Cop gear: Dubai police force’s latest squad car… a £170,000, 207mph McLaren MP4-12C that joins a fleet including a Lamborghini, Aston Martin, Bentley and Ferrari

State-of-the-art patrol car three times more powerful than British police cars

Brought in to celebrate nation's successful World Expo 2020 bid

Won 'Car of the Year' and 'Best Supercar' at Middle East Motor Awards 2013



No one wants to be nabbed by the police.

But a ride in a state-of-the-art £170,000 McLaren must surely soften the blow.

It is a small luxury Dubai's criminals will have to get used to, as the latest addition to the emirates police fleet will be tough to outrun at 207mph.

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State-of-the-art: Dubai Police have added a McLaren MP4-12C to their fleet in a bid to outrun criminals

Luxury: The £170,000, custom-made supercar won 'Car Of The Year' at the Middle East Motor Awards this year. It can reach 207mph, weighs the same as a small Citroen, and has triple the power of a British police patrol car

The McLaren MP4-12C motor joins a garage of the world's most expensive patrol cars including a Lamborghini, an Aston Martin, a Bentley, a Ferrari, and a Chevrolet.



They can all exceed 190mph.

The latest add-on, built in Woking, has a twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre engine that generates three times the power of the British panda car.

And complete with flashing lights, it can accelerate from 0mph to 62mph in 3.1 seconds.



Designed by Frank Stephenson, creator of the Mini Hatch and award-winning Ferraris, it is the first McLaren built since the F1 was discontinued in 1998.



Try getting away from this: One of the Dubai police force's super vehicles, a £1.6million Aston Martin One-77

Raw power: The Ferrari FF, right, and Lamborghini Aventador, left, outside one of Dubai's police stations

It is made with carbon fibre for minimum weight - just 1,306kg, well below the average of 1,500-1,700kg.

In November, it won 'Car of the Year' and 'Best Supercar' at the Middle East Motor Awards.



The custom-made vehicle, painted in Dubai's flagship green and white colours, carries a '2020' number plate to celebrate the nation's successful World Expo 2020 bid, which will showcase business, creative, and economic innovation in the country to millions of visitors.

The luxurious cars are part of a government-outlined Police Specification, released earlier this year, which ruled top-of-the-range cars are a necessity to fight crime in a city with so many highways.

Speeding drivers are even known to plead policemen to detain them and escort them to the station in their cutting-edge vehicle.



Officers will take a compulsory driving course then get their pick of the fleet.

Arrest me: Speeders have asked to be detained in the new cars, including this Bentley Continental

Supercar: This year, Dubai Police added a white and green £294,665 Lamborghini Aventador to their patrol fleet

Among others, they can choose a limited-edition Lamborghini Aventador - released this year to celebrate the firm's 50th anniversary - to scale the opulent city.

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

Khalifa Abdullah Mohammad, 25, drives one of the 217mph Lamborghini Aventador police cars.



He said: 'I have issued about 30 tickets to drivers blocking the traffic and parking in prohibited places.



'But the most amazing thing about driving such a car is how people look at you with a big smile.'



Deaths on the road are a common occurrence in the UAE, with one person killed in a traffic incident every 26 hours.



Purpose: Cars like this Mercedes SLS Gullwing could help bring down the number of road deaths

Action: The cars were brought in to clamp down on speeding, with one person killed in a crash every 26 hours

Most of these deaths are caused by speeding, driving without a seatbelt and driving while using mobile phones.



The police recently announced anyone caught exceeding 125mph would face legal action and it is hoped the presence of 700bhp supercars will make boy racers think twice.



Following the arrival of the supercars, some motorists are thought to have actually asked to be arrested in the hope they can be taken back to the local nick in a Ferrari.



Mariam Ahmad, who personally owns a Toyota Landcruiser, patrols the streets in a Ferrari FF.



She said: 'It is the first time I have driven a sports car. When they chose me I couldn't believe it. Driving it is just amazing.



'It's funny because we hear people begging us to arrest them for any reason so they can have a tour in the Ferrari.

