[marlin]

 

[1C00lVC]

OH MAMMA!!!

 

[GGarai]

Note that the wheels look like they have a consistent chrome finish throughout, rather than the two-tone dark/shiny finish of the 2000.

 

[Dany]

Where dit you find this picture?

sniff, and i have still 39days 37min 51sec to wait...

but it's worth!



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Dany

'01 M5 - lemans blue (in november i hope!)

'97 M3 - cosmos black

 

[RaMsEs]

source of that picture: http://www.bmw.com/common/images/downloads/messe/M5_1.jpg

 

[Dany]

Originally posted by RaMsEs:
source of that picture: http://www.bmw.com/common/images/downloads/messe/M5_1.jpg

thx RaMsEs, but i'm interested on which Site (or Link) Marlin found this picture...



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Dany

'01 M5 - lemans blue (in november i hope!)
'97 M3 - cosmos black

 

[Dany]

i've found it myself (Imagegallery from the Show in Paris)...



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Dany

'01 M5 - lemans blue (in november i hope!)
'97 M3 - cosmos black

 

[blue max]

Ooooohhh baby!

I noticed the same thing about the wheels. I hope they make it to production. I Never liked that dark satin chrome finish.

'93 M5 (4 sale)
'01 M5 (le mans of course)

 

[MES]

The LeMans Blue has always been described as dark with a "purplish" tinge to it. It doesn't look like Avus Blue either. This looks more like a color I have seen only a few times on 3 series cars called Estoral Blue. (The spelling may be completely off because I have only heard the name and not seen it in print.)

I don't believe this color is available on any BMWs as a standard item anymore.

Mark

 

[Stevemj]

I think Estoril blue is still available for the M roadster and Z3M, so it would still be available at extra cost for the M5. I have a 97 M3 in this colour, it's really nice but I wanted a change so in Jan a Le mans blue M5 should finally arrive.

 

[KnightRider]

The colour you are referring to is called Estoril Blue, it was available for E36 M3 and M Roadster and maybe, not sure, for Compact.
Basically 3 Series colour, which I don't think is available any longer.
I'd think that it was much lighter than LeMans Blue.

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SL

 

[Ashok Arora]

Does anyone know anything more about whether those are the actual (new) rims for the 2001 model or are they just one-offs for the display circuit? They look much better than the current ones.

 

[Jim Dolan]

Perhaps this will help.

The 2001 wheels are exactly the same as the 2000 ones. I saw them yesterday and they are exactly the same as mine.

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Jim
07/00 M5 Titanium over Red

 

[jerry lucas]

Please help, I have just ordered a 2001 spec M5 and have been told that le mans blue is no different to avus blue, just a change in the name of the colour. I do not like avus but think the colour of the paris show m5 looks the business. Is this avus blue disguised by trick lighting at the show or is this a totally new colour by the name of le mans blue.

 

[marlin]

It is indeed a different color.

This just goes to show that LAME BMW dealers are all around the world !!

 

[Jim Dolan]

Your are right Marlin.

If you don't expect much you won't be disappointed.

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Jim
07/00 M5 Titanium over Red

 

[1C00lVC]

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. But those wheels!!! The wheels in the picture are beutiful... Are those stock??

 

[rvacha]

After reading some other posts, I'm baginning to wonder if this is Lemans blue. According to several people the official BMW color swatch shows Lemans to be much darker, with a purple-ish shade to it. Could it be that the M5 shown here is actually Topaz Blue, a standard 5er color for 2001? I just picked up the new 2001 brochure and it has a nice Topaz color swatch that looks very similar to this picture

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'00 E39 M5
'97 E39 540i six speed

 

[dave]

The wheels in the photo look like they are painted silver instead of shadow chrome. I'm considering having mine painted also. I'm tired of the "always dirty look", especially with my Alpine white car.

 

[1C00lVC]

Would it be possible to coat the wheels in chrome, ala Porsche or Mercedes?