SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20: A model stands beside a Lamborghini LP 670 sport car during a special media opening of the Auto Shanghai 2009 at Shanghai New International Expo Center on April 20, 2009 in Shanghai, China. More than 1,500 automakers and auto-parts manufacturers from 25 countries and regions will attend the auto show, which is scheduled to be held from April 20 to April 28. Driven by the government policies to stimulate car consumption, China's automobile sales rose 5 percent in March to a record high of 1.11 million vehicles, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

SHANGHAI, CHINA - APRIL 20: A model stands beside a Lamborghini LP 670 sport car during a special media opening of the Auto Shanghai 2009 at Shanghai New International Expo Center on April 20, 2009 in Shanghai, China. More than 1,500 automakers and auto-parts manufacturers from 25 countries and regions will attend the auto show, which is scheduled to be held from April 20 to April 28. Driven by the government policies to stimulate car consumption, China's automobile sales rose 5 percent in March to a record high of 1.11 million vehicles, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

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  14. A Lamborghini police car of the Italian Traffic Police, with a top speed of 325 kilometers per hour (202 mph), drives on the motorway near the city of Ewijk, eastern Netherlands Friday Oct. 9, 2009. The car, the top attraction at a display of Dutch Police and emergency services in Ewijk Saturday Oct. 10th, is equipped with the latest gadgetry, such as a medical platform under the hood that contains a cold box for transferring human donor organs and a camera up front to record GPS data.
  15. A Lamborghini police car of the Italian Traffic Police, with a top speed of 325 kilometers per hour (202 mph), drives on the motorway near the city of Ewijk, eastern Netherlands Friday Oct. 9, 2009. The car, the top attraction at a display of Dutch Police and emergency services in Ewijk Saturday Oct. 10th, is equipped with the latest gadgetry, such as a medical platform under the hood that contains a cold box for transferring human donor organs and a camera up front to record GPS data.
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