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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/10/nl_mp3policeburnout.jpgDutch speeders take note: the police have a new weapon in which to chase you down and write you tickets. And with its 420-horsepower V8, it's more than capable as a pursuit vehicle. The car, of course, is the new 2008 BMW M3 (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/06/officially-official-introducing-the-2008-bmw-m3-coupe/), and if the burnout shot at right is any indication, the officers who get to drive the car are probably going to have a little more fun with it than the average patrol car. That's what we call a favorable work environment. And here we think it's cool when our local police departments get Chargers.

UPDATE: From a commenter - "It was a stunt from the local BMW dealer for the national police day, they removed the stickers the next day...same thing happened last year when the KLPD got a Spyker for a day (http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/15/bustang-bah-dutch-cops-get-spyker-c8-police-car/)."

Back to Opels (or whatever) for you, coppers!

Thanks for the tip, Lou.

[Source: M3Post]

Gallery: 2008 BMW M3 Police Car (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-bmw-m3-police-car/)
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