Founded by a former police officer and former auto executive in 2003, Indiana-based Carbon Motors plans to produce America's first purpose-built police car.
Filling a gap left by the end of production for the former police favorite, the Ford Crown Victoria, the E7will be powered by a BMW six-cylinder turbo-diesel engine and be built at an old Ford air-conditioner plant as soon as Carbon gets a $310 million loan from the Energy Department.
Carbon is claiming zero-to-60 times of 6.5 seconds and a top speed of 155 mph. The specially designed car has seats expressly built for the comfort of policemen wearing duty belts. The company says it has received 14,300 reservations from 425 police departments but won't be able to start production until late 2013.
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