Carbon Motors to use BMW diesel in new E7 police car
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/" rel="tag">Police/Emergency</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://www.autobloggreen.com/photos/carbon-motors-e7-1/1339440/"><img hspace="0" border="0" vspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/car2_opt.jpg" alt="" /></a><em><strong><small><br />
Carbon Motors E7</small></strong></em> - <em><strong><small>Clic k above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<img hspace="0" border="0" align="right" vspace="4" alt="" class="right border" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/p0044022web-copy.jpg" /><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/21/calling-all-cars-carbon-motors-purpose-built-police-car/">Back in 2007</a> when Carbon Motors announced it would build the first purpose-designed police vehicle, the spec sheet called for a twin-turbocharged inline-six cylinder diesel engine. As any existing automaker will tell you, certifying a diesel engine to meet current U.S. emissions regulations is no trivial matter, so Carbon Motors would likely have to find a supplier with an engine already certified. But the number of companies currently selling passenger car diesels in the U.S. can be counted on one hand with some fingers to spare. <br />
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At a press conference in Washington D.C. on Monday morning, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw/">BMW</a> and Carbon Motors announced that the German automaker would supply its highly regarded 3.0-liter inline-six cylinder diesel for these new police vehicles. Carbon has placed an order for 240,000 units of the same diesel engine used in the BMW <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/x5">X5 35d</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/3+series">335d</a>. In current U.S. emissions legal form, the diesel produces 265 horsepower and 425 pound-feet of torque. <br />
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Powered by the BMW diesel, the Carbon E7 is expected to achieve up to a 40-percent reduction in fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to current police vehicles. While this diesel-powered E7 will certainly be fuel efficient, it will also be substantially more expensive to buy than current police cruisers. Performance, however, should not be a problem and 0-60 miles per hour in the mid-six-second range should be easily achievable with all that torque. Based on our experience with the 335d, combined mileage in the upper 20-mpg range and highway mileage in the 30s should be easily achievable, making this a potentially very thrift highway patrol vehicle.<br />
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Between this, the new EcoBoost-powered <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/12/police-interceptor-ford-unveiled/">Ford Police Interceptor</a>, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/10/05/the-cops-get-a-zeta-sedan-gm-unveils-355-hp-chevy-caprice-polic/">Zeta-based Chevrolet Caprice</a> and current Dodge Charger police offering, the cop car market is going to get very interesting in the next few years.<br />
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Check out our comparison chart of the upcoming police vehicle offerings <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/19/charting-the-five-ohs-next-gen-cop-car-comparo/">here</a>. We'll add the Carbon Motors E7 once we know a few more of its specs.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/carbon-motors-e7-1/low/">Carbon Motors E7</a></strong></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/carbon-motors-e7-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/02/carbon_motors_e7_06_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/carbon-motors-e7-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/02/carbon_motors_e7_01_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/carbon-motors-e7-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/02/carbon_motors_e7_02_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/carbon-motors-e7-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/02/carbon_motors_e7_10_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/carbon-motors-e7-1/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autobloggreen.com/media/2009/02/carbon_motors_e7_03_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.carbonmotors.com/blog/43/Carbon-Motors-Surpasses-10000-Reservations">Carbon Motors</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/22/carbon-motors-E7-to-use-bmw-diesel-in-new-police-car/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Carbon Motors to use BMW diesel in new E7 police car</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/22/carbon-motors-E7-to-use-bmw-diesel-in-new-police-car/">Carbon Motors to use BMW diesel in new E7 police car</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/22/carbon-motors-E7-to-use-bmw-diesel-in-new-police-car/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19408914/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/22/carbon-motors-E7-to-use-bmw-diesel-in-new-police-car/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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