-mph rear impact crash capability.

Carbon Motors said detailed pricing on the E7 will be announced in a few months.

source: http://thechive.com/2008/11/carbon-motors-e7-future-usa-police-car-13-photos/

i hate looking at prototypes, cause they usually never show up on the streets. but good find,

i thought they were gonna use tc's as 2012 police cars lol..i was wrong XD

it even looks like an actual cop, with its "handlebar mustache grill" lol

Suicide doors!!!....Schweet!!!

That car will win a Night Glow Conteast for sure too!....LoL

^^
criminals can go to jail in fashion...

I'd join the police force just to drive one of those bad boys. Looks like all coppers are getting a KITT car now...

id drive it lol..

id get arrested just to ride in it.....hahahahahahahaha

I see the coffee holders but where do they put the doughnuts??? change the weapon sensors to doughnut sensors and they're in....

it'll make spotting this cop car alot harder to spot since it has no huge light bar at the top and no spot lights on the a-pillar

making it more fuel efficient

and suck for us who speeds away

I see the coffee holders but where do they put the doughnuts??? change the weapon sensors to doughnut sensors and they're in....

glove box was converted to a doughnut vending machine

with stale donuts

with stale donuts

nahhh i think its like an easy bake oven so its fresh :rofl:

that look hot...

imagine seeing this thing on the freeway thinking it's a riced out honda and try to race it? hahahah!

so let me get this straight...........i just need to push more than 300hp to out run it......hmmmmmmmmmm


lol

The torque should keep it on your bumper. You'd need to go 156 mph to out run it.


EDIT: I wonder what they'd do with those when they ran their life in the force?

:doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:
also speed cut ill have to get rid of :rofl:

That's a sweet-a$$ police car!

The torque should keep it on your bumper. You'd need to go 156 mph to out run it.


EDIT: I wonder what they'd do with those when they ran their life in the force?

it would be interesting to mod :lalala:

cool!

thats really cool looking. :ponder:

nice find!!

hoseable rear seats lmao!

The only thing I see that it would need is a removable backplate on the rear seats(similar to restraint chairs). I can't really tell from the pics if the section around the lower back has the cutout for the cuffs to fit. We get in trouble for letting our fine christian boys in the cars with the cuffs in the rear because it cuts off circulation and such. Gotta love regulations.

seeing stuff like this makes me glad im going for criminal justice. :love:

looks cool. at least they are attempting to make it eco friendly.

added youtube video, if anybody is interested

Nice...it is a Pretty Dope Po-Po car...

Wonder if this will make it to Production though!..