The Carbon E7: RoboCop, Your Car is Ready
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The Carbon E7: RoboCop, Your Car is Ready
The Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor is on its way out. Behold law enforcement's new hero: the badass car you see here, code-named E7 . Billed as the world's first purpose-built law-enforcement patrol vehicle , the black-and-white E7 is a positively stunning vision of the 21st century cop car from the Atlanta-based upstart Carbon Motors . The specification sheet reads like that of a European sports sedan: An engine described only as a "forced-induction clean diesel" (biodiesel-capable) will produce some 300 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, delivered to the rear wheels through a six speed automatic transmission. Carbon expects the car will make the jump to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds and top out at 155 mph. The E7 itself will feature an aluminum spaceframe structure with bulletproof doors and dash panel and a 75-mph crash capability, as well as all manner of accident-avoidance technology. And, naturally, it'll roll with an extensive arsenal of the latest cop-tech, including built-in night-vision capability with forward-facing infrared lamps, automatic license-plate recognition, 360-degree video surveillance, and rear-hinged rear doors for safer suspect ingress and egress.
Submission | October 20, 2008
