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10-16-2017, 01:23 AM | #1 |
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BMW M Colors Inspired by Race Tracks and Racing
![]() Featured on BIMMERPOST.com Another BMW website actually did an article on this, but I only discovered it when I was looking for the Kalyami photo. It is missing some colors though. The discontinued date and used on section only apply where those colors were offered as a non-special order color. A lot of those colors were used by special editions, but according to BMW the colors were special orders and therefore are not included. Full-sized images can be downloaded View post on imgur.com 1. Sebring Grey metallic (229)
![]() 2. Misano Red metallic (236)
![]() 3. Nogaro Silver metallic (243)
![]() 4. Macao Blue metallic (250)
![]() 5. Dakar Yellow (267)
![]() 6. Mugello Red (274)
![]() 7. Avus Blue metallic (276)
![]() 8. Daytona Violet metallic (283)
![]() 9. British Racing Green (312)
![]() 10. Estoril Blue metallic (335)
![]() 11. Dakar Yellow 2 (337)
![]() 12. Kyalami (351)
![]() 13. Imola Red (366)
![]() 14. Le Mans Blue metallic (381)
![]() 15. Imola Red 2 (405)
![]() 16. Silverstone metallic (425)
![]() 17. Phoenix Yellow metallic (445)
![]() 18. Laguna Seca Blue (448)
![]() 19. Silverstone 2 metallic (A29)
![]() 20. Interlagos Blue metallic (A30)
![]() 21. Indianapolis Red metallic (A31)
![]() 22. Sepang Bronze metallic (A32)
![]() 23. Jerez Black metallic (A73)
![]() 24. Melbourne Red metallic (A75)
![]() 25. Monte Carlo Blue metallic (B05)
![]() 26. Singapore Grey metallic (B41)
![]() 27. Valencia Orange metallic (B44)
![]() 28. Estoril Blue 2 metallic (B45)
![]() 29. Sakhir Orange metallic (B50)
![]() 30. San Marino Blue metallic (B51)
![]() 31. Austin Yellow metallic (B67)
![]() 32. Yas Marina Blue metallic (B68)
![]() 33. Long Beach Blue metallic (C16)
![]() 34. Donington Grey metallic (C28)
![]() 35. Sakhir Orange 2 metallic (C1H)
![]() 36. Marina Bay Blue metallic (C1K)
![]() 37. Misano Blue metallic (C1D)
![]() 38. Hockenheim Silver metallic (C33)
![]() 39. Portimao Blue metallic (C31)
![]() 40. Toronto Red metallic (C3G)
![]() 41. Motegi Red metallic (C3K)
![]() 42. Brands Hatch Grey metallic (C17)
![]() 43. Isle of Man Green metallic (C4G)
44. Sao Paulo Yellow (C4H)
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10-16-2017, 01:24 AM | #2 |
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Here how the individual countries stand. The list doesn't include the "come back" (Dakar vs Dakar II) colors, but includes all new colors (Misano Red vs Misano Blue)
USA - 7 Italy - 5 UK - 4 Brazil - 2 France - 2 Germany - 2 Portugal - 2 Singapore - 2 Spain - 2 Australia - 1 Bahrain - 1 Canada - 1 Isle of Man - 1 Japan - 1 Macao - 1 Malaysia - 1 Monaco - 1 South Africa - 1 Senegal - 1 UAE - 1 Last edited by SickFinga; 09-10-2019 at 06:15 PM.. |
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10-17-2017, 11:36 PM | #3 |
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Interlagos is my fav M color
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Mine, too.
That was the color of my M6. It was awesome. I am partial to blues.
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Some form of Macao Blue was recently used for the M3 30 Jahre. I didn't see it mentioned in the Macao blue section, which may be because it is a "II" or is in any case not the same as the original. Either way, it seems it deserves a mention here, but perhaps there is some criteria I've missed under which it "doesn't count" for some reason.
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10-19-2017, 11:34 AM | #9 |
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Cool trivia about the names, thanks for putting it together. Can't help but think it is a bit of the classic //Msnobbery to suggest that Monaco Blue isn't named after a racetrack just because it isn't an //M-color - WTH else is there in Monaco? (but perhaps I'm going all McCarthy-era on the //Msnobs, seeing them under every post?
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10-19-2017, 12:03 PM | #10 |
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Great compilation, thanks, and love the Jerez Black metallic
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10-19-2017, 01:10 PM | #12 |
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This is an awesome list. I've never seen some of those colors. Estoril Blue Color Code 335 is my favourite.
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10-19-2017, 01:11 PM | #13 |
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Awesome post!
Can't decide which is my least favorite: Dakar Yellow or Indianapolis Red, but both make me want to ![]() My favorites are: San Marino Blue Donnington Grey (Can't wait to see what Hockenheim Silver looks like, I think it'll be a standard color on the F90 M5 too) Le Mans Blue I also feel Sepang Bronze is one of the most under-appreciated colors of them all. Im still waiting for my Nurburgring HellGrun!! Lol! Also, I'm pretty sure Macao Blue was used on the F80 M3 30 Jahre Edition as a limited color again.
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Estoril Blue 2
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It's a different formula. So they are not exactly the same, but pretty close. For example, the difference between Dakar Yellow and Dakar Yellow II is that the original Dakar Yellow came without a clear coat.
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10-19-2017, 01:32 PM | #18 |
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Great post!
I'm partial to Interlagos Blue and Donington Grey ![]() ![]()
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There is an Atlanta Blue? I thought Atlantic Blue and Atlantis would cause enough confusion.
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Isn't Silver Gray a M3 CSL color and put on E46 M3 and E85/86 M roadster/coupe in 2006-2008?
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