Dubai Police add £300,000 Lamborghini to their fleet (because 0-60 in three seconds is just what they need for catching criminals)



Dubai Police's new green and white 217mph A ventador worth £294,665



Authorities have let the public get involved in finalising new car design

Force is introducing sports cars to fleet to help patrolling on highways



It’s a city known for its excesses, but this still seems a far stretch even for somewhere of such wealth.

Dubai Police have added a white and green £294,665 Lamborghini Aventador to their patrol fleet with numberplate ‘8’ - which has already drawn comparisons to the Eighties TV series Knight Rider.

The city’s force confirmed last month that their patrol cars were getting a sporty makeover and they have since confirmed that sports cars will be introduced into the fleet to help patrolling on highways.



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Supercar: Dubai Police have added a white and green £294,665 Lamborghini Aventador to their patrol fleet Impressive: The city's force confirmed last month that their patrol cars were getting a sporty makeover

Fast: The Aventador will be useful on the road, as it can do 0 to 60mph in a mind-blowing three seconds

Inspection: The authorities have been releasing images to get the public involved in finalising their new design Going back: Comparisons were made between Dubai Police's car and Knight Rider, a series that focused on a lone crimefighter played by David Hasselhoff (pictured) battling the forces of evil with an indestructible car

Last year Dubai Police took on 50 Kia Mohaves and 35 were marked as patrol cars by the force.

But it's certainly not the first time a police force has got its hands on a Lamborghini supercar.

In 2009 Italian police crashed a £150,000 model near Cremona, where it was at a student jobs fair, after swerving it to avoid another vehicle which crossed into its path and hitting two stationary cars.