BMW has supplied a
new M5 Competition to Australia’s Victoria Police. The high-performance
executive sedan will be used as a highway patrol car and joins the 530ds that
were added to the force last year. Featuring the typical livery, the M5 gets
roof-mounted emergency lights and front and rear strobes, so that anyone will
be able to see it coming.
Very few cars will
be able to get away from it, as it can go from rest to 100 km/h in
just 3.3 seconds. Top speed is 250 km/h, but get it with the optional
M Driver’s Package and it will top out at 305 km/h. Power comes from
a 4.4-liter, twin-turbo V8, delivering 616 HP and 750 Nm of torque directed to both axles through an eight-speed automatic transmission.
In Australia, the
M5 Competition has a starting price of almost AUD 230,000 (US$ 161,365).
However, the local authorities haven’t spent anything on the car, as it’s
actually on loan for the next 12 months.
