In Italy there is a new "police car" that is stalking errant drivers on the highways. While Italian law enforcement have been using Italian-made Lamborghinis for some time now, they have recently "upgraded" to a newer model, the Lamborghini Gallardo. The Gallardo has 560 horsepower and a top speed of 203 mph, making it the world's fastest police car. Oh, and it costs about $225,000. Hey, hey, hey, they need it, okay? Those speeders are dangerous criminals, alright?
Anyway, for those of you who aren't familiar with Lamborghini, it is one of the most revered Italian sports car manufacturers in the world, founded in 1963 by tractor company owner Ferruccio Lamborghini. Years ago Ferruccio was unhappy about the quality of the Ferrari sports car he purchased, so he dropped by the Ferrari factory to tell Enzo Ferrari in person. A perturbed Mr. Ferrari told Ferruccio that if he wanted a better car he should build it himself, thus Lamborghini was born. Now, the autostrada in Italy are patrolled not by Ferraris, but by Lamborghinis! Blogiorno believes that this is an excellent use of public funds, and anyway can you really ask Italian policemen to chase speeding bad guys in a regular Fiat? Mai, of course not!Ciao amici!
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Hey... stop stop stop. Italian police did never buy any Lamborgini. There is only ONE car that was given by Lamborghini company FOR FREE to the police, for marketing reasons of Lamborghini company itself.
Actually i don't think that any policeman will ever use that police Lamborghini for really to catch any criminal on the autostrada.
:-) public finances in Italy are wasted on stupid things, instead of helping more important stuffs like public schools, for example, but this is not the case (did you see the mess they are making students against the jackass Berlusconi prime minister and his fascist government including the school minister Gelmini? I't like to see an opinion of some non-italian about it).
I like the style of Lamborghini cars, although i still prefer Ferrari. But i wish they all were just things to put in a room of a museum, because they produce as much pollution as entire flocks of cars do. So, i don't see why rich people should be allowed to pollute the air more than how poor people do.
that is an awesome looking police car!
I think I watched a show on Lamborghinis once and found out that almost every piece is put together by hand and that is why it takes so long to have one custom made for you.
Not like these assembly line cars where every nut and bolt is screweed in by a robot arm!
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