On the occasion of 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification, Lotus provided the Italian military police with two Evora S as rapid response vehicles.

The two bespoke Lotus Evora S cars were handed over by Group Lotus Chief Executive Officer Dany Bahar to report to duty in Milan and Rome. The Arma dei Carabinieri’ cars are fitted with the very latest voice recognition technology including the EVA (Enhanced Vehicle Automation) system, and a portable refrigerator to transport vital organs and blood required during medical emergencies.

The Carabinieri officer is going to have lots of fun patrolling in this V6 turbo British sportscar. And when they got bored, they can have a race with civilian police Lamborhgini Gallardo!

Lotus Chief Executive Officer Dany Bahar said: “We are extremely proud to be working with such an iconic and professional organisation as the Carabinieri who play an integral role in Italian society.”

“Everyone knows that Italy has more than it’s fair share of high profile sports car manufacturers so it is a real honour for a relatively small British brand to be in this position. The feedback from the driver training on the Evora S at our test track was very positive, it’s such a responsive car to drive, I think the teams in Rome and Milan are really going to feel the benefit of working with our product.”

Carabinieri spokesperson, Colonel Marco Minicucci said: “Our special Lotus Evoras combine the very best of our technology with excellent British engineering from Lotus. Not just anyone can drive these cars, we carefully selected some of our team to attend a driver training session at the new test track at Lotus’ headquarters in Hethel, Norfolk where they learnt all about the very special characteristics and incredible potential of the cars.”