Footballer purchases a ride befitting his status

Manchester City striker Robinho, also known as the best paid footballer in England, was scared of driving on the left side of the road when he arrived from Spain. Fortunately, he has gotten over that fear and purchased himself a rather nice Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4. Thankfully, he resisted the urge to get a sickly lime green one, instead opting for tasteful white. Click here for a picture of the Brazilian driving his new car to training.

At £170,000, it will take him just over a week to pay for it.

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To criminals in Italy: you’re going to need a faster getaway car

Lambo have donated a new, tricked-out Gallardo to the Italian cops - Lazio’s Highway Police, to be specific. The shiny LP560-4 (pictured) replaces the previous Gallardo, in use since 2004.The Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia has a 560bhp engine and a top speed of 203 mph. It’s also packing more gadgets than your average James Bond ride, including:• Automatic numberplate recognition system, which tracks and transmits numberplate data in real-time to a central control room.• A forward-looking video camera that logs GPS data, again in real time.• A first-response first-aid kit, featuring defibrulator, plus refrigerated box for organ transport.How cool is that? Very fricking cool. Check out a video of the new Gallardo after the jump…