The Carbon E7

[Scifen]

http://www.carbonmotors.com/

 

Made by the Carbon Motors Corporation, the Carbon E7 is the first vehical made specifically for Police.

The name “E7" is the internal code given to the vehicle.

While the firemen, the ambulance drivers, the military personnel and even the postal service have conceived vehicles to return their more effective work, this services policemen and there line work.

 

 

Videos:

http://www.carbonmotors.com/videos/6/Carbo...ia-News-Release

 

 

Price:

Comparable to Retail Passenger Car Outfitted with Law Enforcement Equipment. Detailed pricing will be announced in a few months.

 

POWERTRAIN / CHASSIS

Engine Forced Induction 3.0 Diesel

Recommended Fuel Ultra-low sulfur (ULS) Diesel or BioDiesel

Driveline Rear-Wheel-Drive

Horsepower 300 bhp

Torque 420 lb-ft

Transmission 6-Speed Automatic

Front Brakes 14" Vented Discs, ABS

Rear Brakes 13" Vented Discs, ABS

Wheels 18 x 8" Steel

Tires 245/50R18

Front Suspension Struts, coil springs, anti-roll bar

Rear Suspension Multi-link, coil springs, self-leveling shocks, anti-roll bar

 

DIMENSIONS

Wheelbase 122.0"

Front Track 66.9"

Rear Track 66.9"

Overall Length 200.0"

Overall Width 78.0"

Overall Height 64.2"

Ground Clearance 7.0"

Curb Weight 4000 lbs

Weight Distribution (front/rear) 50% / 50%

Front Headroom 40.0"

Rear Headroom 38.5"

Front Legroom 45.0"

Cargo Volume 20.0 cu ft

Fuel Capacity 18.0 gallons

 

 

PERFORMANCE

0 - 60 mph 6.5 seconds

Quarter Mile 14.5 seconds @ 98.0 mph

Top Speed 155 mph

Braking 60 - 0 mph 125 feet

Lateral Acceleration 0.85 g

Combined City/Hwy Fuel Economy 28 - 30 mpg

SELECTED FEATURES AND OPTIONS

 

All-new purpose-built vehicle platform exclusively for law enforcement

 

    * Meets or exceeds all regulatory requirements

    * Designed to 250,000 mile durability specification

    * Turn-key built-to-direct-order - 24/7/365 call center support

    * Turn-key end-of-vehicle-life process

    * Comprehensive warranty

    * Aluminum spaceframe body structure

    * 75 mph rear impact crash capability

    * Cockpit with fully-integrated factory fitted law enforcement equipment

    * Integrated emergency lights, spot lights, take down lights, and directional stick

    * Segment exclusive coach rear doors for safer suspect ingress and egress

    * Vehicle dynamic control

    * Anti-lock brakes

    * Optimized approach / departure angles and ground clearance

    * NIJ Level III-A (or better) ballistic protection (front doors and dash panel)

    * Purpose-designed seat for use with on-body equipment - Heated and ventilated seats

    * Heads up display

    * Reverse backup camera

    * Remote start capability

    * Driver specific intelligent key

    * 360 degree exterior surveillance capability

    * Automatic license plate recognition system

    * Video and audio surveillance of rear passenger compartment

    * 130hz - 350hz bass siren

    * Nightvision compliant interior illumination

    * Integrated forward looking infrared system (FLIR)

    * Integrated shotgun mounts

    * Optimized storage capability (compartment and cargo)

    * Integrated front and rear passenger compartment partition

    * Hoseable rear passenger compartment

    * Integrated push bumpers and PIT capability

 

If you ask me, this thing looks like something out of Demolition Man or Judge Dredd. And where is the automated donut dispensing machine?

Edited December 5, 2008 by Scifen

[GTA3Rockstar]

That's pretty badass police car. I wouldn't mind having it, even with the lights on there.

 

When will it be in use?

[Scifen]

Iv been looking for when its going to be released but can't seem to find any info on that.

 

But this thing has some crazy goodies...

