All colorsSmoked Topaz
Smoked Topaz
Metallic
Paint code X12 · Order-form paint
58built
#14 most common of 16 order-form paints. 0.2% of all F80 M3s.
BMW built 58 F80 M3s in Smoked Topaz Metallic (X12). Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet.
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.
4 points of lightness, brightest to darkest photo.
- Studio, rear 3/4: #3b2828, lightness 30. Photo: Ryan Friedman Motor Cars (dealer)
- Studio, side: #3d2726, lightness 30. Photo: Ryan Friedman Motor Cars (dealer)
- Studio, front 3/4: #3a2221, lightness 28. Photo: Ryan Friedman Motor Cars (dealer)
- Studio, front 3/4: #2c2021, lightness 26. Photo: Ryan Friedman Motor Cars (dealer)
Where they went
| Market | Pre-LCI | LCI | CS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | – | 26 | – | 26 |
| Canada | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Europe/RoW | – | 17 | – | 17 |
| RHD markets | – | 13 | – | 13 |
| All | 0 | 58 | 0 | 58 |
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 58: 8 manual and 50 DCT. 36 had the Competition Package.
| Market | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | – | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
| Canada | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Europe/RoW | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| UK/AU/JP | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| All | 3 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 58 |
