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      02-19-2019, 02:39 AM   #45
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Another vote here for Interlagos.
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      02-19-2019, 04:14 AM   #46
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There are quite a few great pictures of Portimau Blue in showrooms and on display at auto show booths. Here is a set of pictures and a video that give you a better visual representation of the color next to a few other BMW blues.

The online configurator shows a color that looks like it could be Estoril Blue. It's not. Portimau Blue is a slightly deeper and more vibrant blue. It appears to me that it may have a few flecks of San Marino Blue, but then again it was parked next to the CS

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San Marino Blue M3 CS Sedan
Portimao Blue 330i xDrive Sedan (G20)
Estoril Blue 440i Gran Coupe
Yas Marina Blue M3 Sedan with Competition Package

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BMW G20 3 Series in Portimao Blue vs other blues




Totally concur that it has some San Marino in it. I said a similar thing the first occasion when I saw it. Can truly observe it when the sun hits it Bluestacks Kodi Lucky Patcher

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      02-19-2019, 04:40 AM   #47
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Here's my Interlagos E90 vs Yas Marina and Estoril. I'm partial as this is my second Interlagos M3 but it's still my favorite blue BMW ever made. Love the gloss, metallic and change in color for different lighting
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      02-19-2019, 05:59 AM   #48
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Great photo!

Really interesting.

I will get flamed to hell and back as I know they are different

BUT

That new blue looks almost like SMB for free, rather than the £££ option. Unless you see them side by side and then there is the difference.
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Wow I never liked the F30 until now. It looks like a design tour de force compared to the frumpy and messy G20. What are BMW thinking?! The front grille is a disaster.
There is no F30 in these pics, but for sure you're a BMW Design Master 🙄
Gran coupe whatever...same stuff. Doesn't change my opinion about the terrible new 3.
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      02-19-2019, 08:16 AM   #50
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I would like to have seen also the LeMans Blue in that meeting.
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This is the car park required to compare ALL BMW blues

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I'm partial to estoril since I had it on my m235i and now my m240i. however that new blue is really nice and I could live with it for sure. I would like to see le mans and montego blue with them as well. also would be cool to see a shot when it's cloudy out as that can really change how the blues look.
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I'm partial to estoril since I had it on my m235i and now my m240i. however that new blue is really nice and I could live with it for sure. I would like to see le mans and montego blue with them as well. also would be cool to see a shot when it's cloudy out as that can really change how the blues look.
Montego never gets enough cred!
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I'm partial to estoril since I had it on my m235i and now my m240i. however that new blue is really nice and I could live with it for sure. I would like to see le mans and montego blue with them as well. also would be cool to see a shot when it's cloudy out as that can really change how the blues look.
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I'm partial to estoril since I had it on my m235i and now my m240i. however that new blue is really nice and I could live with it for sure. I would like to see le mans and montego blue with them as well. also would be cool to see a shot when it's cloudy out as that can really change how the blues look.
Montego never gets enough cred!
Loved my montego blue e92 back in the day. Definitely wouldn't pay the individual price tag to get it again on a car but I do wish they would bring it back.
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I'm partial to estoril since I had it on my m235i and now my m240i. however that new blue is really nice and I could live with it for sure. I would like to see le mans and montego blue with them as well. also would be cool to see a shot when it's cloudy out as that can really change how the blues look.
Montego never gets enough cred!
I agree, that was a great color. had it on my e92 335i and loved it!
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San Marino Blue has always been the golden standard of anything blue. Yet Portimao Blue manages to be a close second.
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Wink Yas Marina Blue!

Yas Marina Blue with Satin Black rims!
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It's interesting how BMW is doing a slight downgrade to several great M colors to arrive at the new color for the non-M cars:

Long Beach Blue to snapper rocks
Sahkir Orange to sunset orange
San Marino to Portimao Blue

I'm not sure what to think of it. My initial reaction is that it hurts the M cars and the new colors could be better by just using the M colors.
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Man that M3 CS looks great
San Marino Blue FTW for sure.
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San Marino and portimão blue for the win!.

The 4 Series still is the most beautiful. The front of the g20 is a mess
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Portimao blue is nice but Estoril blue II is still my favorite !
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      02-19-2019, 12:11 PM   #63
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Portimao looks almost like Mystic Blue from the E46 days. Would love to see cars in those colors next to each other. But, of course, the best BMW blue ever is Laguna Seca Blue!
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The proof that BMW has an obsession with blue. No wonder that "BLUE BMW drivers are the worst"...
Just search on Google "blue BMW drivers" and hundreds of articles will pop up about jerks, @ss6oles, etc.

In the meantime I would REALLY appreciate if BMW will come up with some beautiful colors. Nothing against blue but this brand truly overplayed it. Brown, green, violet, red's, yellows, and metallic in between are just as beautiful.
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The proof that BMW has an obsession with blue. No wonder that "BLUE BMW drivers are the worst"...
Just search on Google "blue BMW drivers" and hundreds of articles will pop up about jerks, @ss6oles, etc.

In the meantime I would REALLY appreciate if BMW will come up with some beautiful colors. Nothing against blue but this brand truly overplayed it. Brown, green, violet, red's, yellows, and metallic in between are just as beautiful.
Sorry but your message is just bullshit !

How can you link the color of a car with the intelligence of the driver ?
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I love the snapper rocks blue!
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