ITALIAN drivers who have a penchant for using roads as their personal speedways are about to lose the race.
Italy's state police have been presented with a sleek new addition to their fleet: a Lamborghini Gallardo. It comes with a top speed of 309km/h.
The car is ready for service, fitted with a siren and painted blue and white with the word polizia (police) stencilled on the side.
Police showed it off at an anniversary celebration in Rome on Friday.
They said the Lamborghini would be used on a highway in southern Italy for emergencies and to transport organs for transplant.
Lamborghini, which is owned by Volkswagen, donated the car.
The six-speed, two-door luxury vehicle can go from zero to 96km/h in four seconds, and has a list price of $165,000 ?which makes it unlikely that the Italian police force will actually buy any for its fleet.
