malachite green X3

TonyBuon · 11-28-2023, 04:48 PM

Anyone got any experience of this colour? Seems pretty rare, wondered how it looked in the flesh and how easy it was to keep looking clean etc. Seen pics and YouTube vids but wondered about personal opinions

strohw · 11-28-2023, 06:38 PM

Msg UpperAustriaM40i

He has in one the color you're asking about.

HeatJoey · 11-28-2023, 08:22 PM

I love the greens and would like to see this too. I know the signal green looks amazing to me, also the verde is sick, and Isle of Man is crazy too, even Java green is cool .

JonasM40i · 11-29-2023, 01:32 AM

Hello!

Yes, I have one in malachite green. Attached a few pictures.

I have it ceramic coated directly at the dealer and for me its a wonderful colour.

You can´t see any dirt and with the ceramic coating its very easy to keep clean.

TonyBuon · 11-29-2023, 01:55 AM

Wow that does look nice contrasting against the black wheels!

avi66 · 11-29-2023, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TonyBuon

Anyone got any experience of this colour? Seems pretty rare, wondered how it looked in the flesh and how easy it was to keep looking clean etc. Seen pics and YouTube vids but wondered about personal opinions

It’s a really nice colour imo, particularly matched with Cognac interior.

It’s rare because it’s a individual colour, so an extra £4500.

Some photo's - The photo colour of the Cognac interior is a bit light as in person its darker and more orange, and these are the M Sport seats, a further cost lol.

JonasM40i · 11-29-2023, 02:56 AM

I have chosen the merino tartufo interieur. Suits also nice in my opinion.

avi66 · 11-29-2023, 03:07 AM

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I have chosen the merino tartufo interieur. Suits also nice in my opinion.

I like Tartufo as it's more of a natural tan colour to my eyes, and I find Cognac looks too peanut butter like for my taste.

Not sure if Marino Tartufo is an available option in the UK on the G01 with M Sport Seat option.

TonyBuon · 11-29-2023, 03:38 AM

avi66 Is that your motor? Looks ace with the interior and there's one I'm looking at that looks exactly the same?

JonasM40i · 11-29-2023, 04:03 AM

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Not sure if Marino Tartufo is an available option in the UK on the G01 with M Sport Seat option.

No, it is not. It´s also not available in Europe.

I have decided against the M Sport Seats and for Merino Tartufo and I don´t regret it.

I don´t get it, why it is not possible in the G01. In the X3M it is possible.

Sportstick · 11-29-2023, 08:55 AM

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I like Tartufo as it's more of a natural tan colour to my eyes, and I find Cognac looks too peanut butter like for my taste.

Not sure if Marino Tartufo is an available option in the UK on the G01 with M Sport Seat option.

I still think the issue is your brand of peanut butter.

Keefy · 11-29-2023, 09:06 AM

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I still think the issue is your brand of peanut butter.

Is it the smooth or the chunky type

avi66 · 11-29-2023, 09:23 AM

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I still think the issue is your brand of peanut butter.

Lol it’s defo like most of the more orange peanut butter we have here, and not remotely like Cognac.

BMW version of “Cognac” is too orange for my taste having seen it plenty of times in the flesh. It can look very different in photos and simulated BMW images.

Sportstick · 11-29-2023, 09:38 AM

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Lol it’s defo like most of the more orange peanut butter we have here, and not remotely like Cognac.

BMW version of “Cognac” is too orange for my taste having seen it plenty of times in the flesh. It can look very different in photos and simulated BMW images.

Here's the best I could find to tell them apart over here. It is sort of peanut-buttery, but ours and not yours!

avi66 · 11-29-2023, 10:06 AM

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Here's the best I could find to tell them apart over here. It is sort of peanut-buttery, but ours and not yours!

Here you go…..

Do you actually have a car with Cognac ?

avi66 · 11-29-2023, 10:07 AM

A cross section of photos -

Sportstick · 11-29-2023, 10:09 AM

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Here you go…..

Do you actually have a car with Cognac ?

Soon...I will try to take a realistic photo in natural light when it arrives. Lots of variation in those sample photos. Hard to be sure how I will experience it.

Sportstick · 11-29-2023, 10:14 AM

But, this combination is deeply "inbread" with me....

avi66 · 11-29-2023, 10:19 AM

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Lots of variation in those sample photos. Hard to be sure how I will experience it.

That’s the point lol. The photos and simulations don’t necessarily reflect the actual colour you will see in real life.

I’m not basing my comment on photos but real life, and I would treat the BMW simulated images with a pinch of salt.

Keefy · 11-29-2023, 10:43 AM

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But, this combination is deeply "inbread" with me....

Some insane people also add a slice of cheese to that…..

BRM569 · 11-29-2023, 10:48 AM

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Some insane people also add a slice of cheese to that…..

That’s disturbing

Keefy · 11-29-2023, 10:50 AM

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That’s disturbing

Like I said, insane people!

11-28-2023, 04:48 PM	#1
TonyBuon Private First Class 136 Rep 124 Posts Drives: Bmw x3 M40i Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Burton Upon Trent iTrader: (0)	malachite green X3 Anyone got any experience of this colour? Seems pretty rare, wondered how it looked in the flesh and how easy it was to keep looking clean etc. Seen pics and YouTube vids but wondered about personal opinions
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HeatJoey Major 1222 Rep 1,326 Posts Drives: '23 X3 M40i Join Date: Jan 2023 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (0)	I love the greens and would like to see this too. I know the signal green looks amazing to me, also the verde is sick, and Isle of Man is crazy too, even Java green is cool . __________________ Current: '23 BMW X3 M40i (Also have a '22 M340i) Previous rides '23 MBW X3 30i, '22 Charger Hellcat Triple Nickel, '21 Charger Widebody Scat Pack F8, '21 DD R/T White, '19 Challenger Widebody Scat Pack B5; '19 Scat Pack F8, '18 Audi SQ5, '18 Daytona 392, '16 Scat Pack Granite, '15 Durango R/T Blacktop, '14 Volvo S60R Rebel Blue, '12 Audi Q5, '10 Mustang, '08 BMW E90 M3, '07 BMW 335I Active Autowerks
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JonasM40i Private First Class 228 Rep 113 Posts Drives: BMW X3 M40i LCI Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Austria iTrader: (0)	Hello! Yes, I have one in malachite green. Attached a few pictures. I have it ceramic coated directly at the dealer and for me its a wonderful colour. You can´t see any dirt and with the ceramic coating its very easy to keep clean. Attached Images
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