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The new Chevy Caprice is said to be the “most high-tech cop car ever.” What do you think? Does this thing look the part or not?
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Yeah, that's just what I want: some road-raging adrenalized cop bombing down the streets taking his eyes off the road to call in to dispatch. This is a great idea.![]()
If you ask me that new concept police car beats out the Caprice for high tech stuff. http://www.carbonmotors.com/
How the f*ck can you have the HVAC controls via a touch screen. My old Audi A4 has buttons for the HVAC with an LCD for the fan speed and it sucks donkey balls. I have to look down to see how high the heat/AC/fan is going. I can't do it by touch like a good old fashion knob/slider that clicks when you move it.
It wont be sold in the USA.
GM Newsroom said:DENVER An all-new Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) will join the ranks of law enforcement departments across North America in 2011. Its a modern, full-size, rear-drive sedan that will offer both V-8 and V-6 engines, as well as a host of specialized equipment and features.
This fetish with militarizing and 1984'ing the police is sad.If you ask me that new concept police car beats out the Caprice for high tech stuff. http://www.carbonmotors.com/
Seriously... what about the Carbon Motor's Cop Car??? im pretty sure thats more technologically advanced.
While yes, the proposed Carbon Motors E7 would probably beat out the tech package from Chevy, the new Caprice is, you know, real.
Don't worry, you aren't alone here. 99% of new cars that are built with dials and slides are no longer cable driven. For years, you turned the knob of slid the slider, and it pulled a cable attached to whichever device you were adjusting.
Nowadays everything is fly-by-wire. Your gas pedal, your climate controls, etc. They keep the good old fashioned mechanical switches in place for those that don't like change. =)
Problem with the carbon motors car is that its going to be expensive. Manufactuing a car just for the police force has its pros... but it also has its cons. Modifying an existing vehicle whose costs are aready offset by building a consumer version sold to the public, Is a much cheaper way to make a suitable car. The cars are cheaper from the start, parts are cheaper and more common place, not to mention I'd say servicing and maintenance costs will be cheaper also.
We all know governments. Why would they spend $30,000 on a high-tech car when there is a good alternative for for $20,000?
Problem with the carbon motors car is that its going to be expensive. Manufactuing a car just for the police force has its pros... but it also has its cons. Modifying an existing vehicle whose costs are aready offset by building a consumer version sold to the public, Is a much cheaper way to make a suitable car. The cars are cheaper from the start, parts are cheaper and more common place, not to mention I'd say servicing and maintenance costs will be cheaper also.
We all know governments. Why would they spend $30,000 on a high-tech car when there is a good alternative for for $20,000?
It wont be sold in the USA.