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  • Market Find: 2024 BMW Individual M4 Competition in Sepia Brown II

    Market Find: 2024 BMW Individual M4 Competition in Sepia Brown II

    What: 2024 BMW M4 Competition
    Color: Sepia Brown II (sepiabraunii; non-metallic Uni; P7Y; BMW)
    VIN: WBS33AZ09RCP43984
    Mileage: 12,093
    Price: $81,990
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Beaverton Nissan, Beaverton, OR
    Listing: Link

    Why We Love It:

    We’re solid fans of “tone-on-tone” cars, where the exterior and the interior are coordinated as the same color, perhaps off by a degree of shade. Now, throw in an unexpected color like brown and you’re playing at a whole other level of originality.

    In the case of this G82-generation M4 Competition, that exterior color is BMW Individual Sepia II Brown and it’s paired with Tartufo Brown Leather. No doubt brown-on-brown is going to be polarizing, but to the people who get it this car likely has a whole other level of attraction.

  • 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.

  • Color Check: M4 Competition Cabrio in BMW Individual Velvet Orchid II Metallic

    Color Check: M4 Competition Cabrio in BMW Individual Velvet Orchid II Metallic

    We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, BMW M is killing it in the social media game when it comes to showing off the brand’s most interesting colors and promoting their BMW Individual custom paint program. Several times a week, you can count on the team from Münich to share another unexpected paint option and this one certainly qualifies.

    The car is a BMW M4 Competition Cabriolet with M xDrive, and the paint is BMW Individual Velvet Orchid II metallic (velvetorchidiimetallic; metallic; L74; BMW). This soft desaturated pink is something you definitely won’t find every day.

    There’s no doubt that pinks are becoming more and more in fashion in the automotive paint color space, and it’s a testament to how normal this is. If you’d told us you’d ordered a BMW Cabriolet in a light metallic and red brake calipers we’d have probably made a hairdresser joke… yet here we are looking at this M4 Cabrio and thinking it’d make for a proper entry to a fantasy garage. Well played BMW M. Well played.

    Find the original Facebook post from BMW M HERE.

  • Color Check: BMW Individual Borusan Turkish Blue on M3 Competition Touring

    Color Check: BMW Individual Borusan Turkish Blue on M3 Competition Touring

    If you’re a fan of bold racing blues then it’s worth taking note of the latest set of M3 Competition Touring photos posted by BMW M to social media (HERE). BMW Individual Borusan Turkish Blue (borusantürkischblau; non-metallic; P9E; BMW) seems to fall more on the green side of the blue spectrum, almost similar to Porsche Riviera Blue.

    On social media, the folks at BMW M have gotten quite adept at regularly posting great photography of interesting tailored builds in order to promote the BMW Individual program and its many, many offerings. They’re also using it to drive traffic to the BMW Individual Configurator, which makes for a great way to spend a couple hours imagining the possibilities.

    Also, hat tip to Frank van Meet and the rest of the team at BMW M who keep building cars like a Borusan Turkish Blue M3 Competition in long roof, station wagon “Touring” guise. In a world of SUVs, driving enthusiasts can’t thank you enough.