In 2004, Lamborghini delivered its first Gallardo to the Italian State Police, or "Polizia di Stato," marking the beginning of a long-lasting partnership that would spawn some of the coolest and fastest police cars in the world . December 19, 2024, marked the 20th anniversary of this legendary collaboration. It seems Italy has no shortage of cool police cars on its streets, but there's one important reason for this - a service that a Lamborghini is better fit to perform than any other police car (and it's not high-speed chases).
"The Lamborghinis in use, from the Gallardo to the most recent Urus, allow us to rely on cutting-edge equipment and technology, ensuring our specially trained drivers can carry out this vital service quickly and with maximum safety."
-- Chief of Police, Prefect Vittorio Pisani
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Lamborghini
Parent Corporation Volkswagen
Founded 1963
Founder Ferruccio Lamborghini
Headquarters Sant'Agata Bolognese, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Current CEO Stephan Winkelmann
According to Lamborghini, the purpose of having such fast cars in the police fleet includes patrolling, sure, but it's mostly focused on emergency medical response services, or more specifically, high-speed organ transports. In fact, Italian Police Lamborghinis have completed over 200 organ transport missions in the country since the start of the collaboration.
The Gallardo is just one of six awesome supercars Lamborghini has lent the Italian State Police over the last 20 years, though, each painted in the Italian police's "Polizia di Stato Blue" color with white livery. Capable of 200-mph speeds, they all also feature the same ultra-flat beacons on the roof for aerodynamic purposes with blue LEDs at the base. Needless to say, these Lambos are quite a lot faster than your average Dodge Charger Pursuit or Ford Police Interceptors they use here in America, but more on that later.
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2004 Lamborghini Gallardo 510-4
Specs
Engine
5.0-liter V10
Power
500 hp
Torque
376 lb-ft
0-62 mph
4.2 seconds
Top Speed
192 mph
Lamborghini
According to Lamborghini, the car was first assigned to the Stradale unit in Rome and completed approximately 87,000 miles over its four years of police service. It was mostly used for urgent medical interventions and patrols and was equipped with traffic monitoring devices that could detect dangerous drivers, identify license plates, and transmit images to operational centers in real time.
One of these Gallardos, operating in the Bologna area, also had a special refrigerated compartment in the boot for organ transports. You may have also seen this exact one in New York, representing the Italian State Police during Columbus Day in 2004 and 2005.
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2008 Gallardo LP 560-4
Engine
5.2-liter V10
Power
552 hp
Torque
398 lb-ft
0-62 mph
3.7 seconds
Top Speed
202 mph
Lamborghini
The new and more powerful Gallardos replaced the old ones in 2008, assigned to central and southern regions of Italy. These also came with front boots fitted with a refrigerated compartment for organ transport but featured a defibrillator to support in emergency medical operations as well.
Huracan LP 610-4
Specs
Engine
5.2-liter V10
Power
602 hp
Torque
413 lb-ft
0-62 mph
3.2 seconds
Top Speed
202 mph
Lamborghini
According to Lamborghini, the Italian State Police received two Huracans - one in 2014 and another one in 2017. These are the fastest supercars the Italian police used so far, sending 602 hp to all four wheels for optimal traction. This means they can rocket to 60 mph in a ridiculously quick 2.8 seconds (Lamborghini quotes 3.2 seconds to 62 mph) and onto a top speed of 202 mph. It doesn't even need a massive rear wing to maintain its stability and downforce at that speed either, since its underbody has been redesigned for aerodynamics with vortex generators.
In 2023, this Huracan assigned to the Emilia-Romagna Traffic Police was used for an especially critical and time-sensitive 450-mile kidney transport from a hospital in L'Aquila to Turin, saving the life of a 57-year-old woman.
Urus Performante
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Specs
Engine
4.0-liter twin-turbo V8
Power
657 hp
Torque
627 lb-ft
0-62 mph
3.3 seconds
Top Speed
190 mph
Lamborghini
This may not be the quickest car in the Italian Police fleet, but it's the most powerful with 657 hp courtesy of a twin-turbo V8. It's also a true performance marvel. In 2022, the Urus Performante became the quickest SUV on Pikes Peak, completing the 12.42-mile route in 10:32.064 - 18 seconds faster than the previous record. Its dedicated "Rally Mode" means it can take police chases off-road without much issue.
Delivered in December 2024, the Urus Performante is the latest to join the Italian State Police stables. The biggest of the police Lamborghini bunch, the Urus is fitted with every possible feature the Italian Police could think of, from weapons drawers to a collapsible message panel, a defibrillator, a refrigerator, and a tool compartment in the trunk.
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America Has Its Own Super-Fast Cop Cars
Corvette C8 E-Ray Specs
Engine
6.2-liter V8 + electric motor
Power
655 hp (combined)
Torque
470 lb-ft + 125 lb-ft (electric motor)
0-60 mph
2.5 seconds
Top Speed
180 mph
Chevrolet
If you're curious how these Lamborghinis compare to the fastest cars used by the American police, we did the research for you, and they're not far off. For example, Panama City Beach PD currently has this Corvette C8 E-Ray, which it seized in 2022. This is the first hybridized Corvette ever produced, combining a 6.2-liter LT2 V8 with an electric motor to produce a staggering 655 hp. That's enough to rocket the new E-Ray to 60 mph in about 2.5 seconds - quicker than any Lambo here.
A Corvette C7 Z06 Also Joined The Fleet
The C8 E-Ray is far from the only high-speed-chase-ready police Corvette in America. One of the fastest cars in the American police fleet is also the C7 Corvette Z06, which was issued to the Florida Police Department.
Corvette C7 Z06 Specs
Engine
6.2-liter supercharged V8
Power
650 hp
Torque
650 lb-ft
0-60 mph
2.95 seconds
Top Speed
196 mph
Chevrolet
It's a venerable supercar, with a 6.2-liter LT4 V8 sending 650 supercharged ponies to the wheels. Still, it will top out at 196 mph, which is still slower than the Huracan 610-4. However, its 2.6-second 0-60 run and top speed of 196 mph make it faster than the Gallardos and Urus Performante used by the Italian Police.
The Fastest American Police Cars Are Modded And Seized
A late model Challenger Hellcat Redeye also joined the Texas Police fleet in 2022, but this one was seized from a felon driver who used it for street racing. The police probably couldn't have caught him if the gas-guzzling muscle car hadn't run out of fuel. The car was also apparently upgraded to 1080 hp. That said, if we compare this to Lamborghinis, even a stock Hellcat Redeye will reach a top speed of 203 mph and clear a quarter mile in less than 11 seconds, so it's probably safe to say this one will have no trouble outrunning a base Huracan.
However, one American Police Department has something even faster in its stables: a 1005-hp Corvette C6 Z06. As reported by Drive, the modified C6 Z06 was seized during a huge meth raid in the summer of 2011 where more than $1 million worth of illegal property was also seized along with the badass modified 'Vette. We don't know what the owner has done to it, but we do know it features the largest Chevy engine of recent time: a 7.0-liter LS7 V8 pumping out 505 hp and 470 lb-ft . We imagine this one at least has a big turbo or two attached to help it double that power. It's a real shame this Z06 is not used as a patrol car but as a community outreach vehicle instead.
Source: Lamborghini