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  • Market Find: 2023 BMW Individual Santorini Blue X3 M40i

    Market Find: 2023 BMW Individual Santorini Blue X3 M40i

    What: 2023 BMW X3 M40i
    Color: BMW Individual Santorini Blue (santorinblauii; non-metallic uni; 327; BMW)
    VIN: 5UX83DP01P9P42631
    Mileage: 18,374
    Price: $58,985
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Peabody, MA at BMW of Peabody
    Dealer Listing: Link

    Why We Love It:

    Santorini Blue has made multiple waves here at Tailored Driver; this time, we’re seeing it on a BMW X3 M40i. It’s quite rare to see a BMW Individual color on a non-M X3, but don’t underestimate it. This was a $4,500 factory paint option selected by the previous owner.

    Santorini Blue has graced multiple generations of BMWs, starting with the E36, and remains a standout choice in today’s BMW Individual program. This vibrant shade is reminiscent of colors like Laguna Seca Blue and Voodoo Blue, and it complements the X3’s body lines exceptionally well. Pair it with Black Vernasca Leather inside, and you’ve got yourself a true tailored driver.

    Thinking of scooping this up? Contact Doug Currie at BMW Peabody and let him know Tailored Driver sent you.

  • Color Check: BMW Frozen Urban Green Solid

    Color Check: BMW Frozen Urban Green Solid

    As M GmbH is want to do on social media, the BMW performance division has shared another great color from its BMW Individual color pallet. Frozen Urban Green Solid (frozenurbangrün; non metallic UNI; P9Y; BMW) is BMW speak for matte Urban Green non-metallic, and man does it look good on an M3 Touring.

    Okay, fair question one can’t answer. Does anything look bad on an M3 Touring? Probably not, but still this does look good. Military-like greens have been a popular choice these last few years from German carmakers, and Urban Green in matte solid is particularly military-looking.

    Check it out on BMW M’s Facebook page HERE.

  • Market Find: BMW Individual Verde Ermes Pearl Metallic X7 xDrive 40i

    Market Find: BMW Individual Verde Ermes Pearl Metallic X7 xDrive 40i

    What: 2022 BMW X7 xDrive 40i
    Color: BMW Individual Verde Ermes Pearl Metallic (pearl effect; P7T; BMW)
    VIN: 5UXCW2C06N9K63484
    Mileage: 46,714 miles
    Price: $54,900
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Bridgeport, CT
    Listing: Skedaddle Cars

    Tailored Driver is about pushing boundaries, and this X7 does exactly that in more ways than one. BMW Individual Verde Ermes Pearl Effect is one shade we’re not certain we’ve seen before, but we certainly think it was a big bet that paid off for the original Tailor. It’s also helped to push our own boundaries by inspiring a deep dive into Verde Ermes in hopes of learning more. While that search is still very much ongoing, we can say that the color seems to have first appeared on the facelifted F90 M5 Competition with BMW USA ordering at least one of their Press cars in the hue. Since, we’ve seen images of it on the i4, G80 generation M3, and a few other models in BMW’s range- all with stunning results.

  • Market Find: BMW Individual Frozen Black M3 Coupe

    Market Find: BMW Individual Frozen Black M3 Coupe

    What: 2011 BMW M3 Coupe
    Color: BMW Individual Frozen Black Metallic (frozenschwarz; metallic matte; U91; BMW)
    VIN: N/A
    Mileage: 87,000 miles
    Price: $34,000
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Farmingdale, NY
    Listing: Facebook Marketplace

    Special editions are always a bit of a grey area in the Tailored Driver world because to be honest, they’re usually just a ploy to move a few units with very specific options. This Frozen Black Edition M3 is the exception to the rule- just 20 were made for the US and if you wanted one, you had to call a hotline at a specific time to get it. Seriously. But while the method of initial procurement is now antiquated to the point of silliness, the M3 still looks incredibly modern. A high revving V8 is paired with the quick shifting DCT, and iDrive is present, meaning a CarPlay retrofit is an easy and worthwhile endeavor. Perhaps the best bit is the price. At $34k, it’s well within the ballpark of what a run-of-the-mill M3 would fetch in today’s market.

  • Market Find: 2025 BMW Individual M5 Sedan in Ruby Star Neo

    Market Find: 2025 BMW Individual M5 Sedan in Ruby Star Neo

    What: 2025 BMW M5 Sedan
    Color:  BMW Individual Ruby Star Neo (non-metallic UNI; P9L; BMW)
    VIN: WBS83FK01SCU62507
    Mileage: delivery
    Price: $136,125
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: BMW of Cincinnati North, Cincinnati, OH
    Dealer Listing: Link

    It may have begun as a Porsche Carrera Cup color of the 964 era, but Ruby Star has been a popular choice for BMW Individual for a very long time. Yes, it’s polarizing, but this hot pink is also impossible to miss. It’s a bold choice, particularly for what looks like part of the new car inventory at BMW of Cincinnati North.

    It’s paired here with partial Silverstone Grey and black interior that is also very handsome. Option packages include M Carbon Exterior Package, Executive Package, Driving Assistance Professional Package, M Drive Professional and Carbon Fiber Silver Thread High Glass Trim.

