Sometimes speed really makes the difference – like if you are a police officer chasing criminals on the Italian highways -, and this must be the assumption upon which the long-standing relationship between Lamborghini and Italy’s State Police is based.
Since 2004, in fact, the Italian brand and manufacturer of luxury sports cars owned by Volkswagen Group through its Audi division has been providing the national police force with 5 different top-class models.
The last one of them, the Lamborghini Gallardo introduced in 2008, will be replaced by the end of this year by the brand-new Huracán (the Spanish word for hurricane) LP610-4.
Recently presented on the occasion of a formal ceremony in Rome in the presence of Alessandro Pansa, Chief of the Italian Police, and Lamborghini’s President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann, the Huracán is not only fast (205 mph and 3 seconds 0-60 time est.) but also reliable and definitely captivating – we could even say threatening, to enhance the deterrent effect on bad guys – thanks to the aggressive look inspired by a 1879 Spanish fighting bull known for its courage and strong sense of attack.
It will be dressed up with the traditional police blue-and-white uniform and, besides the standard equipment, it will be fitted with an aerodynamic flashing light and the high-tech ProViDa (Proof Video Data) System, capable of determining the speed of pursued vehicles and transferring their real-time image to the police station. In addition, the new supercar will be also carrying a first-aid kit, a defibrillator, and a cooling portable container for organ transportation in case of emergency.
As underlined by Alessandro Pansa and Stephan Winkelmann in a joint statement, this last example of Italian excellence in supercar manufacturing – the civilian model of which is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2014 at a price of about $300,000 – reaffirms the fruitful collaboration between Lamborghini and Italy’s State Police, and it is meant to ensure greater security on the Country’s roads by preventing crime and car accidents due to delinquent behaviors.
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