BMW unveiled this Individual-trimmed M850i back in
January in anticipation of a meteor shower, courtesy of asteroid 2003 EH. While
most asteroid fragments burn up in our atmosphere, some actually break through
as meteorites.
That leads us to why this special edition 8-Series
is called ‘Night Sky’. The Bavarian automaker actually took fragments of
extra-terrestrial origin and used them throughout the car’s cabin – which you
can see for yourselves if you happen to visit Geneva this year.
Since BMW is unlikely to get into the space rock
business, you can look at this car as a true 1 of 1. Meteoric material can be
found on the center console’s trim plate, start/stop button, gear lever, touch
controller for the iDrive system and on the door sill finishers. This also marks the first time
we’ve actually seen its entire dashboard design (steering wheel included),
since the initial press release photos focused exclusively on the seats and the
high-value surfaces.
The M850 Night Sky boasts a dual tone Midnight blue
and Opal white fine-grain Merino leather interior, with Midnight Blue deep-pile
carpeting. Of course, if you count the silver leather used on the seat
bolsters, then you could call it a tri-tone interior.
As for the exterior, there’s a non-metallic black
based color used for the body, with a San Marino Blue metallic coat painted
over it gradually. The reason why it sparkles though is because BMW Individual
also applied three layers of clear coat with varying pigment particle sizes.
The BMW M850i is powered by a 4.4-liter
twin-turbocharged V8 engine, producing 530 PS and 750 Nm of torque. With the help of an 8-speed automatic transmission, it can rocket
from zero to 100 km/h in just 3.7 seconds.
