The Austrian Federal Ministry of Interior has a long history with Porsche, which spans all the way back to the 1960s, when the company used to supply cars to the country's law enforcement agencies.
Their partnership has now been taken into the 21st century, as the automaker has supplied a brand new 911 Carrera that will be used on motorways across the country, where it will tackle traffic offenders.
Equipped with police livery, a flashing blue light, and a radio system, which is basically everything it needs for its new job, the sports car is a free loan from Porsche and will be used by the local Federal Ministry of Interior until October.
"The Porsche 911 has long been emblematic of powerful sports car that offer a high level of everyday practicality, particularly when it comes to safety, as well as comfort over long distances - both crucial aspects for the police, when they are patrolling the motorways", said the Director of the Porsche brand in Austria, Helmut Eggert.
"Our partnership with the police force has a long tradition. In the in1960s and '70s, it was not unusual to see a Porsche police or gendarmerie vehicle, with a flashing blue light, and in 2006, the Federal Ministry of the Interior received a Porsche 911 to use for motorway policing", Eggert added.
Powering the Porsche 911 Carrera is a 3.0-liter engine that delivers 370PS (365hp) and 450Nm (444lb-ft) of torque to the rear axle, through either a manual or a double clutch transmission. The former needs 4.6 sec to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) from a standstill, while the latter can do it in 4.4 sec. Add the Sport+ package and the time drops by another 0.2 sec for the PDK variant.
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