APEX | Imola Red F8X M3 and M4 on 19” and 20” Sprint Line Forged VS-5RS

[Expert@ApexWheels]

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When looking for cars to showcase our new 20” VS-5RS wheels on for our ongoing Group Buy, we found an F8X M3 and M4 with similar mods both in Imola Red. Finding 2 of these cars in such a unique color to shoot at the same time was a rare opportunity that we couldn’t pass up and this also gave us a great chance to compare our all-new 20” fitment to our previously released 19” wheels.

Life is full of hard choices. 4 doors or 2? 19” or 20” wheels? M3 or M4? 6MT or DCT? Our answer to those questions: Why not have both?

We hope you enjoy viewing these shots as much as we enjoyed taking them!

Fitment Notes:

Artem’s F80 M3:

Wheels: 20” Anthracite Forged VS-5RS
Front: 20x9.5 ET22 with 265/30-20 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S
Rear: 20x11 ET44 with 295/30-20 Michelin Pilot Sport 4S

Additional Notes:

Owner’s IG

Original Build/Spec:
- 2018 bmw m3
- Imola red over black merino leather
- Competition package
- Executive package
- Driving Assistance + Blind spot
- Carbon Ceramic Brakes with steel brake lines.

Interior:
M Performance Accessories:
- Steering wheel
- CF steering wheel trim
- CF DCT knob
- cf DCT trim piece

Exterior:
M Performance Accessories:
- carbon fiber splitters and lip, spoiler, diffuser.
3D design CF side skirts.

Engine:
- Eventuri V2 CF intakes
- Eventuri charge pipes
- Akrapovic Down pipes
- Active Autowerke Single mid pipe
- Akrapovic Titanium muffler
- Tuned via BM3 running custom ROM
- Currently stage 2 91 octane.

Sam’s F82 M4:

Wheels: 19” Anthracite VS-5RS
Front: 19x10 ET25 with 275/30-19 Falken ​​Azenis RT660s
Rear: 19x11 ET44 with 305/30-19 Falken Azenis RT660s

Additional Notes:

Owner’s IG

Original Build/Spec:
- 2018 M4
- Competition Package
- Carbonstructure/Dakota Leather interior
- Individual Imola Red II
- 6 speed manual
- Carbon fiber roof

Interior:
- M Performance V2 steering wheel
- M Performance dry carbon fiber steering wheel trim
- M Performance carbon fiber / tri-stitch Alcantara e-brake and boot
- M Performance Alcantara armrest
- M Performance V2 shifter with tri-stitch Alcantara boot
- IND painted start/stop button with bezel
- Turner Motorsport polyurethane shifter bushing
- Hardwired Valentine One V2 radar detector

Exterior:
- IKON Adaptive LED headlight retrofit
- Replica V-style three piece diffuser
- Replica (VLAND) GTS taillights
- ARM Motorsport 90mm exhaust tips
- IND painted front reflectors
- IND painted hood and trunk roundels
- M Performance carbon fiber mirror caps
- M Performance carbon fiber front attachment (lip and splitters)
- M Performance flow through spoiler

Suspension/Brakes/Driveline:
- Macht Schnell Competition Sport lowering springs
- F80 M3 CCB calipers
- M2 Competition (2NH) rotors and pads
- Castrol SRF brake fluid
- Motul Gear Competition differential fluid
- Stock alignment specs

Engine:
- Stock tune
- ARM Motorsports resonated downpipes
- MAD single midpipe with active brace
- SSR charge pipes
- BMC drop-in filters































20” Group buy // F8X Fitment Guide // VS-5RS Technical Thread

[Expert@ApexWheels]

If you are interested in volunteering for a photoshoot like this, please complete our online webform here. Show us what you've got!

If you'd like to take an inside look at what the photoshoots involve, our good friend Blake made a video detailing the process of an 18" photoshoot on his F82 M4 recently:

Another look at the process of shooting an E46 race car with our Creative Director Yo!

[GERMAN M3]

Absolutely love Imola Red! Both are fine examples!

[x.shell]

Bringing the sauce. Amazing.

[spuntyb]

Fuck me, Imola really is the raddest red available for Bimmers. I really need one!

[M4CS_KOR]

Beautiful cars! 😍 Well done! 👍🏽

[Mavus]

Hot sauce ass ripper!!

[icegrill]

Finally some quality front page content

[Bishop305]

These cars, the paint, the wheels. So damn nice (Im going M4 if I had to pick simply because two doors are better than four &#128514

[P1]

I'm Laugh 80?

[IcewaterPete]

Looking good!!

[m5 guy]

[cfm56d7b]

Rare example of 2 of the same being equal to something more than that. Great cars!

[supershaft]

damn that is gorgeous!!

[cliffordm4]

Shameless plug here, but both of these cars are currently available for sale...

Do I hear package deal anybody?

[swagon]

Imola Red is the greatest red ever made.

[techwhiz1]

Apex wheels for the win!

They need fitment for the I4 M50.

[coldsoup]

It wasn't hot sauce or ketchup.
I think it has a rooster on the label?

[440i6MT]

Get that dumb "69" off the window

Even though I prefer 4-doors, I think the M4 looks better put together here, including the wheels. Beautiful spec

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by cliffordm4

Shameless plug here, but both of these cars are currently available for sale...

Do I hear package deal anybody?

Thanks for volunteering and GLWS!

-Tom

[Drj161]

Always nice to see the f8x make front page again

[Expert@ApexWheels]

Originally Posted by techwhiz1

Apex wheels for the win!

They need fitment for the I4 M50.

We're looking into this at the moment! We have some wheels that might work but we're validating fitment and a few other details before going live.

-Tom