Wicked police cars - PDRM Lancer Evolution and Carbon Motors E7

An update from a previous entry on the Royal Malaysian Police taking delivery of 25 units of Lancer Evolution police car. The set of photos below (taken in an unknown rural location) have been circulating for quite sometime, in this case, it is taken from terato.com.





But the most wicked police car in the world has to be the Carbon Motors E7 - set to go into active duty by 2012 in the United States. The E7 is the first purpose built police car. The difference between the E7 and all other police cars in active duty around the world is that the E7 is designed from the ground up to integrate all the necessary police enforcement and surveillance equipment. So there is no compromise in terms of vehicle packaging, crash safety, durability and even aerodynamics.


Among the list of equipment available on the Carbon Motors E7 are :
1. Optional armoured front doors and crash panel
2. Integrated emergency lights, beacons and search lamps.
3. Purpose-designed seat for use with on-body equipment (i.e. radio and weapons)
4. Reverse backup camera
5. 360 degrees audio visual surveillance
6. Completely separate front and rear cabin, with hoseable rear compartment
7. Integrated shotgun mounts
8. Automatic license plate recognition computer (ANPR)
9. Inline 6-cylinder force induction diesel engine
10. 6-speed automatic transmission
11. Vehicle stability programme.
12. Vehicle body integrated push bumpers

Watch the video below


Carbon Motors is a new start-up, whose management team is filled by many ex Ford Motor Co. guys. The platform is independently designed from any existing car manufacturer but it is believed that Lotus Engineering had a hand in it. BMW is also rumoured to be the engine supplier.

On a side note - an interesting comment I came across is that police forces around the world tend to be overly focused on the physical elements, the tools, fancy technology and equipment. But studies have shown that the most effective law enforcement method is the physical presence of cops walking on their patrol duty, getting themselves familiar with the regular people around the community. The Hong Kong police is an often cited as an example of this, as criminal gangs and crimes were drastically cut down in the mid 80s when police started doing more regular patrols on foot.

Two Hong Kong police officers on their patrol duties.

Cops who regularly patrol their zones on foot tend to be more sensitive to their surroundings and are more alert on any suspicious individuals and activities. The frequent sighting of police presence on foot and eye contacts is the most effective deterrent measure. More so than any cop driving around in a patrol car.
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