Carbon Motors Corporation has unveiled the Carbon 'E7' today. Tagged as the world's first purpose-built law enforcement vehicle, the E7 embarks on a nine city U.S. tour culminating at the 115th Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) conference in San Diego, California where over 15,000 senior law enforcement professionals will gather from all around the world.
The overall concept of the E7 is to move away from retrofitting a standard passenger production vehicle to law enforcement specs, and instead provide a vehicle designed and engineered from the ground up specifically for law enforcement purposes.
With the voluntary input of over 1,700 law enforcement professionals, the vehicle will come fully equipped with technological and design elements including an ergonomically correct cockpit inspired by jet fighters and helicopters, a high powered clean-diesel engine capable of running on biodiesel, integrated external and internal surveillance capabilities, radar, LoJack, an automatic license plate recognition system, radiation and biological threat detectors and 360 degree, highly noticeable built-in LED emergency lighting. In addition, the 'E7' debuts Carbon's proprietary On-board Rapid Command Architecture (ORCA) with a large touch-screen main display and a separate touch screen keyboard providing world-class data communication and human-machine interface.
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Carbon Motors Unveils World's First Purpose-Built Law Enforcement Vehicle
By Brian Potter
October 10, 2008 4:37 PM
Filed Under: American, Concept Car, General
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NardoW12
October 10, 2008 4:51 PM
yup...like we have that much money to spend on a cop car now
Meeshka
October 10, 2008 7:09 PM
I had an imagine of that, when I was young they portrayed the future (in movies) as something too futuristic. Cops had their own crazy cars while we had our regular machines. scary.
Xenicide
October 10, 2008 5:36 PM
It's quite apparent that the whole idea of this vehicle is eluding you two. Fire Fighters have a vehicle designed with what they have to do in mind, which is fight fires. Law enforcement uses mostly just 3 cars, and they are very shoddy. The Crown Vic is just a massive beast, too long, but Ford is talking about discontinuing it. The Chevy Impala is just horrid... the transmission is a POS, and when you see it you can't help but laugh a little. The Dodge Charger is mean looking, sounds nice, and is quicker than the other two. But the brakes on the Charger are terrible. The whole idea of this vehicle is to serve the Law Enforcement Officers that server you. To alleviate some of their worries about their current vehicles. The price of a Charger with the Police Package that is fully equipped for the department is about $28,000. That is the goal price that Carbon Motors is trying to get to, but I am willing to bet it will still be more for a while. The sad thing is, like when the Chargers came out, the actual police that are patrolling won't get them, and the people higher up that don't even patrol will.
motorjedi
October 11, 2008 1:49 AM
Meanwhile, in countries that are not America, they actually have decent cars for the job (sometimes), well in Europe basically, not most other places. I still think this is too fancy and frivolous to be a realistic proposition. No one will buy it. Except maybe Hollywood. Ha ha, "ergonomically correct cockpit", hahahah, does this mean the steering isn't operated from the back seat?
smokeonit
October 10, 2008 6:10 PM
why not a station wagon concept??? the limo concept is very limiting... in a station wagon there's much more space to fit big stuff like traffic cones and that stuff...
or a mercedes transporter, seats 2 in the front with comfort, is fast enough for highway use, and fits a whole SWAT team if needed...
Bristol411S3
October 10, 2008 6:11 PM
The UK police drive 5-series BMWs and Range Rovers. I only ever see North America choose the most rubbish cars they know as police cars. What's wrong with lighter, faster mainstream models with beefed up brakes and the like to cope with the pace?
BritBoy
October 10, 2008 6:18 PM
What happens when they are past their useful life as a Police car? They get scrapped? Unlike now where they are converted back to 'civilian' cars and sold at auctions. This is the reason most UK Police cars are now silver, it makes them easier to sell on ;)
_M7_
October 10, 2008 8:46 PM
Coolest propaganda for cops I`ve ever seen XD and looks impresive too, lets see it on action please
michelin901
October 10, 2008 9:46 PM
few countries in the middle east got a fleet of brand new s500s and how about the gallardo in italy. this thing reminds me of a proton
mmr66
October 10, 2008 10:24 PM
finaly someone has made a car specialy for the police now they can stop using range rovers mercs bmw's and hummers they are going to be realy happy :-)
IKA
October 10, 2008 10:36 PM
LOOK'S AGLY!it's can be more agresive and beatyful..but who know's like what it needs to be..i agree think about propogand
vadizzel
October 11, 2008 12:04 AM
Here in U.S the COP cars are used as TAXIs after the 100,000-150,000 miles or are sold to public cheap. Its too expensive to get MB or BMW You cant compare the amount of crime in U.S and Europe. The cars here wear out more and police need cars that are cheap to fix. This car will probably never make it because Ford and Chevy wont loose their contract with Police. This is the only entity that still buy thos POS cars.
Tosh123
October 11, 2008 12:35 AM
is the police interceptor from ford a purpose-built law enforcement vehicle??
911fnatic
October 11, 2008 12:46 PM
As if the US Police need any more power, its enough of a police state as is.
BavarianMS
October 11, 2008 1:15 PM
Some cops are real assholes like the one who gave me a seatbelt tickit and i had my seatbelt on..but no u cant argue with them..stupid pig.
smokeonit
October 11, 2008 2:32 PM
i agree with 911fanatic, the U.S. has become a police state... and even in a routine traffic check people get treated like any criminal....
smokeonit
October 11, 2008 2:36 PM
and the dangerous habit of pulling people over on the shoulder of highways... most severe accident happen that way, someone falls asleep @ the wheel, and slams into the cars parked on the shoulder...
like in europe, police stops should only be allowed on off/ramps or rest areas/gas stations... and the stupid chase thing should also be outlawed... how many people have gotten injured or killed in those chases...???
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