The Aston Martin Vantage has officially joined the Dubai Police fleet.
The agile, performance-driven Vantage will be seen on Dubai’s roads alongside an enviable collection of sports and supercars used to service the police force and drive public engagement.
It joins the ranks of other super cars amongst the Dubai Police fleet, including the Maserati GranTurismo, Bugatti Veyron and Lamborghini Aventador.
The Dubai Police Vantage features a custom ‘77’ number plate, the number 7 a nod to the UAE’s seven Emirates as well as the British marque’s long-standing association with the world’s most famous secret agent, James Bond – just in time for the release of the highly anticipated No Time to Die movie next month.
The current model features a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine with a peak power output of 503BHP and a torque peak of 505lb-ft, mated to a rear-mounted 8-speed automatic gearbox manufactured by ZF.
This Vantage can accelerate from 0-100 km/hr in 3.5 seconds, witth a top speed of 314 km/hr.
The Dubai Police Vantage will soon make its event debut, being showcased alongside other models in the force’s fleet at the highly anticipated EXPO 2020 in October 2021.
In a post on social media platform X on Sunday, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, welcomed delegates ahead of the opening of one of the world’s largest aviation exhibitions, as the Dubai Airshow returns for its biggest edition to date.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Joby Aviation have successfully conducted the first crewed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial taxi flight between Margham and Al Maktoum International Airport.
The second group of the “Youth Social Missions Programme” has arrived in the Egyptian city of Al Arish to participate in the Operation Chivalrous Knight 3.
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, said the values of tolerance, peaceful coexistence and human fraternity in the UAE are directly reflected in the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The United Arab Emirates on Sunday marked the International Day for Tolerance, designated by the United Nations on November 16 each year as an annual occasion to encourage tolerance, unity and the promotion of coexistence and acceptance among people.
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