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Sakhir Orange
Metallic

Paint code B50 · Order-form paint
848built
An F80 M3 in Sakhir Orange Metallic

3 of 6 photos measured

Front ¾ · Sun

01 / 06

Photo: Bring a Trailer · donjester

#11 most common of 16 order-form paints. 2.4% of all F80 M3s.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

BMW built 848 F80 M3s in Sakhir Orange Metallic (B50). Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet.

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

3 measured photos

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

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

Dots: the 3 measured photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Sun, side: #c12a2d, lightness 53. Photo: Bring a Trailer · donjester
  • Sun, rear 3/4: #bb3242, lightness 53. Photo: Bring a Trailer · donjester
  • Sun, front 3/4: #b3323d, lightness 52. Photo: Bring a Trailer · donjester

Where they went

Sakhir Orange Metallic: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US173252–425
Canada114–15
Europe/RoW11198–209
RHD markets10297–199
All3974510848
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 848: 161 manual and 687 DCT. 74 had the Competition Package.

Sakhir Orange Metallic: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market2014201520162017Total
US–173252–425
Canada–114–15
Europe/RoW4488743209
UK/AU/JP549154–199
All983633843848

What they sell for

13 sold at public auction.

$44,500 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Sakhir Orange Metallic F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2018 M3 · Manual2026-06-24 · 36,000 mi$56,500Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · Manual2026-06-19 · 34,400 mi$46,500Cars & Bids
2017 M3 Competition · DCT2026-04-15 · 20,000 mi$53,500Bring a Trailer
2017 M3 · DCT2025-10-01 · 59,500 mi$44,000Cars & Bids
2016 M3 · Manual2024-10-17 · 71,100 mi$36,000Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · DCT2024-07-01 · 20,000 mi$39,250Bring a Trailer
2017 M3 Competition · DCT2024-06-18 · 9,000 mi$53,500Bring a Trailer
2016 M3 · DCT2023-06-08 · 48,800 mi$44,500Cars & Bids
2015 M3 · DCT2023-05-26 · 50,300 mi$37,250Cars & Bids
2018 M3 Competition · DCT2023-04-27 · 46,000 mi$51,055Cars & Bids
2016 M3 · DCT2023-01-26 · 24,000 mi$70,000Bring a Trailer
2015 M3 · DCT2022-09-02 · 50,000 mi$40,000Cars & Bids
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