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Letter to the Editor
Thursday June 17
PPG Paint Completes Italy's High-Tech Police Car
A low-slung two-door Lamborghini Gallardo (pronounced ga-yŕrdo) supercar – complete with 500hp V10 engine and capable of 190 mph – was recently donated by Automobili Lamborghini SpA to the Italian State Police (Polizia di Stato) on the occasion of its 152nd anniversary.For its duties with the traffic police (Polizia Stradale) patrolling the Salerno-Reggio Calabria highway in southern Italy, the Gallardo Police Car has been equipped with a siren and flashing lights on the roof, as well as a host of high-tech equipment to handle emergency and first aid activities.
Onboard medical equipment includes a special defibrillator which performs electrocardiograms and automatic diagnosis of arterial pressure and the presence of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. In addition, the sleek sports car also carries advanced technological apparatus for receiving and transmitting information and images during critical situations, such as road traffic accidents, fires and other disaster situations.
The Gallardo’s high performance capabilities and sophisticated permanent all-wheel drive system will make one of its most important tasks – the swift transportation of plasma and human organs for transplants – possible even in bad weather and road conditions.
Automobili Lamborghini SpA and PPG Industries formed a strong relationship some 29 years ago so it’s no surprise to find that the blue and white design of this Gallardo Police Car is finished with PPG products. Today, PPG remains the sole coatings supplier to Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata factory for the Murcielago and for the “End of Line” products. Lamborghini uses the same premium quality PPG Envirobase and Global Refinish System (GRS) products that are used in auto refinish markets in The States and around the world. Each car carries a special sticker pointing out that approved Lamborghini repairers are required to use PPG refinish products to keep them in line with the quality of the OE finishes coming out of the Sant’Agata factory.
The Lamborghini Gallardo Police Car used by the Italian State Police is the world’s fastest police car.
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