Dubai Police add movie star sports car to luxury fleet

The plug-in hybrid BMW i8 sports car, which featured in the Dubai-set movie Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, is the latest in the force's list of luxury vehicles.

The BMW i8 has joined the Dubai Police fleet. Courtesy Dubai Police
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DUBAI // The BMW i8 featured in the film Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, is the latest vehicle to join Dubai Police’s fleet of luxury cars.

Sequences from the Hollywood film, released in 2011, were shot in the emirate, including scenes of actor Tom Cruise climbing the Burj Khalifa.

The BMW i8 in an environmentally-friendly sports car that can go from 0 to 100 kilometres per hour in 4.4 seconds, and has a top speed of more than 250kph.

The plug-in hybrid is the first model of its kind, with the consumption and emission values of a compact car. It weighs 1,490 kilograms and produces 362 horsepower.

Dubai Police released a video on Wednesday to show the latest addition to the fleet. Maj Gen Khamis Al Muzeina, Dubai’s police chief, is seen test driving the vehicle and parking in front of Dubai Police headquarters, where he is joined by Maj Gen Abdelrahman Al Rafi, director of the Department of Community Services, and Brig Anas Al Matroushi, director of the General Department of Transport and Rescue.

The fleet of luxury cars promotes the image of the authorities and encourages the public to interact with police. It patrols heritage sites and tourist areas.

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