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Azurite Black
Metallic

Paint code S34 · Order-form paint
541built

#12 most common of 16 order-form paints. 1.6% of all F80 M3s.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

BMW built 541 F80 M3s in Azurite Black Metallic (S34). Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet.

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

One paint, 6 photos

Each dot is the color picked off the body in one real photo. The light and the camera both move it.

5 points of lightness, brightest to darkest photo.
0 · black100 · white

Dots: the 6 photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Overcast, rear 3/4: #1e1e26, lightness 24. Photo: Bring a Trailer · TBtown
  • Overcast, side: #1e1e24, lightness 24. Photo: Bring a Trailer · TBtown
  • Overcast, front 3/4: #1d1c21, lightness 23. Photo: Bring a Trailer · TBtown
  • Sun, front 3/4: #1c191b, lightness 22. Photo: Bring a Trailer · AzuriteBlackM3
  • Overcast, side: #18171c, lightness 21. Photo: Bring a Trailer · TBtown
  • Overcast, front 3/4: #121317, lightness 19. Photo: Bring a Trailer · AzuriteBlackM3

Where they went

Azurite Black Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US23176–199
Canada1212–24
Europe/RoW45178–223
RHD markets1283–95
All924490541
BMW changed the model in mid-2015. In the US, pre-LCI cars are mostly 2015 models. Bimmerpost build-sheet tally, 2018.Source

By year

MDataWorks counts 541: 92 manual and 449 DCT. 247 had the Competition Package.

Azurite Black Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market20142015201620172018Total
US–23823955199
Canada–12101124
Europe/RoW1846606435223
UK/AU/JP4213825795
All2210219012998541

What they sell for

2 sold at public auction.

$51,625 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Azurite Black Metallic F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2018 M3 Competition · DCT2026-03-15 · 40,000 mi$72,000Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · DCT2023-06-15 · 80,000 mi$31,250Bring a Trailer
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