US-based Carbon Motors will debut the world's most hi-tech dedicated police cruiser in 2012. Unlike other cop cars, which are adapted from existing passenger car platforms, the Carbon Motors E7 will not be available as a regular passenger car.

This thing is straight out of Robocop. It has 360-degree built-in flashing lights (so no more roof bars), hose-out seating for offenders, the ‘felon' area is accessed by ‘suicide' doors (appropriately enough). It has heated and vented seats designed for people wearing body armour and a utility belt, a head-up display, forward-looking infrared and video surveillance of the offender compartment. It's claimed Carbon Motors has 10,000 orders in the pipeline, but is yet to decide where to build the E7.