Tanzanite Blue

[TTSam]

The standard colour choices available this time around seem to be disappointing to 'some' reading through several of the threads.

Especially in the medium to darker blue range which has always been part of the M colour palette (Estorils etc.)

My personal choices of the standard colours would be AW, Mineral or Black. I am sure all the colours will look good on this car, depending on personal preferences.

I cannot get with the YMB or Austin Yellow. Sakhir is intriguing but I like understated a bit more.

Not sure about the rest of the world - but we can get Tanzanite Blue in Canada - I assume under individual. This might be the goldilocks colour for the F80/F82.

I have not seen it in person but it kind of reminds me of characteristics of the Carbon Black I had on my now departed 535. It changed under different lighting conditions from almost a extreme dark blue to black.

This might be one time I go individual.

[Real Deal]

I have own black and grey all my life.... I really want to get the baby blue but I just don't feel it :-(

[TTSam]

Originally Posted by Real Deal

I have own black and grey all my life.... I really want to get the baby blue but I just don't feel it :-(

I hear you...............same as you always been conservative black white or grey.

Might go for broke this time and get the Tanzanite

[ss134]

Tanzanite is a great colour - would look amazing on the new M3 no doubt

[Black Gold]

far too conservative for my liking, just doesn't do anything for me

HOWEVER, rock it out if you like it

[Art__Vandelay]

Originally Posted by TTSam

I have not seen it in person but it kind of reminds me of characteristics of the Carbon Black I had on my now departed 535. It changed under different lighting conditions from almost a extreme dark blue to black.

Azurite Black seems to be in the individual palette, too, and I think it's closer to Carbon Black than Tanzanite Blue. Since the color choices are really disappointing, I might go individual for the first time.

[caneaddict]

Tanzanite blue would look amazing on the new M4. Here is a forum member that just got a tanzanite M3 coupe in July. You can really see all the shades of the color:

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=861980

[JTO24]

I love the color but I've had a midnight blue gto, so again I want to be different and go SSII.. but I'd have to go SO interior which to me is close to the fox red I have currently.. Second choice might be azurite over amaro brown? Was that the color closest to cinnamon? I love the carbon black over cinnamon e46 m3 so if I could come close to replicating that I'd be pretty happy too.. Decisions are hard.

[mkoesel]

Originally Posted by TTSam

Not sure about the rest of the world - but we can get Tanzanite Blue in Canada - I assume under individual. This might be the goldilocks colour for the F80/F82.

It is available for the US M6 just as it is in Canada, so it seems pretty likely that it will hold true for the M3/M4 as well.

The issue may be pricing. Looking at order guides, it appears that in Canada there is no extra charge for these colors. (?) Here in the US, it's $1950 for Priority 1 Individual colors for the M6. Still much cheaper than picking a custom color from the entire available Individual palette but not exactly cheap either.

[IEDEI]

looks sort of Deep Sea Blue-ish!?

here's my 135is in DSB (with Winter wheels on):

[JulieDriving]

Sam, I'm with you.

Tanzanite Blue is currently my #1 pick for the next M.

Let's hope BMW puts it in the Individual "options" category for us Canucks. Will cost less than a true Individual order.*

* For my E92 M3, I had gotten approved for Midnight Blue by BMW head office. But the price would have been $5000, to which I would have had to add more $$ for the Individual Piano Black trim and Shadowline trim. Going with the standard Individual option color of Azurite was a lot cheaper.

[chaver]

I am ordering the F80-M3

Is anyone know the Tanzanite blue? Is this a good option for the new M3?

What would be a good interior color choice?

[Reid]

Originally Posted by chaver

I am ordering the F80-M3

Is anyone know the Tanzanite blue? Is this a good option for the new M3?

What would be a good interior color choice?

Tanzanite blue with opal white interior

[bob330i]

ah damn, you're in Canada. We don't get tanzanite blue here. Hopefully it will be a no charge option next year or sooner.

[GBPackerfan1963]

Originally Posted by bob330i

ah damn, you're in Canada. We don't get tanzanite blue here. Hopefully it will be a no charge option next year or sooner.

We do, but it's a $5K individual paint option.

[chaver]

Tks for the pic Reid, the metallic blue looks great but I would be very hesitant to get a white interior for practical reasons

Bob, they are producing the Tanzanite blue for the F80 in July so I am surprised it is not available in the US

[jc05e46m3]

Originally Posted by chaver

Tks for the pic Reid, the metallic blue looks great but I would be very hesitant to get a white interior for practical reasons

Bob, they are producing the Tanzanite blue for the F80 in July so I am surprised it is not available in the US

Red . Aka sakhir orange