Dubai Police shows off its supercars (and a super SUV) in new video

By Stephen Edelstein February 10, 2015

If you didn’t know the coolest police cars in the world reside in Dubai, you probably haven’t been on the Internet lately.

The Dubai Police isn’t shy about flaunting its fleet of supercars, and it’s at it again with a video appropriately tagged “luxurious super patrol cars for a luxurious city.”

The video features many of Dubai’s exotic police cars, in green-and-white livery with lights flashing, cruising the streets of the city. Highlights include a Bugatti Veyron, Nissan GT-R, and even a Brabus-tuned Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

Of course, the Dubai cops didn’t shell out $1 million for a Veyron just to hand out speeding tickets.

Reportedly worth around $6.5 million, the Dubai Police supercar fleet is used for public relations. It’s a great way for the police to attract positive public attention, and to promote Dubai.

It’s hard to fault that logic, considering all of the attention these cars get from all over the world.

It’s also too bad other police departments don’t have the money to show off with lavish supercar fleets of their own. That’s not a very responsible use of taxpayer money, after all, no matter how cool a Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc. with police lights looks.

Stephen Edelstein

Contributing Editor

Stephen is a freelance automotive journalist covering all things cars. He likes anything with four wheels, from classic cars…

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