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BMW‘s M5 already has a reputation as the company’s most extreme sedan, but the Germans have turned up the “ultimate driving experience” settings another notch for the M5 Nighthawk, a super-limited special edition especially for the Japanese market. Squeezing 575 HP out of the M5′s 4.4-liter V8 M TwinPower Turbo engine – 15 HP more than the “regular” car – the Nighthawk edition is good for a ridiculous 4.2s 0-62 mph dash (shaving an all-important 0.1s off the standard M5) while looking fit for the Yakuza.
The ominous appearance is aided by special Frozen Black matt paint with reduced gloss, 20-inch M-series light alloy wheels in matching matt black, and a dark-chrome BMW “kidney” grill. The door handles, four exhaust pipes, side vents, and other aspects also get the dark-chrome treatment.
M carbon-ceramic brakes are fitted as standard, as is the Competition Package which includes special suspension and steering settings, the sports exhaust system, and an M dynamic mode setting. There are also adaptive LED headlights and a 7-speed M DCT sequential gearbox.
Inside, there’s full “Sakiru orange” leather on the sports seats, door panels, center console, instruments, and the seat backs, while the dashboard gets carbon trim. Driving Assist is standard – warning if you’re swerving out of your lane, or into another vehicle, and helping slam on the brakes – together with the usual iDrive infotainment system with navigation and more.
Only ten of the BMW M5 Nighthawk cars will be made, and unsurprisingly they won’t be cheap. BMW Japan is asking 18.2m yen ($183k) for each, and warning that, if it gets more interest than it has cars, the company will run a lottery to see who gets to drive one away.
BMW M5 Nighthawk cranks M5 up to crazy is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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When Canon announced the EOS 7D camera, we’re sure that there were many photographers out there who were thrilled by its announcement. Based on its specifications and price, it seemed like a happy middle between Canon’s mid-ranged cameras such as […]
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A supposed spec sheet for the forthcoming Nokia Lumia 1020 has popped up online, confirming, if it’s to be believed, that the 1020 will indeed be a photography-themed device, powered by a 1.5Ghz dual-core Snapdragon chipset on a modest 4.5-inch 1280 x 768 display.
As we’ve seen in apparent photos taken with the device, the Lumia 1020 features the bonkers 41-Megapixel PureView sensor previously seen in the Nokia 808, alongside optical image stabilisation for blur-free snaps. Extra camera performance will be provided by a snap-on camera grip accessory, which also comes with its own internal battery for additional uptime. Without this, the Lumia 1020 packs a 2,000mAh capacity battery.
If the leak’s to be believed it’ll be a recognisably chunky model, too, with the Lumia 1020 coming in at a thickness of 10.4mm and weighing some 158g. Nokia’s expected to announce this phone at a press event scheduled for today. [Unleash the Phones via Slashgear]
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We’ve been hearing rumors about a possible successor to the Sony NEX-7, tentatively known as the NEX-7n for now, and how the camera could be announced during the summer. Whether the previous reports and rumors are true remains to be […]
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