 

 

    *  Fuel efficient 300 horsepower, 420 lb-ft of torque clean diesel engine

    * Vehicle life durability specification of 250,000 miles

    * Ergonomically designed cockpit, built with duty gear and the job in mind

    * Carbon’s proprietary On-board Rapid Command Architecture™(ORCA™)

    * Radiation, chemical and biological threat detection

    * 360° exterior surveillance audio and video capability

    * 180° interior rear compartment audio and video capability

    * Available automatic license plate recognition system

    * Optional integrated ballistic protection

[GTA3Rockstar]

Iv been looking for when its going to be released but can't seem to find any info on that.

 

But this thing has some crazy goodies...

 

 

    *  Fuel efficient 300 horsepower, 420 lb-ft of torque clean diesel engine

    * Vehicle life durability specification of 250,000 miles

    * Ergonomically designed cockpit, built with duty gear and the job in mind

    * Carbon’s proprietary On-board Rapid Command Architecture™(ORCA™)

    * Radiation, chemical and biological threat detection

    * 360° exterior surveillance audio and video capability

    * 180° interior rear compartment audio and video capability

    * Available automatic license plate recognition system

    * Optional integrated ballistic protection

I was on the website and they mentioned if agencies switched to E7 on January 1 2008. I'm like, how come I haven't seen any? Then I went to Reserve Yours and they had how many per annum, they had the first year as 2012. So I'm guessing by then?

[Scifen]

Found this in the FAQ

 

 

When will the E7 be available?

 

This effort will take several years. Once the long-term governmental and financial agreements are in place, it will take us approximately 36 months to get the vehicle to full-scale production. It is also important that we take our time and do this properly in order to get you the best product at the most affordable price possible.

[lurchseesu420]

    * Aluminum spaceframe body structure

I think I'd much rather have the fully boxed, heavy-gauge steel frame of a crown vic for bashing into people than that. Also, I've always wondered why police cars don't have AWD? Seems like with as much 'off-road' pursuit that they do, AWD would be a good feature.

 

Still. A lot of the cars features a pretty cool.

[GTA3Freak-2001]

Has it got enough lights!

[Jay]

It would be better if you took the interior of that, and put it into this:

 

 

Badass.

[Dup]

Looks like its based on a Honda or something. Fugly, but will probably get the job done.

[*MURDOC*]

Where do you put the bad-guys?

[Jay]

I do love the discrepancy between the quality of the front and back seats.

[Mega]

Ummm 300hp diesel? Where the hell they are sourcing the engine? I mean the engineering and developement costs of that thing are probably around 10 mill. Then you have to build the plant. Then everything else. I mean... what's the deal.

 

edit: lol, they have Savarie and some guys from startups and government. $$$$. I get it now. They have the funds every independent manufacturer would wish to have. And all that only for a police car. This is called dedication. kudos.

Edited December 5, 2008 by Pavlov

[epoxi]

Proton Waja?

 

[Picolini]

Looks like a shrunken down 300C to me.

 

The biggest drawback I see for this is it stands out too much. I can recognize a Crown Vic a mile away, but I can't tell if it's a cop or not, so I slow down anyways. With this thing you'll know it's a cop for sure. Especially in the day time.

The body seems unnecessarily busy as well. They should work on keeping it more generic looking and make it a stronger car to handle the abuse it'll get.

[Black-hawk]

* Vehicle life durability specification of 250,000 miles

 

Isn't that a little low? Especially for a police cruiser.

[Miky_Z]

Proton Waja?

 

My thoughts exactly!

 

And why did they have to blur the Ford badge in the video??Like its not obvious its a Crown Vic ....

Oh I forgot the Moscow PD uses them too,so.... it must be a Lada

 

But in all fairness its a great idea to develop a purposely designed police vehicle(although it would really

hurt FoMoCo and GM by taking away their monopoly in this segment) & I have to agree with lurch,

AWD wouldn't go amiss.

[Scifen]

It would be better if you took the interior of that, and put it into this:

 

 

Badass.

Indeed that would be badass, but i think the entire idea behind this project is for the inner city police. The Saleen is more of a highway patrol car.

 

imo...

[tuff_luv_capo]

"Officer Jenkins, I understand you wanted to cut the pursuit short, but by nudging the perp's car into a spin you've set our vehicle repair budget back 1.2 million dollars."

