Evening at Spa-Francorchamps w/ BIMMERPOST Euro-delivery group (pics + videos)

myzmak · 06-25-2014, 06:45 PM

Outstanding pics!

From photos, it seems MG hides the CF roof a bit. Is that the experience in person is there still evident contrast? (...he asked, recognizing the limits of photography...)

kgroschi · 06-25-2014, 07:47 PM

Not the best place to break in an engine

TheJerseyDon · 06-25-2014, 08:10 PM

That's exactly why BMW has ccb

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Originally Posted by mdss6

Hi. Most of the wheels did have a lot of brake dust by that evening. But the lighter surface is also relatively flat/smooth and shiny/reflective, so it looks quite different in different lighting conditions, and depending on the surrounding colors. Catch the light right and it is obvious they are all two-tone wheels (whether the dark area is black or ferric grey), but not (i.e. most of the time), then it isn't obvious. Especially when dirty.

AlexN · 06-25-2014, 08:32 PM

What happened to the poor E46??

Wow, people were not holding back with the break in!

///Mikey F80 · 06-25-2014, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexN

What happened to the poor E46??

Wow, people were not holding back with the break in!

The SAME two thoughts I was about to post!! hahaha

I think it's some kind of invisibility cloak

ferrarif1 · 06-25-2014, 09:22 PM

Does BMW include new tires at redelivery?

Jay-K · 06-25-2014, 09:51 PM

jealous.

jinister · 06-25-2014, 09:58 PM

breathtaking, keep the photos coming!

sickem · 06-25-2014, 10:20 PM

Well done, guys, and thanks for sharing! You know I thought for a while that the F8x M3/4 wouldn't wear white as well as the E9x did, and I'm generally not a fan of white cars, but after seeing these photos I'd seriously consider a F80 M3 in MW with CF roof and full SO leather!

Killer-Bimmer · 06-25-2014, 11:55 PM

My love and hatred runs deep of you all.....

stressdoc · 06-26-2014, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by boogie1

i like the more subtle contrast with the carbon

This!

BLACK OPS · 06-26-2014, 12:37 AM

Glorious!

positiveions · 06-26-2014, 12:44 AM

One heck of a meet. Thanks for sharing.

Bibendum · 06-26-2014, 12:53 AM

Epic. Absolutely awesome!

Sorry I missed.

Anyone given thought to arranging something like this on an annual basis? Could cluster deliveries.

Thurman Murch · 06-26-2014, 01:10 AM

I am starting to like SO

I am holding out for space gray

Can anyone comment what manual and dct is like back to back a the S55?

0-60Motorsports · 06-26-2014, 02:02 AM

This just keeps getting better and better. Awesome shots and vids once again. Nice one gents.

sward · 06-26-2014, 02:04 AM

Why does some cars have black tow hock in the front and some a metal one?

Holset · 06-26-2014, 02:18 AM

Nice!

mdss6 · 06-26-2014, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by myzmak

Outstanding pics!

From photos, it seems MG hides the CF roof a bit. Is that the experience in person is there still evident contrast? (...he asked, recognizing the limits of photography...)

Thanks. For sure MG is the lowest contrast with the CF roof, and to me this is one of the draws of MG. I expected it to be with BS, but the roof is more gray than black.

I frankly do not like MG on the regular F3X, and had ruled it out for that reason. But "the devil is in the details" and there are enough differences in the F8X (bulges, curves, the roof, the wheels) that make the color much more appealing on this design. I'd seen multiple pictures where I thought MG looked good, but didn't trust them. Now that I've seen it in person, it looked good.

But eating some crow on my prior critique of BMW's colorists - all of the colors looked good in person in sunlight. I won't go so far as to say there is something for everyone because even if YMB looks good it isn't the same thing as an Estoril or other such deeper blue. But this initial selection is pretty decent.

Sektion9 · 06-26-2014, 03:37 AM

Wow. Very nice. Looks like so much fun!!!

mdss6 · 06-26-2014, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sward

Why does some cars have black tow hock in the front and some a metal one?

Hi. That was one of the first things I noticed and wondered about...and then failed to ask any of the new owners.

However, I think coupes have black painted hooks and sedans have the "silver" ones. They otherwise appeared to be an identical shape, so I'm curious why they would have a different spec for the finish?

jbtco · 06-26-2014, 03:45 AM

Great pictures, but have these cars had the 1200 mile oil change? As they appear to being hammered round the track.

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