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McLaren 650S Police Car Spotted in Australia

The long arm of the law has just grown more muscular over in Australia, where the NSW Police has welcomed the arrival of a McLaren 650S.
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The local media reports the vehicle was spotted on the back of a platform earlier today, so this weekend could be a hot one for those on the wrong side of the law.

Just don’t tell criminals that this British supercar won’t be used for too many hot pursuits. The Mac will be used for promotional purposes, with the purpose being a noble one.

The police aim to raise money for the families of fallen officers and we have to admit this 650S is one attention magnet in orange paint.

While the vehicle itself is dressed in Yellow (sorry, this is not McLaren’s Papaya Orange), the police livery is simple, yet efficient, as you can see in the images below.

The costs are not covered by the police

Those worrying about the costs of this campaign should know the NSW Police isn’t at its first exotic machine initiative. The costs for the vehicles are handled by the camakers, while the authorities only handle the fuel.

Then again, the sheer specs of this machine are enough to make criminals cringe. Serving as the perfect defiance of the “no replacement for displacement” rule, this McLaren is motivated by a twin-turbo 3.8-liter V8.

Down Under, where petrolheads pray to serious displacement V8 units, that may not sound like much, but, with the help of twin turbochargers, the engine delivers 641 hp (650 PS).

Wrongdoers also have other reasons to fear though. For instance, Australia’s most powerful police car remains a tuned Ford Falcon GT-F, which uses one of those massive V8 we mentioned above. In a nutshell, the Blue Oval machine allows the officers to control no less than 805 hp.
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