Carbon Motors’ Purpose-Built Cop Car To Use BMW Twin-Turbo Diesel Engine

Ford recently threw the veil off its Taurus Police Interceptor vehicle, joining the new Chevy Caprice and Dodge Charger in a bid to serve police officers across the US. All three cars have their own advantages and disadvantages, though one thing they all share in common is that they’re derived from production-based cars, rather than being designed from the ground-up as a cop car.

The Carbon Motors E7, on the other hand, is purpose-built to serve the needs of police. This morning, Carbon Motors and BMW announced a large order for 240,000 of BMW’s twin-turbo inline six-cylinder diesel engines. Sounds like somebody is confident their car will succeed.

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