ARESING, Germany — BMW specialist G-Power trots out one more special edition of the X5, dubbed Typhoon Black Pearl, with a supercharged 4.8-liter V8 cranking out 617 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque.
That extra dollop of performance is dished out from an ASA supercharger (which replaces the stock twin turbos), with exhaust exiting through a Speedflow stainless-steel system with racing headers and sport catalysts.
G-Power also has massaged the BMW six-speed gearbox and says the combination will enable 0-60-mph acceleration in less than 4.5 seconds, with top speed electronically limited to 186 mph.
A classic G-Power aero body kit bundles front, rear and side skirts, fender extensions, enlarged air intakes, a rear diffuser and a rear wing mounted on the tailgate.
The Black Pearl rides on Michelin 315/25ZR23 rubber, mounted on 23-inch G-Power Silverstone alloy rims.
G-Power offers a variety of cockpit modifications, including a sport steering wheel and custom Typhoon speedo, along with carbon-fiber accents and leather and ultrasuede trim.
In Europe, the Typhoon Black Pearl is available for $412,000.
Inside Line says: Swashbuckling. — Paul Lienert, Correspondent
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soylentgreen says:
09:49 AM, 02/01/2010
The whole concept is similar to putting on Nike Shox on a pig.
felonious says:
09:09 AM, 02/01/2010
Can they legally call that hopped-up SUV a Typhoon?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMC_Typhoon
dc325ix says:
08:38 AM, 02/01/2010
seriously 412k??? maybe 200k who in thier marketing dept. told them that the car was worth $412k they must have been smoking something.
scottyscooter says:
06:28 AM, 02/01/2010
Sticker shock! *gasp*