EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: 2011 Dakar Yellow/Carbon BMW M3 Spied At SoCal Dealership-Frozen Gray Beater?

$78K for an M3 without performance enhancements is a bit steep.

A point missed by many +1

I guess some of us are more go than show.

Gas Gazzler tax, wow you guys in the US get screwed\\\\

They finally seen my FAVORITE color on an M3 next to the Blue M3 from the mid-late 90's...I forget the name of that blue all the time but its been my favorite blue on a BMW M3

My bad its Estoril blue and it goes perfect with the light gray interior they used to do but it seems like they started it back with the X5M and the X6M

Estoril and Dove Gray, mmm.

Personally, I'd opt for Daytona Violet and a Dove Gray-like interior. Just sayin'...

yes dove grey interior and estoril blue exterior if i had money to throw around I would buy the legendary V10 M5 and have it painted that color of course with the Dove Grey interior

The CF splitters, spoiler, mirrors and black powdercoated rims have to go.

Who's with me?

love it( but id never get it, lol), but i must say, the carbon fiber roof would have made it look better...

now all they gotta do is bring back the Estoril blue as you guys mentioned and imola red from the e46... the current melbourne red sucks compared to imola red from the last body !!

@iamdabest1

You're right.

Imola was a fantastic color, had more of a bloody hue than the BRIGHT red seen in Melbourne...

I wish more people would order custom paint like this...too bad it is priced ($5K!) to strongly discourage that...

78K for an M3, BWAHAHAHAHA. BMW M3 is becoming the quintessential Jersey Shore mobile now. Isn't DAKAR a rally race for off-road.

Frozen Gray beater? Any paint beats Frozen Gray because Frozen Gray is a paint finish that isn't ready for prime-time.

I am not diggin' this car.

First, I have always thought that the M3 (and the M5) are too understated. I'd like to see the body design be a little bolder for such a high performance car.

Second, I don't like the carbon fiber bits. That look is long gone and makes the car look like a Civic. If BMW wants to go carbon fiber, then I want to see state of the art pieces like the entire roof or the entire front end (hood and fenders), or both doors, or something like that.

Third, the option prices are ridiculous. $5K for paint? $5K for a few carbon fiber bits? $3,200 for M Drive/Nav? $1,900 for premium sound? And shouldn't an iPod connector be standard on a $58K car in 2010? The only option worth its price is the double-clutch trans.

Thanks, but no thanks.

It is about time we get BMW Individual here in the US without going through a lot of gyrations with BMW NA. The paint is OK, but there are much better hues in the BMW Indivdual color palette. $5,000 for a color of your choice in the Individual color pool is a little steep but it gets you out of the limited standard choices. And people have just gone overboard with the black wheels. Carbon is cool but put the wheels in the Pacific!

1BadMan: I agree with you, however do you remeber the CLK Black Series? it was 132,000,00$ and still people willing to pay for it, so it is sure this Bimmer will sell well.

They should have made it a matte finish and called it Frozen Yellow Snow.

$78k for an M3 with no go fast bits...I like the M3 but love the 911...for $78k hhhhhmmmmmmmmmm.

Yonder7: I do remember that car. I thought it was a great looking car. The DTM wide-body look, interior slathered in carbon. And wicked cool carbon fiber seats! But that car had serious limited production, if you wanted one you would have to justify the price. I see one every now & then in the DuPont Registry. That was a really cool ride. I thought that ride was about $275,000 when it came out? Oh, you could import one as the ones I have seen are in Germany which makes sense.

Getting an BMW Indivdual car or an M3 is really not about money as it is about getting the color, interior and wheels you want from the custom division of the retired BMW, BMW M & BMW Individual paint & leather palettes. You have to have an understanding that it is going to cost about $5,000 for the paint and $3000-$4,000 for the special interior. And that you get what you want from BMW Individual which is a subsidiary of BMW M. If you want a factory custom color it will not be $495. Order your car with your Individual color and go European Delivery and cruise up down the Autobahn in your BMW Individual E92 M3. That is how to do it! Put some go fast bits on it when it comes home from Germany. You only live once right? And you can't take it with you so have some fun.

Yellow/black works well here.