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Lamborghini Donates New Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia to Italian Police: 20 High-Res Photos
Friday, October 24, 2008 | 3 comments » Categories | gadgets, Lamborghini, Lamborghini Gallardo
The world's coolest police car is going out of action only to be replaced by an even cooler one. In a private ceremony in Italy, Lamborghini donated a police version of the company's newest super sports car, the 2009 Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia, to the head of the Italian State Police, Prefect Antonio Manganelli. The new that Lambo replaces the previous Gallardo in use by the Italian police force since 2004 has a more powerful 560HP V10 engine and it can reach speeds of up to 203 mph or 327 km/h. The car will be used by the Lazio Highway Police Department. We don't know about the Lazio cops, but if we were in their shoes we'd be constantly chasing ghosts...
That's just not fair. They're supposed to drive little Fiats.
Please... With the amount of drag that light bar adds, that thing'll be lucky to break 190. [roll]
Quote from: Obsessed? on October 24, 2008, 03:27:16 PM
Please... With the amount of drag that light bar adds, that thing'll be lucky to break 190. [roll]
I don't have a 620 so still can't outrun them :'(
Lets just hope they don't loan it to the rookie for a trackday.
If I was on patrol I wouldn't pull anyone over going under 160 KMH and I would give then a 30 second head start [evil]
Oh want it! I want it baaaaaaaaaaaad! Just as it sits. [thumbsup]
I don't get how a municipal outfit could afford the maintenance of a high-performance exotic being put through the rigors of police duty.
Quote from: factorPlayer on October 25, 2008, 01:22:33 AM
I don't get how a municipal outfit could afford the maintenance of a high-performance exotic being put through the rigors of police duty.
Maybe that is donated as well.
Lamborghini has done this in the past. I think when the Gallardo first arrived they donated one to the police for medical vehicle escort on a stretch of autostada.
Just needs a rack for the shotgun and teargas in front of the engine divider :D
kind of makes you envious of Italian police recruits.