Do an Italian job

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It’s time for American car companies to copy Lamborghini’s brilliant marketing coup, which it achieved by giving the Italian police department a brand new Lamborghini Gallardo patrol car to chase speeders. Think of the power. This Italian beast can hit almost 100 miles per hour in seconds while cruising to a maximum speed of 190 miles per hour.

Our current crop of mostly Ford Crown Victorias just don’t measure up. Surely we can do better? Lamborghini admits that its motive in donating the car to the Italian police was commercial in part, since it hopes to drive a stake through the heart of long-time rival Ferrari, which recently opened up a store in downtown Rome.

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