For better and for worse, it?s the Porsche of hybrid SUVs. What Is It? The hybrid version of Porsche?s bestselling model. Under the hood is a supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 making 333 hp, with a 47-hp electric motor wedged between the engine and transmission. Maximum total output is 380 hp. If that sounds familiar, it might [...]

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Bruno Giacomelli

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos, Lotus, Police/Emergency

If the Italian Polizia di Stato (state police) need to get somewhere in a hurry, they've got a Lamborghini Gallardo at their disposal. But what about the national Carabinieri? Not about to left behind, the para-military police turned not to one of their own domestic sportscar-makers, but to the UK. (Or to a foreign-owned automaker based there with mostly Italian management.)

The Carabinieri have taken possession of not one Lotus Evora S, but two. One will be stationed in Milan and the other in Rome, but both are fitted with all the latest equipment, including a portable refrigerator for the rapid transportation of organs and blood for medical emergencies.

The hand-over at the Carabinieri headquarters in Rome followed advanced driver training at Lotus headquarters in Hethel, England, and the two cars are on loan to the service for two years. Follow the jump for the press release and trio of videos, and check out the images in the high-res gallery for a closer look.

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Update One: Nice guys finish last?at least on the sign-out sheet. On a balance scale, you?d need roughly 19 Miss America winners to level out our long-term Mazda 2. Put another way, we could tow five Mazda 2 hatches behind our long-term Dodge Ram 2500. Perhaps because Americans largely purchase cars by the pound, the [...]

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