American cops are on the road in the future with BMW technology. For the Munich automobile manufacturer supplies in the coming years as many as 240 000 engines for U.S. patrol car. The customer is the Carbon Motors Corporation. Established in 2003, has specialized in the production of police and security vehicles.
Robust emergency vehicles
The E7, the company from the state of Indiana wants from the year 2012, a new, specially brought to the police everyday use designed cars on the road. However due to his appearance of the grim looking E7 should already teach one or another occasion put the fear Gangster: The sedan is about five feet long, has a rammfeste body and rolls on massive 19-incher. In addition to opening doors in opposite fall on the roof and into the front end integrated LED signal lights.
Modern front, rear spartan
The cockpit is equipped with all sorts of technology and many touchscreens. The fund is separated by a pane of glass from the two front-seated police officers. While driver and passenger on the comfortable leather seating space, the rear area for two prisoners completely made of durable, washable plastic.
Three-liter displacement and 245 hp
The entire drive unit including cooling and exhaust system and the standard automatic transmission come from BMW. The six-cylinder engines, which are including in the 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series to use, have three-liter displacement and 245 horsepower. Thus, the E7 accelerated in less than seven seconds to 100 km and is almost 250 km / h fast. At the same time the engines are relatively environmentally friendly. The fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of 240,000 U.S. police and government vehicles is to fall in the coming years by up to 40 percent over the still currently used models.
Popularity of the diesel increase
In addition to a new billion-dollar revenue source, the German manufacturer hopes to have a positive side effect of the major contract - namely, to increase the popularity of diesel in the U.S. can be. So far, BMW X5 xDrive 35d there with the 335d and the first two vehicles as diesels in the program.
