Alfa Romeo Giulia is ready to put its roaring engine to good use under the Carabinieri police force.
The Italian law enforcement agency has deployed several types of vehicles in its history, from the Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric cars to SUVs, and it is time for the Giulia model from Alfa Romeo to join the ranks.
Two Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio sedans will service in Milan and Rome, with designated operations such as blood and organs transportation and escort missions during public events.
There are quite a few similitudes between the civilian version of Quadrifoglio and the police car model.
Both of them share the V6 Ferrari-crafted 2.9-liter twin-turbocharged engine that breaks 505 horsepower and 443 pound-feet of torque. The six-speed manual transmission from the civilian car is present in the Carabinieri version, as well.
Going from zero to 60 miles per hour (mph) in the Quadrifoglio takes only 3.9 seconds, and the car has a top speed limit of 191 mph. It might be ill-equipped to catch up with a Ferrari, but pretty much every other vehicle should think twice before starting a hot pursuit.
Despite not having a radically different configuration from the civilian vehicle, the police cars are fitted for active duty. The autos sport tablets and radios embedded into the passenger side of the dashboard.
Other special equipment include a defibrillator, LED flashlights, portable cooling units and the predictable weapon compartment. Standardized light bars and security lighting were added to the outside of the cars.
The automaker even painted the two vehicles in Carabinieri's dark blue, as presented in CNET's Road Show feature.
As the Giulia speeds around much more rapidly than regular police cars, officers will need dedicated training. Alfa Romeo will provide the Carabinieri with specialized training at the Varano de' Melegari circuit.
We will see the Giulia Quadrifoglio hitting the American showrooms soon enough. Two more affordable models should follow, carrying 2.0-liter direct-injected and turbocharged four-cylinder engines able to unleash 276 HP and 295 lb-ft of torque.
For 2016, the Carabinieri will also get 800 Giulietta models and Jeep Renegade police cars from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).
CarWow reports that Giulia is a key piece in the automaker's current lineup. This marks the second time the company will deliver an entirely new model in a period of six years. What is more, Alfa Romeo has ambitious plans for the future: the company aims to see sales of 400,000 vehicles by 2018.
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