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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Saudi Arabia is Lucids largest investor, so its no particular suprise they are going for some internal "synergy."

Using 100k luxury cars as a base for cop cars is pretty ridiculous overall for sure.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

That's not their most expensive cop car in the fleet. The police there drive all sorts of super cars.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You are thinking of our much richer small neighbours: Qatar and UAE. In Saudi Arabia it is typically mass market brands, here it is a Dodge Charger and Ford Explorer: