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Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsHollywood and CSI notwithstanding, enforcing the law isn’t a particularly high-tech endeavor. But a piecemealrevolution is underway, with individual agencies testing a variety of gadgets for their patrol vehicles.

By Erik SofgePublished on: November 16, 2007

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1. Carbon Motors E7

The E7 doesn’t exist, but if police agencies nationwide know what’s good for them, itwill. It would be the world’s first purpose-built police car, a diesel-powered DodgeCharger look-alike with a laundry list of built-to-order options, such as armored frontdoors and dashboards (capable of stopping 9-mm rounds) and forward-looking infraredcameras. But the biggest potential innovation here is the business model. “Lawenforcement agencies don’t buy in bulk,” says William Li, chairman and CEO of Atlanta-based Carbon Motors. “They have no economies of scale.”

For major automakers, there’s no profit in designing a niche product like a purpose-builtsquad car. So agencies continue to buy standard Crown Victorias or Chevy Tahoes andthen install aftermarket lights, sirens, laptop docks and other gear. As a leaner, niche-vehicle startup, Carbon Motors—started by ex-Ford executives—wants to deliver a high-performance, fully integrated patrol vehicle for roughly the same price as the retrofittedmodels currently on the road. In theory, by standardizing the installation process for thevarious police-friendly options, and using newer manufacturing processes (includingthermoplastics instead of paint for customized color schemes), Carbon Motors couldsqueak out a profit that, as Li calls them, “legacy automakers” couldn’t.

The E7 would go from 0 to 60 mph in 6 seconds, with a top speed of 155 mph, and aslew of humble-sounding improvements, like seats that can accommodate radios andother bulky equipment. According to Li, the E7 would start in the high-20s, climbing up toas much as $70,000 with options like license-plate-reading cameras and even WMDsensors. In the long run, the E7 could prove more cost-effective than current patrol cars:Carbon Motors claims it will be 40 percent more fuel efficient, with a life span of 250,000miles (most models used as police cars are expected to last for 70,000 miles).

Short-Term Impact: Carbon Motors is still on the hunt for funding. According to Li, a“large financing transaction” could lead to a working E7 within three years.

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191. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI agree about the movie transformer vihicle. UPGRADE!!! YES!!!

190. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetshey i like it i will not be there when they get them bue there are kool...

189. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsAlmost all ex-cop i chat with say that cops are bad guys too. Think about it, if I was a bad guy and a cop, I wouldbe almost unstopable.

188. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgets180 - They do have that kinda gun, that stop the car engine. What it does is it short the electric of the car CPUand therefore shutting down the car. Nowaday that all of our car are wired into the CPU of the car, it easier forpolice to use that gun. But it also easier for thief to steal our car too with that same technology.

187. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsNumber 184...It doesn't take long for a regular patrol car to get to 250K at a rate of 50-80k per year.

186. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI'm all for making the police safer and more efficient, but does anyone else find these liscense plate scanningcameras a little orwellian? The police want to round up every taxpaying american with an outstanding speedingticket while millions of illegal aliens wander this country depleting our nations resources. Maybe someone coulddevelop a software system to help with that problem, but then that wouldn't bring in huge revenues for the localgovrnments.

185. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsnice car!!!!!!!

184. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsOh ya, I can see me telling the cops that they are going to have the same car for the next 250,ooo miles. Theyare gettine cranky about a car at 75,ooo. Any platform that is dodge is trouble. Too, too many problems gettingparts and service is out the window. If you want to spend lots of time at the dealership? Buy a dodge. A police carHAS to be rear wheel drive. And cheap because that car is going to take a lot of beating and needs to bereplaced by 75,ooo. Parts have to be right thier at the counter with service top notch. NO EXCUSES. Thatincludes suppliers for rear plastic seats, center consoles for radios, rear trunk shelfs. Every generation of policecar has new tech stuff, and this happens every year.Both from the car manf. & the poilice community as well. Acommitmtnt to one car for 250,000 miles is unrealistic.By the time the car got to 150,000? You would be drivingan antique. Wanna do something for the poilice dept? Make a drop in total interior for crown vic and tahoe that ischangeable for future years and uses every sq. inch of room in the vehicle. Make AVAILABLE replacement partsfor up grades and repairs. Any car/truck parked out side my shop weighting for parts or repair? Is not serving thecity.Thats why replacement parts/service are critical to the operation of a police fleet. Build along thes lines: StartFast Stop Fast Crash Well

183. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsA handcuffs with a GPS so that cops will track where the bad guys went in case they ran away.

182. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsA gun that can be selected from stun to lethal. Art from Manila.

181. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: yahooit will bring sanity in our roads

180. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetswhat would be great if we had a system of shutting down the computer of the vehicle we are chasing so as to killits engine...

179. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsHigh speed, Hi Tech, good looks & of course, bulletproof cars so that cops will not look stupid while chasing badguys.

178. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsMore High-tech toys for the police state? Not on MY tax dollar!

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177. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsCan any of you guys build a spy cam in a form of a UFO so that every hostage taking. Just like a size of anordinary plate or smaller, these gadgets can determine how many hostage takers and hostages are there. Andalso, it has to be equiped with the latest innovation, like xray, camera, heat sensors, microphones etc. These willserve as cops eyes and ears from above. Art from Manila.

176. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIt would make life easier for the Police officers. Let there be money to fund the project

175. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI work with MPDC and boy you have no idea how nice it would be if they purchase Police packaged Chargers forus.

174. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThe Utah state police tested some similar features several years ago, However I never found their report orfindings. Voice recognition software for reports and generating realtime reports of radio and telephoneconversations is being experimented with at this time. Many 911 centers would like the ability to use voicerecognition in the manner stated = being studied in some localities, however as far as I know not by any of themajor players in PS< FS < EMS field operations or dispatch working on this at this time. We are sing the MSsoftware and Dragon nAturally speaking to run the test piolet - it is still very basic and needs to be integrated intoother programs - as in your report Motorola. In that instance if an officer changes frequencies by voice that shoulalso anounce it to the command / control center for the unit and also change on of their talkgroups to remain incontact. Ken Graalum, EMT I work with several cities and consultants and am looking forward to some of theseideas being put into use. The placement of the GPS unit on a fleeing vehicle would tag it in the same way asvehicles now are tagged through antitheft gps units, Good articles. We are currently looking at using the laptop torecord via cams and audio feeds a record of the activity of the officer and information on the vehcile which wouldbe down loaded via WiFi hotspots in the city. Yhe Utah

173. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: spokanespartan.150m.comBeing one who has enforced the law before, this sounds like a great idea, but the cost is just ridicoulous, for ablack and white that has some fancy new whisltes (that's an expression) i don't think it's cost effective enough forany police departments because we already have funding problems, and new regular cars already put mostdepartments under, so i don't think we'll see this happen for a long time if ever. It will be a progressive change. Idigress.

172. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: it was on yahoo. com I think you are doing the right thing we need all the thing you are makeing.When was able to work i droveambulance we had so many times that with all the lights other thing people still got in the way . I think what youare is very good thing because they are need with the way don't pay attention to what is going on around them .Thank you .

171. good stuff.I was thinking up the GPS canon a few years ago. Good work. in WW2 military used sticky bombs to take outtanks. a thing of explosives in a sock with grease and slap onto enemy tanks

170. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsMany of the policemen were beaten up by some of ruthless gangs. I wish you could build a tough or bulletproofcar so that when these animals came back, your brave cops will have something to shelter The safety of yourcops is also your concern. These guys are protecting you with their lives, in return, build something to protectthem. Art from Manila.

169. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI wish you guys could invent a xray gun or a size of a laptop but it can xray a man for lets say 5 yards or sowhether its holding a gun or something that can attack or hurt someone. Art from Manila

168. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: http://www.yomammanem.comOh, great! Just what we need! Yet another device on a cop car designed to freak people out and cause anaccident. Rumbler, thy name is revenue!

167. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsSince you guys have the GPS Launcher, I hope you modify it and make it sticky or magnetic enough to hold onwhen you aim on a chasing car. You know, like aiming a sticky gun to an enemy so that anywhere he goes, you'lbe able to see it in your GPS. Its more of a magnetic tracking device. Art from Manila.

166. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthis car is most usefull in metropoliton citys.

165. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthese are great articles for law enforcement. Lets hope that some of these do come on line soon.

164. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsBoy, talk about a reporter being in the hip pocket. Erik, how much did Carbon Moters pay you for this piece offluff?

163. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsspending all this money wont stop high speed chaces they should call all radio stations and warn of the chaceand leave officers in areas prone for hot persutes. instead of dangering peoples lives by top speed chaces. i havean invention an idea to stop all chaces once and for all. but need a patent protection and its cheaper then the newpolice cars.this device will save a lot of lives. people who are known to steal cars will be easy to catch or peoplewho runs from cops will be easy to catch as well.

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162. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetscouldnt that cause long term damage to someones ears if the officer doesnt use it correctly i.e he doesnt turn it off

161. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI have no doubt that these new vehicles would more than serve the needs of police departments across theUnited States; the only issue may be feasibility in regards to smaller departments that will still have to purchasethe traditional models and upgrade them. It would be interesting to look into hybrid police vehicles in the futureseeing as current trends are leaning towards environmentally-friendly means of transportation.

160. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsA wonderful gift for the cops, It would be one of the best inventions of USA history...........

159. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI really think this would be a good cop car ,but hope taxes do not raise ,because of it they should do a fund raiserto help build these cars i think alot of people would be willing for that i know i would help out with it even though Ihave had my troubles with speeding ,but I have learned from my mistakes unlike some people in my city.

158. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsi can't believe this....

157. Car for the next decade!!!CONGRACTS!! This automobile is a significant invention to enforce law peace & order in the country

156. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI believe that all the technology exists to make a patrol vehicle anything we want. The cost, of course, dependson whether Carbon Motors utilizes converted platforms. Therefore, the competitive juncture would be for thetechnology companies to bid for their components to be implemented in the new technology. For example, ifCarbon Motors made a deal with Homeland Security to create the best border patrol vechicle, tech companieswould be over-the-top in getting their name on the unit. Or, in the instance of high crime urban areas, a unit thatshares information, suspect plotting, etc with aircraft utlizing night vision, etc. Then, of course, implementing ahigh performance "green" power plant that still delivers the "muscle" the vehicle would need in chases, etc. And,speaking of chases, this unit should be able to electronically disable a speeding or out of control vehicle by way ofmagnetic or electro-impulse devices already used by the military. Then, obviously you create a NASCAR versionwith technology sponsors and watch it take off. Then, like the Hummer, people would want a civilian look-a-likeand then the free-market system will bring the cost down while every year new technology is implemented.

155. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThis would have helped solve the DC sniper case. The suspects plates would have appeared in the database ofeach locale around the time of each shooting. After just a few shootings, police would have a very short list of carswith many repeated entries. I think police did setup roadblocks to do this manually, but imagine how much simplerplate recognition would work.

154. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI want to be a cop too

153. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI think you should take shot gun and shot the radiator out. stay at a distance the car will run hot and stop.Sherman Robinson

152. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsDeisel??? Whose bright idea was THAT???!!!

151. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsi think its a good idea in building the product for safety purpose.

150. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsGOOD JOB!! THE COPS NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN GET!! WE NEED TO KEEP THEM ALIVE, ANDWELL..

149. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsTest them out in Alaska first. Weather extremes and road conditions will tell you if the car is "road worthy"

148. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsi can pray that the police never get their hands on a vehicle like this. it would mean the end of guys like me thattake joy in being able to get away. police are cocky enough with their HD motorcycles and their " oh so fast crownvics" for the peace of mind. keep them in the cars they got now.

147. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsHuge liability for damaging cars, e.g. when this sets off airbags, alarm sensors, other things vibrate and slowlylose torque to experience dynamic failure.

146. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsVery psychedelic, if could come to reality I believe crime on our roads would be reduced to the barest minimum

145. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsboooo... they already have enough crap that makes them well more prepared than the crook, why give themmore....oh yeah did i mention i belive in the chaos theory

144. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsYou are looking at the next generation of police interceptors look out criminals everywhere!

143. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThe govt is spending too much money on minor speeding tickets and less and patroling dangerous areas. Theyneed to focus on bringing down crime rather than sitting around and writing tickets for 10 miles over the speed

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142. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsif u make a police car to chase them they r gonna be try'n 2 make a car to out run them . Make a stealth,model.What u don't see and don't know can hurt you !

141. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.NelsonRV.comWow!

140. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.freewebs.com/policebaseThis is awesome! I love hearing about new police gadgets!

139. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI agree with what they are saying. Police should take command of the roads with this new car. Stopping thepeople who don't want to be stopped. Really nice improvement.

138. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI can not see how small agency's can use this type vehice for normal patrol work. 1) Large prisnors from DomesticViolence, or other Disturbances. weigh in the area: Example Only: Very large person wt. 500 Lbs upto 1,000 lbs.Which I had two times when I worked in Southern Ca. and one time in San Jose Ca. Now the Bigger Chevy'swhere Ok However. Other special Vehicles had to be used. Bigger Police Wagons or commonly referred as PattyWagons. So when you are in small areas this vehicle is not workable: This seems better for High end agencyChicago,NYPD,LAPD,LASO; The Larger Police ,Sheriffs Speical Governmental Agency with Bigger Budgets Ok.However the smaller Governmental with small budgets this will not be their savers for patrol work. When agency isunable to get matching special funds they sometimes will use the 250,000 miles rate. The Police Unions andState Highway Patrol Unions will not allow cars to be used for that large of Mileage; Most contracts in Major LawEnforcement Contracts have Limits for Patrol Vehicles Used in patrol work. The biggest problems is wear andtare repairs, cost vs replacement cost value. Then not to mention areas used in. That vary from terrian Mt.areas,Salts where Snow is to Ocean. Then Dry climates Dessert areas. Then special Ops Divisions also. So goodLuck I hope I have not stated anything that you have not been discussed on your plans for use in this vehicle.However I worked Streets both Rurel areas as well as Big City areas over my 14.5 Years Full time and 10 yearsReserve Law Enforcement Officer Both as Police Officer, Dept. Sheriff then latter as Highway Patrol Officer.

137. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsMan... sticky stuff sounds like an awesome way to stop morons from speeding. I also like the homing beacon onetoo.

136. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThe goverment push's racism on us citizens. First off the police cars are black and white and then when they putyou in the back and take you to jail the cells are labeled black for black people and white for white people. Youare forced to run with your own race or you can get beat up, even killed, if you talk to anyone who is not of yourrace. You need to join a gang for protection. They don't prepair they prisoners to re-enter socity. They come outten times worse, and they get a public record and nobody will hire them. America is supost to be the land of thefree, but you can't even enjoy a nice toke in the privacy of your own home. You are considered a sex offender ifyou piss on a tree at the park. I think that they should paint their cars Red, White and Blue, and have a lable thatsays, "Don't Fuck with anyone elses freedom, and we won't fuck with yours!" You probaly want to take me to jailfor this comment, but this is what america is all about, BEEOCH.

135. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsTHEY SHOULD OF DONE IT LONG TIME AGO

134. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsSweet

133. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsit will be a great potential for police force to have such gadget. even if this product doesn't bring any profit to theautomakers, this will still be a great decision.

132. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsOk, the automatic reading licene plate camera is a bit too much, and a lil scary. soon Police Officer's will just berobots, and the only job will be cleaning them

131. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsYet another nity inovation for the police to use to harass the law abiding in their continuing quest of shirking theiractual and purported hired for responsibilities.

130. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsno practical person would want a soft shelled car to be runing in to stuff with. plastic is nice but its only plastic andplastic is cwrap when it comes to wear and tear. build a pratical car not a pretty car.

129. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI like all of the features of this vehicle, but, another feature that I think would be great is if those two silver grillbars in the front could somehow electronicaly lower down and in a high speed chase the cop car would get behindthe vechicle and hook the bars under the other car to slow it down, eventually the cop car would hit the brakesthus stopping the other car also....just a thought :)

128. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: http://www.aeeneh.com/images/crimes/imperial_cabinet.jpgFor a police officer to use this kind of car in hot pursuit of old cheap car without mufler carring heroin wouldautomticly qualify the officer to send his letter of resignation to the office of emperor

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Website: myspace.com/joennyThe gadgets are amazing. It feels great to know that at least some people are working to be able to increase oursecurity (or simply create better toys) either way, the technology is incredible.

126. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI hope they do this! it sound awesome! maybe by the time i get into law enforcement they'll have them

125. let the police have the tools.Website: sexysweetpepper@hi5.comi would like to see that car on the road asap,living in a world of peace is in the hands of our cops giving them toolto work with well let them get the job done.

124. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWHAT ? HOW MUCH $$$ DO THEY THINK THEY CAN WASTE ON THESE CARS? I'LL VOTE AGAINSTTHEM..ALL WE HAVE IS PEOPLE GETTIN TICKETS 10 MILES AN HOUR NOW...THATS REALLY PUSHINGIT!

123. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThis is just what we need more tax money to go to the already bloated police budgets!! These gang memberswith badges dont need to pick the pockets of the public any more than they already are. WE need to reel infunding not give these power freaks more toys to play with!! They already make WAY TOO MUCH $$ as it is!

122. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsDON'T FORGET THE COFFEE AND DONUTS!

121. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIs the future of Goverment prepareing for a American war? in this nation? between the people of it? I seen oneautomobile company that had made a armour car miliraty type for public sale is there going to be anotherAmerican cival war ..if so what groups are going to be targets? the poor and desprate loking for food? or healthcare? and houseing this is scary to think your street in america to become a domestic battelfield...is times goingto get that bad? give us desent people some warning maby we can move away from America to some Island andeat grass...and coco nut milk and fish.

120. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThis is a great idea. As a Chief of Police this would be a great concept and would benifit agencies big and small. Iwork in a small agency and we have to pinch and save for cars then work on them ourselves to get themequiped. being able to buy a car would be great. I woul like to be one of the first agencies to try this vehicle out

119. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthat is a bad ass car

118. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsGPS Launcher is NOT a good idea. Shooting a missle at a moving car "has and always will be ILLEGAL!" Whatabout a bad shot or miss-fire..what then? They need to re-think this one. What next? Shoot a giant glue gun atthier tires? Better yet..develop an EMP gun and aim it at the car..that should do it!!

117. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: yahooYall could also creat a raddar that could memorize as scanned license plate and voice reccord issue as passingby but no time to stop to be able to track latter with video also,such as suspicious accomplise,could only followone and other save for later,multi tasking and if crimminals fear such im sure they would rather not.dont do thecrime if you cant do the time.And if you believe in something strongly like marijuana go about it leagally fight forthe right amen.,anything abused is disfunctional really.

116. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: http://www.hyenaonline.comInvesting on this new high tech car patrol could yield high return on investment if all the states will evetuallybecome the market.

115. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetswow, so..im just wodering. is this actully going to happen...are cop cars going to evolve into this? that would bereally cool. (that means no more speading for a lot of us)

114. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsLooks nothin like the Charger

113. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsKool, maybe if all agencies got a car like this, it will also minimize on corrupt cops as well.

112. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThese ideas are very interesting but what about the load these gadgets have on the electrical system of the car?Police vehicles are already maxed out with the already required equipment.

111. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgets"most models used as police cars are expected to last for 70,000 miles." I have a 2000 Ford P71 policeinterceptor that I have racked up another 30,000 miles on after I bought it used with 132,000 original policemiles....still going strong after only replacing the harmonic balancer. "with a top speed of 155 mph" -- P71's will do160mph with speed-rated tires stock from the Ford factory.

110. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.myspace.com/heatherfeatherfidlerWOW!! how cool is this!!!

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Great idea and gadgets, but to be honest, the car is way too "James Bond" to be a cop car. Tone it down a bit, orthat car will be the one that's going to be stolen.

108. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI love the idea of these cars. I can only hope that they will be used soon.

107. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsReally....this thing may work,however will it keep the cops from continuing high speed pursuits...I THINK NOT. Ifthey are close enough to shoot that GPS sticker ,you would think that they are close enough to read the plateand get a make on the car.They (police officers) are trainded on things like that,are they not? And if so why cantthey get that info and back off and radio it ahead are to other officers in that area....however you look at it thechase will never end,there are to many gunho cops out there.

106. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsOne of many steps in the direction of a police state!... Massive amounts of money that could be used on prisonreform to actually help criminals reintegrate into society instead of helping police fill the same prisons with morecriminals that never get real help!

105. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI was just today passed by a police car with siren and lights blaring.... the problem is not the sound but thesystems they install. Most cities take the cheap way out and install the lower end sirens on their patrol carsinstead of the higher output sirens. This in it self causes more cop car accidents then anything else. I know I'm aformer police officer who has seen this in pratice.

104. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsLOVE THE INNOVATIVE IDEAS! HOPE LIKE HECK THAT HI-SPEED CHASES GET REPLACED WITHENGINE-CRIPPLING DEVICES....AND SOON! THX

103. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThese are all a great waste of tax payer’s money. A thoroughly tested technology already exists that disabled theEIM (electronic ignition module. It is manufactured by Non-Lethal Technologies of Sleepy, Hollow, IL and is beingtested by the US Justice Department and funded by Federal Funds.

102. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI like this car and bring this car as soon as possible

101. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsvery good idea. whoever came up with that.... bravo!

100. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThat would be great, except that here in San Antonio, TX all cops are interested in when they are in their cars, isto get back to the station fast in time for shift change!

99. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.genxenergies.comUsing a diesel engine as the powerplant not only increases efficiency but also allows for the use of biodiesel. Thiswould allow for the enforcement agency to significantly decrease their carbon footprint too.

98. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThat car rocks. It's high teck, a modern look, something sleek yet powerful. It is fast enough to catch up tocommon car chases up to higher speed chases but not a dangerous out of control speed. It consists of thestandard red and blue lights, highly visible from the front, made part of the bumper, "POLICE" highly visible onwhite paint using two doors as to the standard one door white paint; does not need to have large strobe lightsabove the vehicle which will not make the vehicle easily spotted from far distance, allowing stealth mode,especially at night. A lovely grill for those critical moments during a speed chase or a dangerous stop. I love it. It'sawesome.

97. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWhy not have a cutoff switch installed in all vehicles so that the police car can scan one trying to get away andstop the engine.

96. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsCool for cops.

95. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsJUST what cops need, better tools to enforce their corruption and abuse of their powers...the future looks betterevery day!

94. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsA true Police State! First we loose our freedoms,then hi-tech police.

93. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWhat exactly is WMD's. And if that means ****** of mass destruction, it sounds like it was made by the Bushadmin. Make smarter cops, not smarter cars.

92. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThanks PM ... This article & write-up on these 5 items are excellent! The Rumblers are ALSO NEEDED on EMSunits & FIRE-ENGINES. And FYI - I ALREADY subscribe to PM & PS. Keep up the great work!

91. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIt's a great idea, but police departments buy cars that are within their means. I could police departmentspurchasing cars like that maybe for their special units. Those cars won't drop they crime rate, I think it'll only be acool toy for selected police officers

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90. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsQuote "Carbon Motors claims it will be 40 percent more fuel efficient, with a life span of 250,000 miles (mostmodels used as police cars are expected to last for 70,000 miles)." Apparently not enough research by CarbonMotors. Most police vehicles hit 70,000 miles in their first three years or less. 250,000 miles isn't impossible toreach. Most vehicles do not change their spark plugs until they hit 100,000 miles.

89. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsCool Cop Car! Watch out! you bad guys

88. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsdont you think our taxes are hi enough,who do you think will pay for this,and are there really that many criminalspeeders ?

87. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThat's cool. Cops should stop spendng money on donuts and start spending it on these cars.

86. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsDo you think the City will go for a fleet of these??????

85. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI THINK ALL OF THESE GADGETS ARE REALLY, REALLY NEEDED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. GREATIDEAS.

84. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsLove those bumpers for spinnin out cars that refuse to stop. What they need is a Harpoon. Technology allowstoday that a power surge charge which goes off after firing a harpoon into the high speed chase vehicle, 'shutsdown' all its electical components, fries even the spark plugs lol. No more high speed chases.

83. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsMarvelous gadgets

82. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsLooks like something out of The Fith Element

81. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI hope somone out there invests in this , i would love to see it on the road. Then maby this motor company canmake other niche vehicles. Like an inexpensive four wheel drive vehicle. Made less expensive by eliminating allthe frills and just uses a basic interior manual windows and doors Hoseable interior, but still safe.

80. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI think that having this type of police car would be a huge step forword, the design is flawless the blue and redlight on the front are innovative as well i think this car is a winner. I know id for sure like to see my local officersdriving around in these high tech cars.

79. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsi don't think that that gov. should be raising tickets b/c there are a lot of people out there that can't pay for it andthey should be spending the money to help out schools and fixs the roads that need to be fixed the cars that HADwas just find they don;t have to be high class to give people tickets and get people off the streets

78. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsLike the kid cops don't have enough high tech crap to bust u with, they need a car like this too?

77. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI think this vehecle.Will perfect for the future law enforcers.Esspeacilly sense we live in a genaration to where wecan not trust anyone beacause we steal from people and every thing.My grandmother says shoot for the mooneven if you miss you will land amogst the stars...

76. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI think that this is yet one of the most beautiful cars i've seen yet. I love the body and the shape. It reminds me ofa BMW and a Charger.

75. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: american indian movement armythis is one amazing police cruiser

74. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthis car is not good..italian people got better car than this junk..italian got ferrari and lamborghini for policecars..and those cars are fast than a dodge or corvettes or dodge vipers..america should build something betterwith better engines...

73. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: http://www.lordzuke.compretty cool car. it should have cannons on the side though.

72. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsDoes anyone else notice the licsence plate?

71. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsA windows powered police vehicle? Who wants to drive a vehicle that crashes twice a day???

70. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWOW

69. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgets

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When are this cars going to come out to the street.

68. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThat cop car looks hela tight. You got to admit

67. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsYes, Yes this is the direction that all peace officer departments should be going..end crime, save lives, especiallythe officers...Let their family live with some peace in their hearts!

66. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI'd be happier if Police Departments spent more money in an effort putting down speeders and traffic lightrunners. I can't remember the last time I saw a cop giving a traffic ticket, I guess that's not in their job discriptionanymore. I want my tax money back!!! Or maybe that's the next source of employment for illegal aliens, no onewants to be a traffic cop but an illegal will snap it up for 1/2 or 1/4 minimum wage!!!

65. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIt makes so much sense to create a police car. I would expect there are 100's of thousands of police cars put intoservice every year across the nation. This will make a specialized more feature rich mobile observation platformavailable to police.

64. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsman that car looks awsome. its got a funny license plate too. "GOTCHA" lol.

63. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThe Gestapo doesn't need anything new. If fact they should all lose their jobs. They are just henchmen for adefacto government.

62. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsNice for cartoon heroes!

61. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI Think it is definately a good idea and that the police force throughout long island and even the rest of new yorkand elsewhere should concider having these vehicles made. i think it will definately help all aspects of the job andhelp officers to get things done quicker and more efficient.but most of all they will get things done safer as well.

60. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThis is the most awesome police car I have ever seen. I would love to see this on the road. But I can tell you thatthe way these city's and town's operate, they will never spend the money. Their is to many politics' involved..

59. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: yahoo.comArmored front doors and dashboards (capable of stopping 9-mm rounds) and forward-looking infrared cameras.lights, sirens, laptop docks and other gear. The car should not be designed as a alien vehicle butmoderate,prestage,not for racing but protection of the vehicle and the officers. The expence shouldn’t be recoverby issuing ticket or illigle motivation. Public dealing should be highly consider on priorty, reputation of the lawinforce staff must be maintained on high standard, instead of bad officers or mafia.

58. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: popular mechanicI like the idea of the next-gen cop car gadgets.

57. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsgreat give the cops more power, like the people in the usa dont already live oppressed

56. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthe car mounted alpr system is unconstitutional it goes against are freedom of privacy

55. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsBOUT TIME ! SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY GOOD PATROL CAR. NOW ALL WE NEED IS THE MONIES TOPURCHASE ONE.

54. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetslooks like a phantom from the back go police you really need this

53. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsAlso, 9 times out of 10, when the police claim that an act of violence has been committed against them, they areinstigating these acts with aggressive behavior themselves... In Allentown last month an officer who has hadnumerous harassment complaints filed on him and ignored by the police who are the ones in power to dosomething about it drunkenly crashed his polce cruiser into a parked car. The statement issued by the Policedepartment was that the car, which was parked hit him... After a more thorough investigation by the state policethe officer was suspended for one week... try that as a civilian.

52. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsHmmm..still wondering how this overblown waste of money on these cars is going to "prevent" chases as theheadline claims....hmm...

51. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthe gadgets introduced are really excellent.but there are many other things that must be introduced. well done!keep it up!

50. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthis project is really cool, i think you could do good with it in the military forum, like the MP's on military bases.

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that does not look like a charger and your ruining it by making it diesel powered polluting our air even more nowthat what it already is and the newchargers are retarded ruining its name bring back the old style charger so it canget its respct back

48. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI think they are cool and will realy keep simi valley safe, hopefully it will keep the gangsters off the street

47. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthat's great spend or tax money on more police gadgets they can't solve real problems as it already is now we arejust giving the police more money to harrass us even more it's so sad 2 see what our government and countyhelps with and that is more worthless cops thanks a whole lot south carolina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

46. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsbig brother is watching

45. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsabout time he police caught up. sound like a winner all around

44. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIf like we have been raised to believe in this country, "nobody... nobody(not even the president) is above the law,"then I think the police should only have access to the same technology that the civilians of this nation haveaccess to... Same goes for the military. If it was not the business of this country to wage war on their own citizensthen they would entrust us with the same privelidges they enjoy. However as we can see, new police gadgets arecoming... Inevitably... We will agree to be spied on, we will agree to throw away the bill of rights and the rest of theconstitution if it makes us, "safer." I am sorry but I just haven't seen the safer, now when I wal outside I fear thepolice, I fear gangs, I fear drug dealers, I fear other criminals(who have been around since the begining of timeand will continue to be around regardless of this technology), I fear being hit by stray bullets in a squable betweenthe two. More than anything though I fear the police because they are vested in protecting only the capitolisticventures of this country. If I loose my Job, lets face it, most of us are 3-4 paychecks from being homeless atanytime... If I become homeless I will be arrested for vagrancy, loitering, panhandling, sleeping in public... etcetera... If I try to warm myself I will be arrested for that... If I try to take food you are throwing away in dumpstersI will be arrested for that. If I try to forage on somebody else's land I will be arrested for that. So as we can see,the business of America is protecting business and not the people. Do the police really need more gadgets towrite speeding/parking tickets and sit on their ass when something really happens? I will not put anymore taxdollars into my government waging war on me.

43. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIn general, a good idea. Diesel engine good. I'm no engineer, but outside of a V8, an inline 5 clinder, or straight 6should do the job. Good luck. Mark

42. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWhere`s ROBOCOP at?

41. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsCops are too soft. Put Gyros in the cars so they cannot tip over. Use 50 cal. ammo to stop the bad guys. Shoot allof the bad guys. I guarantee if you shoot 599 the 600th will stop. Good Luck to all Law Enforcement..Be Safe

40. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThese are lame, it's just influencing themes of characters. What's next? Robocop chasing me down on the streetfor jay-walking?

39. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.popularmechanics.coma really nice car sould be used by cop...........

38. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.cougarelectriccar.comI'm hoping that by 2020, that the E7 can run on electricity...

37. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI would love to see criminals off the street. However, the biggest problem is the court system that allows felons toroam free with a slap on the wrist. The new technology will have benefits but they come with a price. The licenseplate reader could constntly load vehicle information into a database and an innocent individual could be trackedfor less than honorable reasons. Who will be overseeing the overseers?

36. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetshope we have that top 5 hir at philippines

35. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsMe and my husband think that the police academy could and should get a car that is more efficient and moreaffordable!

34. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthis car is bad ass if cops ever got those cars were out. game over

33. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThank you, After viewing this I feel safe to join the police in the future.

32. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIt is about time they get something better for their dangerous jobs.

31. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsIs this high tech or what

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30. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsHey, the idea is amazing. but its fruitful only for big, developed countries. For developing nations like India,something like this is a far off dream

29. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsCOOL

28. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsamazing car

27. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsUh . . . Short-Term Impact: Carbon Motors is still on the hunt for funding. According to Li, a “large financingtransaction” could lead to a working E7 within three years. I got stuff I want too . . . Good luck Mr. Li . . .

26. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.globalmultiservices.orgIt just a matter of time before it exists for real and the police in big cities start using it to deter and prevent crimes.Some fire departments have already acquired futuristic trucks equipped with advanced sensors allowing them tomaneuver in harsh environments. Also, remember that automatic doors were perceived as science fiction untilStar Trek made it possible.

25. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsRoad Warrior Cop Cars?

24. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetslook how high tech these cars are now, so stop speeding!!!!!!!!!!!!

23. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI like how the license plate says Gotcha hehe.

22. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWow!

21. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsI love all of these new gadgets and the ideas behind them! Watching actual police videos on televison just makesmy blood pressure rise! The more help law enforcement has, the better. In the hands of well screened and trainedofficers, I believe this will be an asset to us non-sworn citizens. Anything for the men and women in blue. Let'smake sure they make it back to their families - alive - each and everyday.

20. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthis violates our privacy rights.

19. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsnice car look but lets see how they work on the road put it on the road in the next car chase

18. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsE7 - if i have to pay the same $$ as that of a for o chevy why would i opt for e7???? by the time u find ur financethese guys would be out their model !!!! financiers be aware !!!

17. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsPEOPLE PAY TO MUCH IN "TAXES"!! FOR THE COPS TO BE BUYING OUTRAGEOUS "TOYS" LIKE THIS!!DIESEL ENGINE!! HELLO GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT TO FOND OF POLLUTION FRON THIS KINDAENGINE..

16. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThats really cool with the labtop in the back,im a big police fan

15. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgets3. Automatic License Plate Recognition Cameras In any appraisal of high-tech policing, you’re bound to brush upagainst Big Brother-worthy technology. Case in point: Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR), which isessentially cameras that run every single plate they see. According to Brian Shockley, vice president of marketingfor Tennessee-based PIPS Technology, the leading manufacturer of ALPR, the most common configuration is athree-camera system. All of the cameras have a fixed position and focal length, with two facing forward—onescanning the lane to the right of the car, the other scanning the lane to the left—and a side-mounted cameraintended for parking lots. Each camera sends a constant stream of infrared and full-color images back to aprocessor in the trunk, which searches them against current warrant lists, Amber Alerts and other records that areupdated daily. “The officer gets results in near real time,” Shockley says, “or about 20 milliseconds.” The cameraswork at high speeds, with 180-mph differentials. So whether a car blazes by a stationary police car at 140 mph, orpasses in an oncoming lane while both cars are doing 80 mph, the system should pick up the suspect’s plates.But here’s where things get creepy: Since each agency determines how long to keep the reams of data collecteddaily by each ALPR system, investigators could potentially search through thousands of drivers in a given area,during a given period, to help track down a hit-and-run driver. And PIPS sees the technology being installed onnonpatrol vehicles as well, such as street cleaners. Nothing, in fact, is sacred. Short-Term Impact: PIPS hasn’tprovided exact numbers, but despite its relatively high price tag—a three-camera system costs around $25,000—ALPR systems are already in use across the United States, including agencies in California, Arizona, Texas andNew Jersey.

14. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsit's good to see this police car transformed into an autobot in the next transformer movie. Cool!

13. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsthat police car is sooo coool

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Thats great no wonder state taxes are so high.

11. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsYou better hope the police that use these "next gen" technologies support our constitution. Infowars dot com.

10. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWhy don't they actually try and solve crime instead of catching speeders? Answer: Solving crime requires brains,catching speeders is easy and gets them money, which is all they care about anyways!

9. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsThe more you can do to make it safer for our officers the better. Go for it. We should be spending our money onthat instead of for killing people across the sea's

8. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWow I wish they make them soon for everyone to buy. Thats a sweet car.

7. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: www.1evs.comGreat System!!! I have been selling these to different Agencies around the Country and all have been very happywith it. If anyone is interested, please let me know. They are also a lot lower cost than $600. Contact me at:bdavis@1evs.com

6. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsWebsite: GeoBeo.comWow, what a waste of taxpayer money. Why should we be forced to pay fro crap like this?

5. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetscool car..huh..awesome..

4. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsHoly smokes! Bad boys, bad boys, watcha gonna doooo, watcha gonna do when they come for you. LOL

3. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsAs a cop in the military, this car sounds totally efficient and just awesome to drive! Armored dashes and doors is agreat upgrade, on top of being able to go 155mph! WOW! I am all for this car. It's a nice upgrade to the policevehicles now.

2. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car GadgetsSounds great - would like to test the prototype when it comes out

1. RE: Top 5 Next-Gen Cop Car Gadgetsit looks like the police car in the movie transformers.

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