 

"I also spilled my coffee on the suede gun-racks"

 

"Jesus Jenkins. I'll cover for you this time, but you need to step it up. Now finish buffing the Sheriff's Reventon!" *ascends in personal helicopter*

[Kaj.]

Looks like a shrunken down 300C to me.

 

The biggest drawback I see for this is it stands out too much. I can recognize a Crown Vic a mile away, but I can't tell if it's a cop or not, so I slow down anyways. With this thing you'll know it's a cop for sure. Especially in the day time.

The body seems unnecessarily busy as well. They should work on keeping it more generic looking and make it a stronger car to handle the abuse it'll get.

One big hint is that the Crown Vic Police Interceptors have black grilles, and the civilian versions have chrome.

[Picolini]

"Officer Jenkins, I understand you wanted to cut the pursuit short, but by nudging the perp's car into a spin you've set our vehicle repair budget back 1.2 million dollars."

 

"I also spilled my coffee on the suede gun-racks"

 

"Jesus Jenkins. I'll cover for you this time, but you need to step it up. Now finish buffing the Sheriff's Reventon!" *ascends in personal helicopter*

They said the price should be comparable to the price of police package cars currently available.

 

@Kajun, didn't know that. You sure all are? Plenty of retired cop cars driving around here though, so it doesn't help anyways.

I mainly meant from the back, or at night from the head lights and tail lights.

But I'll keep an eye out for the grill as well, now.

[Jay]

Can't you tell by the steelies with the chrome caps on the wheels? Think of the FIB Buffalo. Is that standard on all cars or just the services?

[*MURDOC*]

I always see Crown Vic cruisers with chrome grilles, and sometimes painted white to match the car, but I dont see nearly as many with the black around here, moreso in NY, but thats not to say CV's are the only cruisers I see, I mean, theres a decent amount now, not counting SUVs/vans and the like, I see Impalas, CV's, Intrepids, Still a few Caprices around, and in New Hope they have freakin' Ford Focus', lol, dont see too many Chargers but theyre there, not as rarely seen as the Magnum though.

 

 

I know plenty of people who own retired police cruisers, some still have the partition, most still have the spotlight, and a few are even still two-tone!

[Jay]

dont see too many Chargers but theyre there

Now that would make a brutal looking cop car. Those cars look like they're pissed off and want to run over or through anything they see.

[*MURDOC*]

The ones I've seen were totally black, which add to the badassittude.

 

I think the Charger looks great as a police car, Its big, has 4-doors, and looks like it wants to f*ck you up.

[Little Chris]

"Officer Jenkins, I understand you wanted to cut the pursuit short, but by nudging the perp's car into a spin you've set our vehicle repair budget back 1.2 million dollars."

 

"I also spilled my coffee on the suede gun-racks"

 

"Jesus Jenkins. I'll cover for you this time, but you need to step it up. Now finish buffing the Sheriff's Reventon!" *ascends in personal helicopter*

They said the price should be comparable to the price of police package cars currently available.

 

@Kajun, didn't know that. You sure all are? Plenty of retired cop cars driving around here though, so it doesn't help anyways.

I mainly meant from the back, or at night from the head lights and tail lights.

But I'll keep an eye out for the grill as well, now.

Its not exactly inconspicous sp? is it? Ah well atleast prisoners can never use the excuse "i didnt see him coming" unless there blind

 

Also i have always wanted a ford crown vic, i just love the look of the car for some reason, but trying to get insured on an import at 17 would never work and im sure the 5.0+ litre engine would smash my pockets with the bloody petrol prices in england.

[TFatseas]

Meh...

 

I can't put my finger on it, but I just don't see this catching on. Something strikes me as off about that car.

 

If anything I see it as being used in large urban centers.

 

 

Anyways, on the topic of patrol cars.

 

/http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123--16274--,00.html

Here is the Michigan State Police evaluation page of most current patrols cars nowadays.

 

/http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/Intro-VehicleDynamics-MSP_VehicleEval08_Web_221476_7.pdf

Here is the '08 overview of the cars.

 

 

I'm curious what will happen to the Ford P71 after the Crown Victoria goes the way of the dodo bird in '09 I believe.

Edited December 7, 2008 by TFatseas