Cop a load of this Alpine A110

France's Ministry of Interior has released the first pictures of two of 26 Alpine A110 sports cars it has bought for its national police force.

Painted in a dark blue with a special livery that includes bonnet, roof and boot lid stripes, plus a reflective wrap on the nose and rear, the Alpine A110 pursuit car also gets a flashing blue light on the roof that is supplemented by a further four blue light units in the front and rear screen.

Slightly obscuring the driver's rear view is also a rear dot matrix LED sign that can broadcast messages to those behind.

Underneath the bonnet, it's believed the A110's 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine remains untouched, meaning the cops will have 185kW and 320Nm of torque at their disposal – enough for a 4.5sec 0-100km/h time and a 250km/h top speed.

Interestingly, the police have upsized the base model's 17-inch wheels to larger 18-inch rims.

Inside, there's plumbed-in communications equipment, plus a second touch-screen ahead of the front passenger seat to access the French police database.

The French police said their A110 sports cars will be used for both high-speed pursuits and operations carried out by the force's drug squad.