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Frozen Black
Metallic

Paint code U91 · Special order · BMW Individual Frozen Black (matte)
133built
An F80 M3 in Frozen Black Metallic

4 of 7 photos measured

Front ¾ · Cloud

01 / 07

Photo: Cars & Bids · Rarebmwbenz

#5 most common of 94 special-order colors.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

Frozen Black Metallic (U91) is a frozen BMW Individual paint, seen on the F80 M3 for US model years 2015–2018. 133 F80 M3s were painted in it. Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet. Model years

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

4 measured photos

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

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

Dots: the 4 measured photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Overcast, front 3/4: #2d2e30, lightness 30. Photo: Cars & Bids · Rarebmwbenz
  • Overcast, front 3/4: #292e30, lightness 30. Photo: Cars & Bids · Rarebmwbenz
  • Overcast, side: #232d36, lightness 29. Photo: Cars & Bids · Rarebmwbenz
  • Overcast, rear 3/4: #272c2f, lightness 29. Photo: Cars & Bids · Rarebmwbenz

Where they went

Frozen Black Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US & Canada239–41
Europe/RoW953–62
RHD markets–30–30
All111220133
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 133: 9 manual and 124 DCT. 77 had the Competition Package.

Frozen Black Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market2015201620172018Total
US113151039
Canada11––2
Europe/RoW1215152062
UK/AU/JP11412330
All25334233133

What they sell for

1 sold at public auction.

$33,000 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Frozen Black Metallic F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2018 M3 Competition · DCT2023-11-15 · 110,200 mi$33,000Cars & Bids

Swatch color is an estimate. Reference

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