We have it easy in the UK. If we've committed a road crime all we have to evade is a diesel Astra with its Blues'n'Twos on; at worst there'll be a Skoda Octavia or a Volvo estate as a pursuit car. The Europeans have far more performance-orientated metal on their tail. In Italy you've the odd Lamborghini Gallardo or two to evade, and now France has just gained a fleet of SEVENTY Renaultsport Megane 250s. With the Cup chassis. This year's trip to Le Mans could be interesting...

Click the pics below to enlarge and get a handle on the new Gendarme predator...

See the Polizia Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4

Renaultsport Megane 250 Cup versus its rivals

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