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The already stove-hot Audi R8 GT-R has been fettled by German tuner ABT Sportsline.

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Claiming to be the world's fastest police car - unveiled at the Essen Motor Show - the already stove-hot Audi R8 GT-R has been fettled by German tuner ABT Sportsline, which upped the power of the standard 5.2-litre V10 from 400 to 450kW.

One hundred kilograms was shaved from the R8's weight by replacing the bonnet, front and rear aprons, adjustable rear wing, tailgate, exterior mirrors and door panelling with carbon fibre.

The project's major sponsor, Hankook Tire, provided Ventus S1 evo tyres, speed rated for the police car's maximum velocity of 325km/h.

To match the ultra-high performance tyres, ABT Sportsline replaced the Audi's standard suspension with a new all-aluminium coil-over set-up.

The R8 GT-R police car was built as part of Tune it! Safe! a public awareness campaign by the German Federal Department of Transport and the German Automobile Tuning Association (VDAT).

The campaign encourages German car enthusiasts who modify their cars with aftermarket tuning products to do so within safe and legal limits.

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