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Fiat 500 Abarth police car

By Brett Davis |

As far as cool police cars around the globe go, our own Holden Commodore SS and Ford Falcon XR6 Turbo are pretty cool. They look flash, have large, attractive alloy wheels, desirable and very powerful engines and offer plenty of modern comfort and technology. Another country that has cool police cars is Italy. Their latest offering? A Fiat 500 Abarth police car… sort of.

It was produced by German suspension company Bilstein and was created simply for a show, so it’s not really a police car but it still counts in our minds. It features all the usual sporty enhancements as the 500 Abarth edition, but Bilstein has also added some more serious suspension components with adjustable settings. It also features an Italian police-themed colour scheme with ‘POLIZIA’ decals.

The car will go on show at the Essen Motor Show in Germany, commencing on November 27. The show is home to Europe’s largest tuning specialists and manufacturers, and is regarded as the world’s biggest car tuning fair.


 

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  • Radbloke

    It might be different in Italy, but most police officers I know don’t like people pointing and laughing at them.

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    I would like to see that in action

  • BOB

    In my sight that is the best looking Fiat ever

  • http://CarAdvice The Salesman

    “Fiat highway patrol to base, can you run a check on a big red car, licence number W.I.G.G.L.E.S, Over”

  • Balls

    I hope they won’t be attempting any high speed chases in that little death trap.

    • Nath746

      The car is quite fast for a small car… There is no reason why you couldn’t attempt a high-speed chase in one. And why death trap?

    • Jumbo

      This little car is awesome and scored high on any NCAP tests. So why are you calling it a deathtrap. It’s even pretty quick.

      • Crownleyian

        Firdt of all in Italy people don’t drive v6/v8′s like here in oz. So this little beast will keep up.

        Don’t get me wrong but big dos not mean safe, the commodores get wasted on side crashes. Now thtas what I call a death trap.