[NGT2]

Originally Posted by NightWriter

Love that Oxford Green, wtwo3. Seems a bit darker than traditional British Racing Green and classier than IOMG (IMHO).

I'm looking forward to seeing my Dravit Grey G80 in a couple of weeks, and I appreciate your explanation here as I didn't know about it.

My first BMW was an E39 in Toledo Blue, identical to this one:



I never really knew where that name came from. There was a Toledo Blue Stockings minor league baseball team in the late 19th century, whose logo (below) does look somewhat similar to the car paint... but that's an awfully obscure reference. If anyone else knows the real answer, I'd be curious.

That Toledo Blue looks fantastic! They need to bring that back for sure.

[Quadruple VANOS]

Originally Posted by NotSharocks

Carbon Black - Named after carbon paper

So not only do I strongly dislike carbon black as a color, but where the idea stems from too.

The more you know!

Huh? Carbon Black paint is named after Carbon Black itself. Carbon Black is it's own thing. Yeah it's used in carbon paper but that's like saying "cherry red" is named after cherry ice cream when cherries are their own thing.

[wtwo3]

Originally Posted by Quadruple VANOS

Huh? Carbon Black paint is named after Carbon Black itself. Carbon Black is it's own thing. Yeah it's used in carbon paper but that's like saying "cherry red" is named after cherry ice cream when it's actually named after cherries themselves.

Ugh I could go for ice cream right now

[TEGRITY]

Originally Posted by smrtypants44

a lot of BMW blues are named after race tracks
Estoril Blue
Laguna Seca Blue
Yas Marina Blue
Le Mans Blue
Monte Carlo Blue
Monaco Blue
Interlagos Blue

More blues and plenty of other colours after race tracks:
San Marino Blue
Santorini Blue
Portimao Blue
Dakar Yellow
São Paulo Yellow
Indianapolis Red
Daytona Violet
Good wood Green Pearl
Silverstone
Hockenheim Silver
Imola Red
Isle of Man Green
Melbourne Red (Australian GP is in Melbourne)

[huskerdoc2020]

Originally Posted by Steeler

Maldives Blue, circa 2004.
Totally different colours in different lights.
Same car.

Wow! Wheels look different in different light too.

[Steeler]

Originally Posted by huskerdoc2020

Wow! Wheels look different in different light too.

Haha, not much left of the original, except it's paint.

[Blindside_137]

My Silverstone, racetrack for British GP

[cfm56d7b]

Originally Posted by smrtypants44

a lot of BMW blues are named after race tracks
Estoril Blue
Laguna Seca Blue
Yas Marina Blue
Le Mans Blue
Monte Carlo Blue
Monaco Blue
Interlagos Blue

Elegant approach with a purpose.

[oz555]

Originally Posted by smrtypants44

a lot of BMW blues are named after race tracks
Estoril Blue
Laguna Seca Blue
Yas Marina Blue
Le Mans Blue
Monte Carlo Blue
Monaco Blue
Interlagos Blue

Brands Hatch grey

[bloozemanAZ]

Originally Posted by x.shell

Tanzanite Blue

Yes, and the absolute concrete evidence is that when my son first saw my M850i in Tanzanite he stated it looks like Tanzanite. Now why that is key is he is a master certified gemologist and makes his living grading diamonds and gemstones. 👍

[Mkenney725]

Not sure they got it right with Phytonic Blue, given phyton is the smallest part of a plant that will grow into a new plant. Anyone know about the origin on this one?

[Neptune7]

Originally Posted by Brigitte

I was googling "Manhattan Green". I found an article on the Ford Authority website...they were talking about a new color for the Lincoln Navigator called...guess what? Manhattan Green!! It is only available in the Black Label trim. I still can't find the reason why BMW called it "Manhattan Green".

https://fordauthority.com/2022/03/20...-live-gallery/

Green for Greenback!

[Namelss]

Snapper Rocks Blue

Snapper Rocks is a small rocky outcrop on the northern side of Point Danger at the southern end of Rainbow Bay on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. It is a famous surf break and today the start of the large sand bank known to surfers as the Superbank.

[gp_solo2]

Thundernight Metallic

[Brigitte]

Originally Posted by Neptune7

Green for Greenback!

[Nachbar]

Diamond Black 😁

[snowbimmer]

Originally Posted by NotSharocks

Carbon Black - Named after carbon paper

So not only do I strongly dislike carbon black as a color, but where the idea stems from too.

Hold the phone there, buddy. Them's fightin' words. What's not to like? And you even had a Carbon Black M3??

Two of my favorite all-time cars happen to be Carbon Black:
2018 M550 (Retired)

And current 2022 M850 in April snow

And, looks even more killer now than above pic - just had tints and ceramic pro done today.

Originally Posted by (/:\) GP9000

Actually one of my favorites

Good man

[BretCols]

Originally Posted by yousefnjr

São Paulo Yellow

Not sure if there's any truth in this however I'm told Sao Paulo yellow has something to do with Ayrton Senna

[msej449]

Carbon black is what makes your tires black, as natural rubber has a variety of colours. Adding the carbon black to the mixing machine is one of the worst jobs in a tire factory - get even small amounts of it on your skin and it takes days to wash off. Add white pigment and you have the rubber for whitewall tires. WHen I worked at a tire factory, the chief chemist used to add blue pigment instead of CB at the end of a run and staff would be offered blue tires to match their blue cars. Whitewall tires are so expensive partly because the white rubber needs to be produced on a separate dedicated, very clean production line, which complicates the production process and limits options for switching production lines. It's just easier to have everything black.

[emulajavi]

Then we have the problem of

Saphirschwarz which looks grey (instead of the blue that sapphire suggests)

Azuritschwarz which is the one that looks blue

[g11730d]

Originally Posted by pikkagtr

My new favorite name for a color is BMW Sparking Copper Grey Toyota renamed for the MT Supra as CU Later Grey

Does this mean Toyota is just using BMW colours for their Supra and renaming them?

Now that I think about it, Toyota Moeraki Grey looks suspiciously like BMW Dravit Grey. Can anyone confirm this? Although, Dravit looks more bronze.

[Blindside_137]

Originally Posted by BretCols

Not sure if there's any truth in this however I'm told Sao Paulo yellow has something to do with Ayrton Senna

The interlagos circuit is in the city São Paulo, Brazil