Carbon Motors E7 Police Car gets BMW Turbo Diesel Power
Announced at a joint press conference in Washington DC and BMW, Carbon Motors in a strategic partnership that the German manufacturer of cars provides law enforcement agencies in the U.S. automotive diesel express.
The agreement includes the supply of 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder BMW diesel, complete with cooling and exhaust system and 6-speed automatic Carbon E7 purpose-built rear-wheel police vehicle.
In the U.S. market, the X5 35d and 335d, the min-line six-cylinder diesel engine offers 265 hp at 4,200 rpm and maximum torque of 425 Nm 1750-2250 rpm, while returning 23mpg city / 36mpg highway and 19mpg city / 26mpg highway o.
Carbon Motors, founded in 2003, said it is estimated that the fleet of law enforcement in the United States consume about 1.5 billion gallons of gasoline and an estimated 14 million tons of CO2 per year.
The Company believes that diesel BMW Carbon E7, both cut prices by up to 40 percent.
"America's largest and visible state of the fleet of vehicles, now exceeding 450,000 units, earning the most durable, efficient and reliable power available," said William Santana Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Motors Corporation .
"The strength of BMW as a partner for our men and women in uniform in a state of diesel engine performance, have enabled it to provide on request, with the significant reduction of fuel consumption and emissions, the taxpayers of the United States must" .
If the production is full, the C7 Carbon with the new competition FWD / AWD Interceptor Ford Taurus driven by an aspirated or turbocharged V6 offered, GM's new RWD Chevy Caprice police car with the V8 power unit and the current Dodge Charger. The police car in the United States consists of approximately 65,000 vehicles per year.
