niel's blog: MINI E Polizei by AC Schnitzer

Dienstag, 14. Dezember 2010

MINI E Polizei by AC Schnitzer

The police are definitely making their presence felt at the 2010 Essen Motor Show, although it?s not for reasons you might think.

A while ago, we showed you an Essen-bound Fiat 500 that was dressed in Italian police livery by tuning house Blistein. Turns out, the 500 wasn?t the only law enforcement vehicle expected to show up at Europe?s largest aftermarket auto tuning event.

German tuning house, AC Schnitzer, was also in attendance at Essen and they?ve brought with them the German counterpart to the 500 Polizia by Bilstein.

The Aachen-based aftermarket specialists developed their own version of the Mini E Polizei car as part of their ’Tune It! Safe!’ campaign, which is a part of bigger safety campaign sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

Among the notable modifications AC Schnitzer gave the Mini E includes a new racing suspension system that complements the car’s 204 electric 204 horsepower. There’s also a newly-designed bonnet, new front and rear skirts, and a set of 18" alloy wheels on Hankook tires. Keeping to the theme of a police vehicle, AC Schnitzer also gave it a blue paint finish with unique stickers courtesy of Foliatec. AC Schnitzer also added a Hella signaling system, as well as an interior that has been decorated with a pedal set, a foot rest, and handbrake handle made of aluminum.

This German Police MINI E has indeed been dressed up in full ’Polizei’ regalia to show that while MINI may be a brand that?s as eccentric as any automaker in the world, it?s still capable of tapping into it?s serious, law-enforcing side.

Press Release after the jump.

MINI E Polizei by AC Schnitzer originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 14 December 2010 01:00 EST.