[mtoosexy]

Originally Posted by mtoosexy

I like the new changes to the grill and bumper ... what I dont like is the potential exhaust noise and the lack of color I'm interested in. if it were available in Mineral Grey I would be All Over this car. I'm potentially taking my money to a different brand. We need a white and a pearly white? Scarey part is, we won't see the HS in person until we take delivery. :

No mal intent intended, but I am not old enough to drive a Sunset Orange car... it's a VERY BLAND orange imho, white,offwhite,black, and teal aren't that much better luckily it can be wrapped... but that's 5k that could be put into spare track wheels and tires. OR carbon fiber roof and powerdome hood.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by mtoosexy

I like the new changes to the grill and bumper ... what I dont like is the potential exhaust noise and the lack of color I'm interested in. if it were available in Mineral Grey I would be All Over this car. I'm potentially taking my money to a different brand. We need a white and a pearly white? Scarey part is, we won't see the HS in person until we take delivery. :

Alpine white is going to be available.

Edit: I see, you think the two colors are too similar.

[Sideshow]

Originally Posted by Poochie

They should of used the 1M Valencia Orange..

They offer it on the plebeian 228i why not the Comp..

Dammit! Those pics make me hate SO.

*sigh*

[chris719]

I wish there was another logical abbreviation other than SO. SO will first and foremost be Sakhir Orange to me. Maybe this should be SUO.

This car should have been offered in Sakhir instead of Sunset.

[M-Pilot]

Originally Posted by chris719

I wish there was another logical abbreviation other than SO. SO will first and foremost be Sakhir Orange to me. Maybe this should be SUO.

This car should have been offered in Sakhir instead of Sunset.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by MR.

Christ this is more in the direction of what I would like to see when it comes to a Orange / Red, but then again the car is dirty and it is not a decent representation of this 'special' color that you find on simply every single BMW right now. It such a pity it is being used everywhere and we have seen it so often on the M135i, M140i, M235i and M240i.

MR

You want orange/red? Well here is more of a mind f*ck. This is Sunset Orange indoors and low light. Sunset Orange could possibly change shades as much as Hockenheim Silver.

[F87_LCI]

Can't say I would choose this colour. I would stick with LBB given the list of options for the M2C. It is a shame they don't have the individual program in Leipzig. I would prob go with LSB or SMB if they did.

[akkando]

Originally Posted by KevM2

Now I can confidently eliminate HS and sunset orange from the colour I want... that leaves white and black.... also, it seems that if they have changed any suspension components on the M2C, it's still riding at the same height as the old M2 (or at same adjusted height in the pics)... I would've been so much happier if all they did was drop the S55 engine in and left it at that... kept everything else the same, specially kept the MG colour and same front grille (and possibly same front bumper)

might still be on shipping blocks

[Karmic Man]

Doesn’t matter the car in the photo is dirty. Sunset Orange will look like what’s in the photos 95% of the time. It’s a pretty much what you see is what you get in real type of colour.

I much prefer the colour tone of Valencia Orange than this brownish red tone of SO

[MR.]

Originally Posted by F87_LCI

Can't say I would choose this colour. I would stick with LBB given the list of options for the M2C. It is a shame they don't have the individual program in Leipzig. I would prob go with LSB or SMB if they did.

Not yet... They are working on it.

MR

[M3_WC]

Originally Posted by MR.

Not yet... They are working on it.

MR

Is this true? Possible individual paint...timeframe?

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by MR.

Christ this is more in the direction of what I would like to see when it comes to a Orange / Red, but then again the car is dirty and it is not a decent representation of this 'special' color that you find on simply every single BMW right now. It such a pity it is being used everywhere and we have seen it so often on the M135i, M140i, M235i and M240i.

MR

Don't forget the 4 series convertible

Sunset orange is not a "special color". What makes you believe it to be ?

The same happened with Valencia orange on the 1M, it was on everything from mini to 128 to X1. Valencia orange was a 1M launch color... sunset orange doesn't even get that billing as HS is the M2 comp launch color.

all three colors on the 1M were not " special"

Alpine white , BSM continue from the 1M on to the M2 along with MG, as non " special" colors.

Heck .. LBB Has been on other cars including the X3M40 I think, but perhaps it has only been on M cars.

Since there is an established precedent... is there a reason to protest so greatly ?

I wouldn't anticipate HS to be limited in what it appears on either ... its likely to simply be the FIRST vehicle it appears on.

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

LBB Has been on other cars including the X3M40 I think, perhaps it has only been on M cars.

LBB I believe has only been on X5M, X6M, M2(I could be wrong). The blue for the X3 M40i is a different blue.

HS is the “exclusive” or “launch” color. They simply added Sunset Orange to match the orange stitching, because it was already conveniently in Leipzig factory for other vehicles.

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by BlackJetE90

LBB I believe has only been on X5M, X6M, M2(I could be wrong). The blue for the X3 M40i is a different blue.

HS is the “exclusive” or “launch” color. They simply added Sunset Orange to match the orange stitching, because it was already conveniently in Leipzig factory for other vehicles.

The X4 M40i was available in Long Beach Blue.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2016/11/15/th...ng-beach-blue/

[hellrotm]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

The X4 M40i was available in Long Beach Blue.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2016/11/15/th...ng-beach-blue/

[ChrisK]

Originally Posted by BlackJetE90

LBB looks great on the M2, but I saw an X4 in LBB and it was hideous. Just too much of the color.

[david9999999]

Originally Posted by M3_WC

Is this true? Possible individual paint...timeframe?

BMW stated last year they are upgrading the paint shop in Leipzig: https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/afric...ig?language=en

Does that include capacity for Individual colors? Fingers crossed...

[M3 Adjuster]

Originally Posted by M3 Adjuster

Heck .. LBB Has been on other cars including the X3M40 I think, but perhaps it has only been on M cars.

Originally Posted by BlackJetE90

LBB I believe has only been on X5M, X6M, M2(I could be wrong). The blue for the X3 M40i is a different blue.

HS is the “exclusive” or “launch” color. They simply added Sunset Orange to match the orange stitching, because it was already conveniently in Leipzig factory for other vehicles.

Originally Posted by ChrisK

The X4 M40i was available in Long Beach Blue.

http://www.bmwblog.com/2016/11/15/th...ng-beach-blue/

I actually saw an LBB X4 (that's what it was !) on the street last week in Irving. texas.. I saw it making a left turn in front of me and I recognized the LBB paint more than the vehicle rear..

@blackJetE90

While HS is the M2 competition " launch color"... I do not think you should expect it to be exclusive at all..... just as LBB for the M2 and Valencia orange for the 1M were launch colors, that were anything but exclusive.

[M-Pilot]

Agree with ChrisK. For some reason, I like LBB only on M2. I saw it on M3, M4, X4, X5M and X6M but none of them carried it as good as M2.

[eddie_yvp]

Guess I’m in the minority - I kind of dig the SO with the 437 wheels. And not really a big fan of this color on other BMWs.

[DThr33]

I got pics of the same car haha it's at BMW UK hq in Farnborough

[ASAP]

so so sick