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ROME (Reuters) - If you are thinking about speeding on Italian highways this year, think twice. You might find yourself being chased by a Lamborghini.  

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Slideshow: Italian Police Get Lamborghini Patrol Car  

Italian police took possession Friday of a sleek, 500 horsepower, two-seater Lamborghini Gallardo, which can hit a top speed of 185 miles per hour.  

The sports car, painted in the police's distinctive blue and white colors, comes complete with a flashing blue light on the roof and will initially patrol the Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway -- a road notorious in Italy for wild driving.  

The Lamborghini will also be used to transport human organs for emergency operations.

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wtf?  

why would they possibly need this car  

what a joke

I've got a 33 with an Italian sticker onda back of it.....

just 7900004000000033 lira. (ehmudgeforkesh?)

plus on road and freight costs.

Only thing is, the blue lights are underneath the vehicle, and can only be seen at night.

Lamborghini donated the car.

The supercar, in State Police colours, with a siren and flashing lights on the roof, has been donated by the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese to the State Police on the occasion of its 152nd anniversary
From http://www.autoindex.org/news.plt?no=837
The supercar, in State Police colours, with a siren and flashing lights on the roof, has been donated by the House of Sant’Agata Bolognese to the State Police on the occasion of its 152nd anniversary

For the 152nd anniversary? would like to see what they got for their 150th!

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