LOS ANGELES — The aptly named Currency Motor Cars has rolled out a customized $350,000 2006 BMW M5 with a turbocharged V10 engine that churns out 810 horses and has a top speed of 240 mph.
"It's a Super Sleeper," said Brent Harvey, company spokesman. "It looks like a beautiful BMW. You'd never know what it was unless you looked under the rear carriage or opened the door and saw the $100,000 interior."
The company, which was founded — appropriately enough — by Ron Cash, says it will build only 10 units of the car described as "the most powerful luxury sedan on the planet."
The black beauty's cabin is outfitted with such touches as "Florida crocodile," inspired by such classic vehicles as the old Delahaye and Bugatti roadsters of the 1930s.
The engine features a handcrafted intercooled system, is linked to a seven-speed transmission and sprints from zero to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds.
This is the first offering from the new design company, which says it will tune vehicles from Rolls-Royces to Corvettes. "We decided to do the M5 first because it was considered impossible to do," Harvey said.
"It's a Super Sleeper," said Brent Harvey, company spokesman. "It looks like a beautiful BMW. You'd never know what it was unless you looked under the rear carriage or opened the door and saw the $100,000 interior."
The company, which was founded — appropriately enough — by Ron Cash, says it will build only 10 units of the car described as "the most powerful luxury sedan on the planet."
The black beauty's cabin is outfitted with such touches as "Florida crocodile," inspired by such classic vehicles as the old Delahaye and Bugatti roadsters of the 1930s.
The engine features a handcrafted intercooled system, is linked to a seven-speed transmission and sprints from zero to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds.
This is the first offering from the new design company, which says it will tune vehicles from Rolls-Royces to Corvettes. "We decided to do the M5 first because it was considered impossible to do," Harvey said.
