BMW M Colors Inspired by Race Tracks and Racing

10-19-2017

I bet when you all woke up today, you didn't think to yourselves, "ya know, I'm going to argue with a complete stranger on the internet about car colors." :bonk:

10-19-2017

cbertels wrote
I bet when you all woke up today, you didn't think to yourselves, "ya know, I'm going to argue with a complete stranger on the internet about car colors."

What is this "sleep" you are talking about?

10-19-2017

Melbourne Red & Sakhir Orange does it for me

10-19-2017

SickFinga wrote
It's Lagoon Green and it's not related to the Laguna Seca

Hmmm, this one is a head scratcher. BMW decided to classify it as a Special Order color. Is it a borrowed color, like the Nardo and Suzuka Grey?

So it is, post deleted

10-19-2017

Laserdude wrote
So whenever a color has a II after it it's the same color as the original and it's just being reintroduced? Or do some of them differ in color?

As others have mentioned Dakar II is not only clear coat based where original Dakar was not- original Dakar was a lead based paint...

Its my favorite color but I'm biased....

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10-19-2017

No love for the Amazing "Alpine White"??????

10-19-2017

SickFinga wrote
It's Lagoon Green and it's not related to the Laguna Seca

Hmmm, this one is a head scratcher. BMW decided to classify it as a Special Order color. Is it a borrowed color, like the Nardo and Suzuka Grey?

https://www.bmw.com/en/all-models/m-series/m4-coupe/2017/bmw-m4-cs.html

If you go to the bottom, there's a mini configurator and you can see Lime Rock Grey is one of the choices. The M4 CS is a special order model I think, so maybe that's it? It's definitely not a borrowed color or anything like that, it's unique to BMW.

10-19-2017

Great article! Loved the background of the colors.

10-19-2017

the butt-hurt on this thread is amazing

10-19-2017

I don't know if it's because its in en e46 M3 but. That Interlagos blue is just gorgeous. And that e46 M3 is even more beautiful. It really shows that BMW had its pinnacle a few years ago. I hope they get back to those days.

10-19-2017

chucho1026 wrote
No love for the Amazing "Alpine White"??????

Is white even a color?

j/k

Alpine White, Black Sapphire Metallic are all non M/M classic BMW colors I guess.

10-19-2017

You guys are funny.
Always remind me which forum I'm on :popcorn:

10-19-2017

Singapore, Melbourne and Daytona Violet.

10-19-2017

TodmordenLad wrote
Great compilation, thanks, and love the Jerez Black metallic

But the real issue is whether to pronounce it "her-rez" or "her-reth."

The MotoGP commentators can never seem to agree whether to use the Castilian "lisp."

10-19-2017

Estoril Blue and Laguna Seca Blue are my favourite BMW colors.Thanks for the detailed info about the colors.

10-19-2017

In no particular order, I love:

Imola
Singapore
Silverstone II

10-19-2017

chucho1026 wrote
No love for the Amazing "Alpine White"??????

I'll double the Alpine, just no race history...

10-19-2017

Law wrote

Just off the top of my head: Carbon Black, Techno Violet, Hellrot Red

And please don't make up fairy tales about Carbon Black (actually a reference to carbon paper) being related to racing because of carbon fiber, or that Techno Violet is a reference to racing technology, because none of that true.

I don't even know why I am wasting my time Techno Violet and Bright Red are not M colors

10-20-2017