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Video: Audi police car unveiled at motor show

The Audi R8 GT-R is powered by a V10 engine

By Police1 Staff

An Audi R8 GT-R was painted for police and displayed at the 2011 Essen Motor Show in Germany.

A joint effort between ABT Sportsline and Hankook Tyres, the sports car is powered by a V10 engine and can reach speeds of nearly 200 miles per hour, according to GT Spirit.

Twenty-five units will be made, but this particular model is purely for show at public events, sources said.