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  • 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: 2022 BMW Individual British Racing Green M3 Competition

    Market Find: 2022 BMW Individual British Racing Green M3 Competition

    What: 2022 BMW M3 Competition
    Color: BMW Individual British Racing Green (non-metallic UNI; 312; BMW)
    VIN:  WBS43AY06NFN04732
    Mileage: 47,257 Miles
    Price: $78,989
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Pictured Below
    Location: Doylestown, PA
    Listing: Thompson BMW

    If you’re looking to have your Tailored Driver featured as a Market Find, a sure-fire way to do so is to paint it some variant of Green, and pair that with either Tan or Brown seats. British Racing is this Tailored Driver’s shade of green, and Tarfuto it’s Brown- never has a more safe bet been placed. And while the G80 M3 might not be everyone’s cup of tea, we think we can all agree this spec does the divisive design a ton of favors.

  • Market Find: 2021 BMW Individual Dravit Grey Metallic M3 Competition

    Market Find: 2021 BMW Individual Dravit Grey Metallic M3 Competition

    What: 2021 BMW M3 Competition
    Color: BMW Individual Dravit Grey Metallic (dravitgrau; metallic; C36; BMW)
    VIN: WBS33AY09MFK97991
    Mileage: 42,444 miles
    Price at Time of this Writing: $65,841
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: BMW South Albany, Glenmont, NY
    Dealer contact: Beckie Kiernan – sales@bmwofsouthalbany.edealerhub.com
    Dealer listing: Link

    Why we love it:

    BMW’s Dravit Grey Metallic is an incredibly cool shade of Grey, featuring metallic flake with hints of Gold that genuinely pop in the right lighting. Sadly the images of this Tailored Driver are not that lighting, but this doesn’t mean the color is any less stunning. Of note, in 2021 BMW Individual was not a full option code 490 Individual color, but it was noted as an Individual shade within BMW’s order guide and fetched a $1,950 premium over other ‘standard’ hues. All that in mind, this $65,000 Tailored Driver is every bit as special in our eyes as a full-boat 490 car, and would make a great addition to the discerning enthusiast’s garage.

  • Market Find: 2023 BMW Individual Fire Orange III M4 Competition

    Market Find: 2023 BMW Individual Fire Orange III M4 Competition

    What: 2023 BMW M4 Competition
    Color: BMW Individual Fire Orange III (fuerorangeiii; non-metallic uni; P7E; BMW)
    VIN: WBS43AZ04PCM81308
    Mileage: 6,829 miles
    Price at Time of this Writing: $84,900
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Sam Lehman Jeep, Champaign, IL
    Dealer listing: Link

    Why we love it:

    BMW’s Fire Orange made quite the impact when it was applied to the North American market-specific M3 Lime Rock Edition and RoW-only M3 GTS during the E9X generation, as it was just as in-your-face as the four-liter V8 shoved between it’s front fenders. In the time since, Fire Orange has had a few iterations (now on its third) and take rate seems to be somewhat slim. I suppose we can’t really blame potential buyers for not selecting P7E as their BMW Individual (option code 490) hue of choice when Tailoring a nearly $100,000 M3 or M4, but we have to assume quite a few give it some real thought. With that, we say be bold, enjoy someone else’s depreciation, and take the plunge.