  • EU Market Find: BMW Individual Glacier Green E36 M3 Cabriolet

    EU Market Find: BMW Individual Glacier Green E36 M3 Cabriolet

    What: 1996 BMW M3 Cabriolet
    Color:  BMW Individual Glacier Green Metallic (metallic UNI; 335; BMW)
    VIN: Unknown
    Mileage: 18,500 km
    Price: € 119,950
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Driving Passion, s’-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
    Dealer Listing: Link

    Yes, you read that right. An E36 M3 Cabriolet is six figures, and not just six figure but six figures in Euros. Is it worth it? Well, like many cars of this nature, if you have to ask then you likely aren’t in the running for it. Even still, we think it might be and here’s why.

    First, it’s a poster child for BMW Individual. On the outside is subtle yet different Glacier Green Metallic, an ever-so-slightly tinted silver. Inside, it’s got extended Hazelnut Nappa nappa leather that would have had to have been special ordered.

    Beyond that, the car has many options for the period, including seat heating, dual climate control, electric exterior mirrors, automatically dimming interior mirror and multi-function display.

    There’s one more thing. The car has just 18,500 km on the odometer (11,495 miles), and presents in the photos as if new.

    Yes, as perhaps the most subtle of the M3 lineage, we know the E36 isn’t the most desirable M3. To our eye, that only makes it desirable in its understatement… in the way a 964 Carrera RS sort of looks like any other Carrera 2 of its time. This was the standard operating procedure in the 1990s, and this M3 Cabriolet pulls it all off beautifully.

  • Market Find: BMW Individual Java Green M2 in NJ

    Market Find: BMW Individual Java Green M2 in NJ

    What: 2025 BMW M2
    Color: BMW Individual Java Green Metallic II (javagruen; metallic uni; P7V/6; BMW)
    VIN: N/A
    Mileage: Delivery Miles
    Price: $84,474
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: BMW of Morristown, Morristown, NJ
    Dealer Listing: Link

    We’re always, and I mean ALWAYS appreciative when enthusiast sales staff at dealerships give fellow enthusiasts a heads up when a special car comes into inventory. In this case, it’s a nicely optioned BMW Individual M2 in Java Green Metallic that’s on the showroom floor at the dealership as we speak.

    So, you can go to the listing link (above) or check out Valdrin Ferati’s post shared on Facebook HERE along with real world shots of the car versus the CGI renderings in the dealer listing.

  • Market Find: BMW Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition i8 Coupe

    Market Find: BMW Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition i8 Coupe

    What: 2017 BMW i8 Coupe
    Color: Protonic Frozen Yellow Edition (protonischgefrorenesgelb; metallic matte; P5P; BMW)
    VIN:  WBY2Z2C30HV676817
    Mileage: 54,400
    Price: Bid to $33,250 at 4 Days Left
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Las Vegas, NV
    Listing: Cars & Bids

    Despite what you may think, this one’s a special limited edition and not a one-off. This limited edition run followed the Protonic Red Edition and Protonic Frozen Black Edition that would appear to complete the set of colors of the German flag.

    Inside, the car got dark NESO seats with woven yellow and anthracite stitching, an i8 logo embossed on the headrest, floor mats with black leather piping and yellow highlights, contrasting grey seatbelts and door sills with special aluminum oil plates. Other interior features included a black ceramic gear shift lever and Harmon Kardon audio.

    Outside, this special edition included accents in Frozen Grey Metallic.

    This one has relatively low mileage, and bidding is currently low enough so as to suggest a good buy for such a unique sportscar so long as you don’t mind hybrid drivetrains.

  • Market Find: BMW Atlantis Blue Metallic M3 Coupe

    Market Find: BMW Atlantis Blue Metallic M3 Coupe

    What: 2013 BMW M3 Coupe
    Color: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic ((atlantisblau; metallic uni; 399; BMW)
    VIN:  WBSKG9C56DJ594778
    Mileage: 37,600 miles
    Price: $92,500
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Scottsdale, AZ
    Listing: Hubbard Auto Center

    Initially built by the obsessive minds at IND Distribution, this BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic M3 has just about everything you can do to an E9X M3. The subject of more than a few blog posts (like this one), both the history and modifications to this Tailored Driver are well documented. Perhaps it should not be a shock then, that even with a minor on the CarFax the asking price can be described as having a significant bump due in part to notoriety. So while this is in no uncertain terms the most expensive dual-hump DCT E9X for sale, whoever writes this check will also find themselves in one of the most sorted examples ever built.

  • Market Find: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic M3 Competition

    Market Find: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic M3 Competition

    What: 2022 BMW M3 Competition
    Color: BMW Individual Atlantis Blue Metallic ((atlantisblau; metallic uni; 399; BMW)
    VIN:  WBS43AY09NFN16132
    Mileage: 25,381 miles
    Price: Upon Request
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Lincolnshire, IL
    Listing: Black Dog Performance

    BMW’s Atlantis Blue Metallic is not exactly what we’d consider understated, but what it lacks in modesty it more than makes up for in dynamism. Appearing blue in low light, and bursting to nearly teal in direct sunlight, Atlantis looks right at home on the M3 Competition- especially when paired with the equally shouty Kyalami Orange seats. Normally a fan of gold wheels, we’re not sure they really work in this application, although that’s an incredibly easy fix. If you’re not afraid of a little unsolicited conversation, we think this Tailored Driver could be a great fit.