One of the newest vehicles — and arguably the coolest — in the Czech national police force’s fleet can reach top speeds of more than 200 mph and is worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. But it cost them less than the price of a domestic station wagon.
The car was one of many that police seize from criminals each year, Vincalek said, most of which are sold, with the proceeds covering any damage inflicted by the criminal. The Ferrari was not even the most valuable or rarest among the vehicles seized by police, he added, although it is perhaps the “most luxurious” among the hundreds of seized cars that are transformed into police vehicles.But it proved to be of good use — among a wide variety of tasks, said Col.
The Ferrari, which was originally red, had about 1,200 miles on it. A similar model from the same year isfor $275,000 at Ferrari of Newport Beach in California. The cost to police for refitting the vehicle with police markings and equipment, including a camera, radio and speedometer, was about 340,000 Czech koruna, or about $14,000, Vincalek said, noting that was less than the cost of a Skoda Scala station wagon.
Czech police officers have, briefly, had the opportunity to drive other fast cars while on the clock: BMW loaned one of its i8 cars, a sleek electric model with butterfly doors, to Czech police, but it crashed after less than a month in the fleet after the officer driving it suffered a medical emergency, according to industryOther police forces around the world have also introduced more luxurious or speedy vehicles into their fleets.
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