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Category: Color Focus

  • Color Focus: Mercedes-Benz MANUFAKTUR Vintage Blue – LU-934

    Color Focus: Mercedes-Benz MANUFAKTUR Vintage Blue – LU-934

    CODE: LU-934

    TYPE: UNI

    CONTENT ARCHIVE: Vintage Blue

    SUMMARY:
    It may say “Vintage” in the name, but MANUFAKTUR Vintage UNI (vintagblau; UNI; LU-934; Mercedes-Benz) is technically modern. Yes, it seems to hark visions of powder blue W115 or W123 E-Classes of the 60s and 70s… or maybe Gulf Blue racing liveries, but it’s decidedly different and decidedly modern. Mercedes-Benz rolled out this blue uni color as one of the colors in the palette of its modern era MANUFAKTUR tailoring service, offering a very unique look that’s both timeless and throwback.

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  • Color Focus: Porsche Oak Green Metallic Neo – M6E

    Color Focus: Porsche Oak Green Metallic Neo – M6E

    ORIGINATING MARQUE: Porsche

    CODE: M6E

    TYPE: Metallic

    CONTENT ARCHIVE: Oak Green Metallic Neo

    SUMMARY:
    A modern reformulation of a classic color, Oak Green Metallic Neo (oakgrünneo; metallic; M6E; Porsche) harks Porsche’s Oak Green Metallic of the 80s and 90s that was offered in that period as a standard though remained rare. Today’s reformulation, thus the “Neo” in Porsche parlance, appears to be close but not exact. It was a standard launch color for the Porsche Macan Electric and the launch photo spec for the 992.2 GT3 Touring, so not widely seen in person at the time of this writing. Those familiar with the original who have seen it in person report it has a bit less gold tones and metallic flake than the original.

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    Below is a gallery of several cars painted Porsche Oak Green Metallic Neo.

  • Color Focus: BMW Borusan Turkish Blue – P9E

    Color Focus: BMW Borusan Turkish Blue – P9E

    ORIGINATING MARQUE: BMW

    CODE: P9E

    TYPE: Non-Metallic UNI

    CONTENT ARCHIVE: Borusan Turkish Blue

    SUMMARY:
    Borusan Turkish Blue (borusantürkischblau; non-metallic uni; P9E; BMW) is an intense racing blue on the green side of the blue spectrum, established as a go-to color from its use on the BMW M4 GT4 racing cars of the Turkish racing team Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport. Launched in 2008, Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport, working with BMW Individual to develop this blue as a special color specifically for its cars. In more recent years, mounting success for the team has brought their signature color to the fore.

    In developing the blue hue, the team was seeking an eye-catching unique color to give their cars a distinctive look on track. Following their ordering a special edition roadgoing BMW M4 Coupé in the color, the team and BMW were so impressed with the result that the color was made accessible via BMW Individual to a wider range of BMW buyers.

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    Below is a gallery of several BMW cars painted in Borusan Turkish Blue.

  • BMW Individual Fire Orange – U94

    BMW Individual Fire Orange – U94

    This one is HOT! Fire Orange (U94) is famously associated with the BMW M3 GTS, a limited-edition track-focused variant of the E92 M3. It has since been available on other models through BMW Individual.

    Fire Orange is a bright and vivid orange, making it one of the more attention-grabbing colors in BMW’s palette. It typically has a high-gloss finish, which enhances its bold appearance and highlights the car’s lines and contours.

    Below is a gallery of several BMW cars painted in Fire Orange and posted to Instagram by some of our favorite accounts.

    @naranjag80  / 📸 @sta_media
    📸 @jetma.cz
    📸 @bmwofbridgeport
    📸 @motor_magnet
    📸 @dk96_cars
    📸 @baumanautofocus
    @dicklovettbmw_ / 📸 @kieranbicknell_
    📸 @romansinternational
    📸 @joeachilles
    📸 @dicklovett
  • Audi exclusive Merlin Purple – LZ3W

    Audi exclusive Merlin Purple – LZ3W

    ORIGINATING MARQUE: Audi

    CODE: 4B, LZ3W, Z3W

    TYPE: Pearl Effect

    CONTENT ARCHIVE: Merlin Purple

    SUMMARY:
    One of the most popular purple paint codes from Audi exclusive must certainly be Merlin Purple Pearl Effect (merlin purple; pearl effect; 4B / LZ3W / Z3W; Audi). Though it’s rarely ever been offered as a standard color, its presence amongst Audi exclusive cars in the market is relatively common thanks to the great level of appreciation it holds over fans of the four ring brand.

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    Below is a gallery of several Audi cars painted in Merlin Purple and posted to Instagram by some of our favorite accounts.

    @fancy_f87m2 / 📸 @_dpod_
    @boden_autohaus / 📸 @_dpod_
    📸 @auditography
    @pacificgerman / 📸 @food4audis
    📸 @captures.kode
    📸 @evog
    @merlin_rs6 / 📸 @will.pohlman3
    @merlins5_b9 / 📸 @ken.rs3
    📸 @rtwenty3
    📸 @romansinternational