Currency's 810 HP, twin-turbo M5
BMW Car magazine's March issue features what is likely to be the only 240 MPH, twin-turbocharged E60 M5 in existence. Put together by Currency Motor Cars in Westlake, California, this blown uber-sedan sports the aforementioned duo of turbos, acres of custom intercooler plumping and a modified exhaust that, when combined with what we'll assume is some pretty creative ECU tuning, creates an astounding 810 horsepower.The car is owned by the company's founder, Ron Cash, and in addition to the substantial amount of work performed under the hood, Currency and Cash dropped another $100k on the interior. Can you say Florida Crocodile? We wish we couldn't either, but that's what's draped all over the inside of the M5. From what we understand, it's more attractive than we're imagining, but we'll have to pick up a copy of the mag to see how both the interior and engineering are executed.
[Source: M5Board, BMW Car magazine]
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Jenallay Bazkials 11:23AM (2/23/2007)
You can get that kind of power by just dropping a chip in a Benz S65, CLS65 etc.
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John F 11:37AM (2/23/2007)
There are so many things wrong with that car I don't know where to start.
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zach 11:30AM (2/23/2007)
3 things make me question this car:
- a company that describes its own work as "ingenious" and "brilliant" in its own press release sounds rather shady.
- why on earth would you put giant clunker chrome wheels on what is supposedly a performance car?
- that hideous interior makes you wonder about what kind of judgment was used in building the rest of the car.
maybe i'm being unnecessarily negative, but something seems "off" with this car.
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JC3 12:03AM (2/24/2007)
That crocidile upholstry is way-out.Reveals the sinister nature of the car.
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JC3 11:43AM (2/23/2007)
Love the crocodile interior.Lets see more(of the interior).
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anthem 12:23PM (2/23/2007)
I don't know why there seems to be such negative responses generated by this story/car. Seems like it'd be a blast to take a run at 240 while applying anti-itch ointment to your ass (chaffing... alligator... it'll come to you in a minute).
But, I will say that dropping an extra $150-200K on a car that (to me) seems overpriced is about as smart as putting high-heels on a giraffe... time should be better spent.
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roGer 12:33PM (2/23/2007)
Sure, it sounds like a ridiculous sum on spent on the car. Perhaps you can question the person's taste too. But let's face it, it works spectacularly well as a marketing tool, which I would wager is the tru reason this car was put together.
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ocnj179 12:34PM (2/23/2007)
Gets no complaints from me. Luxury and raw power going hand in hand.
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James 1:09PM (2/23/2007)
STS Turbos on an M5? are you serious?
That is SO goofy.
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kevin 1:12PM (2/23/2007)
pics here:
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=977816&postcount=63
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nagmashot 1:23PM (2/23/2007)
The fastest TESTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! street legal BMW is the AC Schnitzer Tension based on the M6 with a tested topspeed of 331.7km7h (207.3mph) 2006 in Nardo Italy.
http://media.autobild.de/bild/8/7b064e503db0cde79d642395a591fc58_1.jpg
stop quoting est. topspeed paper queens... without a officle testrun they have proven nothing!
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j0rd4n 2:09PM (2/23/2007)
Re: James
My thoughts EXACTLY!! WHY would you take STS turbos and put them on such a nice car?
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Whydrive 3:27PM (2/23/2007)
Better than a 500hp Civic. At least this company's starting off with a good car instead of starting off with an econobox.
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Din 5:08PM (2/23/2007)
I assume Currency Motor Cars engineered their own transmission to go with 810 HP, because the stock one would shred easily under that much power.
There is a reason why drag-racing and performance are two very different concepts in the automotive world.
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W L Simpson 8:39PM (2/23/2007)
generally speaking---- when a car becomes a "max"tuner, what happens to dependability & mtce costs?
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MikeW 8:50PM (2/23/2007)
You can not get that power from the AMG twin turbo V12 just by chipping.
The redline is 5800, so 810hp @5750 is 740ft-lbs is 1003 meter-newtons.
So the torque will have to be capped from about 1500-6000. and the stock intercoolers are at about thermal capacity, so you'd only get like 10 seconds of actual 800+hp before the protection knocks back boost/timing.
Mercedes should make a V10 off the AMG V8, it would be as long as the current V12, lower-pick 72 or 90 degree Vee angle.
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robin 9:14PM (2/23/2007)
anybody else notice that the turbos appear to live behind the rear wheels?
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SomeInTheKnow 3:03PM (2/24/2007)
This car does NOT run. The software is NOT cracked. I work for a company that has been asked to FIX this car. This is all hype and no truth. Sad.
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2NDGENTEG 4:08PM (2/24/2007)
810 hp? Let's see a dyno sheet!
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