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Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce Reporting For Police Duty In Romania

Last year, the Arma dei Carabinieri added two Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio performance sedans to its fleet. With this addition, Italy became the first country in the world to police-ify the Giulia compact executive sedan. A few months after that, Italy's Polizia di Stato has also taken delivery of two Giulia Veloce models.
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Photo: Horia Poterasoiu for Alfa Romeo Romania
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After Italy, Romania is the second country in the world to welcome the Giulia into its police force. Auto Italia, which is the local Alfa Romeo importer, gave the Romanian traffic police a Giulia Veloce as part of a 12-month partnership. As for the role it will undertake, the Italian sedan will be put to good use on the Bucharest Motorway Ring Road, the A3 Motorway, on National Road 1, the northern area of Bucharest, and a handful of towns in Ilfov County.

The pictured Alfa, as expected from a vehicle used by the police, prides itself on trademark law enforcement graphics, a blue-and-red light bar, the whole nine yards basically. Under the hood, this example of the breed is animated by Fiat Chrysler’s 2.0-liter GME turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is mated to a ZF-sourced eight-speed automatic and Q4 all-wheel-drive.

With 280 PS (276 hp) and 400 Nm (295 lb-ft) available from 2,250 rpm, the Giulia Veloce also happens to be extremely proficient at holding its own when the situation calls for pedal-to-the-metal action. The sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph) takes just 5.2 seconds, whereas top speed is 240 km/h (149 mph).

Other than this partnership with the Alfa Romeo brand's importer in Romania, the local police also makes use of two Toyota Auris Hybrid hatchbacks in the force's quest to establish law and order on the public roads. The police's main fleet, however, isn't as impressive. More to the point, I’m referring to the Dacia Logan sedan and MCV, plus the VW Polo with the 1.2 TSI 90 PS engine.

On that note, here’s a question for you: strictly speaking from an aesthetic standpoint, what would you like to see most in your rearview mirror? A Dacia, a Volkswagen, or an Alfa Romeo? Don't forget to choose wisely, chiefly because the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce is the fastest of the three.

 

Zpad? i ce dac? #GiuliaDePolitie e Veloce, adic rapid i cu traciune integral!

A photo posted by Alfa Romeo Romania (@alfaromeoro) on Feb 2, 2017 at 9:50am PST

 

Cel mai nou recrut al Poliiei Rutiere Ilfov: Giulia Veloce 2.0 turbo 280 CP. De astzi, pe DN1, Autostrada A3 i oseaua de Centur. #GiuliaDePolitie

A photo posted by Alfa Romeo Romania (@alfaromeoro) on Feb 1, 2017 at 9:31am PST

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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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