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BMW's one-off M850i Night Sky features meteorite inlay, 3D-printed brake calipers BMW's one-off M850i Night Sky features meteorite inlay, 3D-printed brake calipers

BMW's one-off M850i Night Sky features meteorite inlay, 3D-printed brake calipers

Meteoric rock adorns the trim plate, start/stop button and the shift lever.

BMW has revealed the M850i xDrive Coupe Night Sky, a one-off creation crafted by the company's Individual Manufaktur team.

The Night Sky theme centers around unique meteorite inlay inside the cabin, covering the trim plate, start/stop button, shift lever and other surfaces. The extraterrestrial iron slices feature a distinct etched Widmanstätten surface pattern that cannot be reproduced on Earth.

Engineers also created a new lightweight brake caliper employing generative design processes, resulting in a bionic bone-like structure that sheds material without negatively affecting necessary strength characteristics.

Special LED project a star-studded sky pattern onto the center console armrests and other cabin surfaces.

The one-off Night Sky edition is finished in San Marino Blue metallic paint over a black base coat. Three layers of clear coat contain additional pigment particles to give the paint a sense of depth.

The coupe was unveiled in the run-up to the Quadrantid meteor shower, which peaked Thursday night.