Oct25

Italian police do it in style with a little help from Lamborghini

Whilst our police force get to drive Astras and Volvos, the Italian state police have just had a brand new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 donated by the Italian supercar makers. How awesome is that? It almost makes me want to take a road trip to Italy just to get caught speeding by one of these beauties. Can you imagine being followed on the motorway by one of these beauties?

Get this though…as well as being brutally fast (203mph) and fitted out with all sorts of police kit, the Lambo is also equipped with a specialised refrigeration system for the safe transportation of donor organs. I guess if anything’s going to get that heart to the hospital in time it’s going to be the LP560-4. I also particularly like the fact that the white stripes and lettering on the car follow the Gallardo’s “dynamic design angles“. Sweet :)

If that wasn’t enough, even the blues and two’s are specially designed, take a look at this excerpt from the press release:

“The police beacon on the roof of the Gallardo had to be aerodynamically optimized being that the new police car reaches a considerably higher top speed than regular service vehicles.. Despite the extremely flat construction of the signal lighting, blue LEDs are fitted round the base to ensure the visual signal cannot be missed. The roof-mounted lighting is supported by further blue LED signals on the front, sides and rear of the light’s aluminium shell. A total of four sirens integrated into the front and rear of the Gallardo generate unmistakable audible warning signals.”

Fanbloodytastic!

What I’m listening to right now: Corrine Bailey Rae - “Like A Star”

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Comment by jacko
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October 26th, 2008 at 11:49 am

I wonder which lucky copper gets to drive the beast.
Don’t worry though Kieron we’ve got one too… http://www.sybarites.org/wp-content/Screenshot_1_10.jpg

 
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October 27th, 2008 at 10:17 am

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Comment by Rich
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October 27th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

There are a couple of more images, including the inside over at pistonheads (although they were later than you on the initial story!)
http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=18877

 
Comment by shane (3 comments.)
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October 28th, 2008 at 8:09 pm

Sweet motor,I bet that police department must surely have the lowest sickness levels in the police world wide !

 
Comment by arebos (1 comments.)
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October 31st, 2008 at 10:26 am

what a cool car. i wonder if someone drive it in my city.

 
Comment by Ruby Web (5 comments.)
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November 6th, 2008 at 4:44 pm

Wow, now that’s phenomenal. I would change careers to being a cop any day if it meant driving that beats.

 
Comment by John (17 comments.)
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November 8th, 2008 at 1:06 am

It would be a honour to be pulled over by one of those lol.

I bet our bobbies think they have it good in their Subaru’s and Evo’s, now their just jealous along with me.

 

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