Confiscated Ferrari 458 joins Czech police fleet

Czech police have added a Ferrari 458 Italia to their fleet, using the confiscated vehicle for special traffic operations.

Regarded as one of Ferrari’s best modern supercars, this particular 458 was seized and confiscated from its previous owner 10 years ago before being converted into a fully-operational police car.

Wrapped in a special silver, blue and neon yellow livery, the Ferrari 458 police car is equipped with lights and sirens plus an on-board radar unit to detect speeding drivers.

The conversion cost the police an estimated 340,000 Czech Koruna ($AU20,000) – about the same price as a Czech-built Skoda Scala hatchback.

In addition to this, approximately CZK130,000 ($AU7750) was spent on getting the 458 roadworthy again, having notched up only 2000km before it was confiscated and stored for a decade.

According to Czech police, the Ferrari supercar will be used to combat street racers, and deployed on routine highway patrol duties on the nation’s motorway network.

The Ferrari 458 is one of many unique police cars used in Europe.

Italy’s police service has had a number of high-performance cars such as the Lamborghini Huracan, Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio and a Lotus Evora S.

However, Dubai’s police are the undisputed kings of the road, with a vehicle fleet which includes a Bugatti Veyron, Aston Martin One-77, Ferrari FF, Lamborghini Aventador and BMW i8 to name a few.