The dream cop car
Posted by Cameron Countach
In tough economic times, goverment agencies are normally the first to suffer, but the Italian police certainly don't have any reason to complain after taking delivery of a 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia.
This may look like a fantasy car, with its stunning blue paintwork and sleek exterior, but Lamborghini has donated this Gallardo to the Italian state police.
The Gallardo Polizia’s performance capabilities practically eradicate any chance of the crooks outrunning the cops thanks to a 0-60 of 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 204mph. The only way you’re going to escape this mean machine is in a Ferrari Enzo or a McLaren F1, and you don’t see many criminals in cars like those.
It's the third car to be donated by the famous Italian marque to the Italian police force, with the Bologna police owning a 2005 Gallardo, and the Rome police also having a Gallardo at their headquarters. In total, the two cars have clocked up a massive 149,000 miles in the past five years. All in the name of keeping the peace, obviously.
As far as police cars go, this is as good as it comes, and we can imagine there's a lot of competition between officers to get behind the wheel. At the very least, a lot more than in the British police force, where they have to settle for a strong and sturdy Range Rover for high-speed chases.
Some 30 lucky officers will be taught how to handle this bad boy and can look forward to using state-of-the-art equipment. The car is equipped with an automatic number plate tracking device, and a GPS data system to maintain surveillance of the car the police are pursuing and the speed it is travelling at. It’s also kitted out with more traditional equipment such as a gun holster, radio and video camera.
Even the traditional beacon on top of police cars has had to go through some changes to make it more aerodynamic, because of the high speeds the Lambo will be capable of reaching.
Stay tuned to the Orange Cars channel to see our pick of the coolest cop cars of all time later this week. In the mean time, see pics of the Lamborghini police car >>
since when has any fiat (specially the 500"!!! been a COOL car except by virtue of the draughts that make their way thru the rust holes which appear after their 1st winter
Posted by: Tref | 03 December 2008 at 03:17
As an ex cop I just dont believe that their are many crimes that warrant high speed chases which often end up with fatilities. You have to ask yourself is a crime worth a life. I dont think so.
Posted by: Malcolm Brown | 04 November 2008 at 11:34
HOW LONG TILL THEY CRASH IT
Posted by: MATTHEW | 29 October 2008 at 00:26
Its time to join the police.
Posted by: JR14 | 28 October 2008 at 12:16