Dubai already has the world's tallest building, the world's largest
shopping mall, and the largest man-made archipelago. So it's no
surprise that the country's police would drive one of the world's most
extravagant and expensive cars.
The latest
addition to the force's fleet is a head-turning Lamborghini Aventador, finished
in green and white -- the colors of the Dubai Police force.
The force made the
announcement through its Twitter feed,@DubaiPoliceHQ, resulting in a flurry of tweets with the hash tag #OnlyinDubai.
Latest #Dubai_Police patrols,
now at your service.twitter.com/DubaiPoliceHQ/...
— Dubai Policeشرطة
دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) April 10, 2013
Twitter user
@eJbacher_says said: "Lambo Cop Cars. Do not speed in Dubai. They will
hunt you down and in Italian sports cars."
The addition of the green and white Italian sports
car, which has a special '8' numberplate, was announced via the Dubai Police
Twitter account, @DubaiPolice HQ.
Another tweet from @knicks20 read:
" Wouldn't mind being pulled over by the popo in dubai... Lambo cop
cars..."
Why does it not surprise me that Dubai
has chosen a $405K Lamborghini as their cop car
—
Garifallia. (@GarifalliaK) April 11, 2013
May have to think
about a transfer!! Dubai Police Unveil Lamborghini Patrol Car news.sky.com/story/1076687/...
— NYorks Police
RPG (@NYorksRPG) April 11, 2013
In a written statement, the force said
the car, which bears the number 8 on a customized license plate, would be a
step towards confirming the stature of Dubai as "a city of luxury in all
of its facilities."
According to recent figures, 15% of
traffic fines issued in Dubai are for driving at speeds in excess of 130 mph
(209 kph.)
The car, reported to be worth around
$500,000, has a maximum speed of 217 mph (349kph) and can accelerate from 0-60
mph (0-97 kph) in 2.9 seconds.
Dubai police are not the first force to
use Lamborghinis on the roads. The luxury sports vehicles are also used by forces in Italy and Qatar.
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