Middle Eastern police forces are known to splash out on the odd supercar every now and then, but the latest member of the Qatar Police fleet is none other than a customised crime-fighting Lamborghini Urus. Spotted on the street complete with special Qatar Police livery and a rough and ready bullbar installed, the Lamborghini SUV boasts an Aussie sticker price that starts from $390,000 and enjoys options that can take it up to $402,750, proving once again that oil money hits different.
While the police forces of the Middle East have some serious horsepower in their fleets, such as this BMW i8 the Dubai Police picked up, the notion of law enforcement owning rare and expensive supercars isn’t limited to the region. Earlier this year the Czech police department confiscated a Ferrari 458 Italia from criminals, before repurposing the vehicle by adding $18,000 worth of modifications to get it up to law enforcement specifications, while in Italy the police used a Lamborghini Huracan to transport a donor organ to a patient 480 kilometres away in just two hours.
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The Qatar Police are using their new Lamborghini Urus as a part of security for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that is currently underway, loaning the vehicle to the Tournament Security Force for the event. It’s not clear if the supercar has been used for any actual enforcing of Qatari law since the tournament began, but if it has, anyone arrested by officers driving it will have experienced the best ride to the police station in recorded history.
The addition of a Urus to the Qatar Police comes at the same time the Italian automaker is looking to expand its footprint into the country, following the launch of an exclusive pop-up lounge in Doha in November. It’s never a good idea to be arrested in any country around the world, but if you find yourself with cuffs around your wrist in Qatar the most you can hope for is a ride in a very special Lamborghini.
