VR Colour contrasts
 

For those of you (like me) who flip between VR and other colours on a daily basis, I thought I'd share a few pictures showing how VR looks in the metal when compared with other 'known' colours.

I could have carried on indefinitely, but thought I'd stop at just these few examples. :popcorn:

Some of the pictures I've seen posted of VR (and comments about it being burgundy) make me question my choice, but all I need do is take a look at the colour in the metal and I feel better again.. :rofl:

You have my word that VR looks exactly as these pictures (when in the sun), when in the shade it behaves exactly like Interlagos (which I used to own on my Z4M) namely, you loose the metallic sheen and it looks more like a deep matt colour. I didn't find that a bad thing with my Z4M, but its important to realise that it doesn't stay metallic looking like 'Le Mans Blue' would in similar circumstances.

My two favourite BMW colours are Le Mans Blue and Interlagos Blue, so hopefully you can see why I like VR so much - it really is the 'red' version of Interlagos with a hint of Le Mans about it too. It's equally as classy, vibrant and rich looking and it's a 'primary' colour hue (i.e. an honest red) rather than anything browny or organgey. So hopefully (fingers crossed) it should look great on the X6 when I finally see it in the metal.

1. Here's some of VR on its own

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s.../X6/th_VR3.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s.../X6/th_VR2.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s.../X6/th_VR1.jpg

2. VR with Indianapolis Red (from M5/M6)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s.../th_VRIndi.jpg

3. VR with Sedona Red (from new 1 series Coupe)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s..._VRSedona2.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...h_VRSedona.jpg

4. VR with Barberra Red (From 3 series)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...VRBarberra.jpg

5. VR with Le Mans Blue

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...h_VRLeMans.jpg

6. VR with Interlagos Blue

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...nterlagos2.jpg
http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...Interlagos.jpg

I like the color,

I just don't want EVERYONE to own it in that color.

Which is why i'm considering other colors

I doubt VR will be that popular, Red is a difficult colour to choose unless its the classic non-metallic ones, so most people will probably opt for something safer.

yeah but BMW is marketing that color, so i'm guessing a lot of people will pick it.

I believe the popularity of VR will depend on how good it looks in person.
Choosing a colour from the brochure I think customers will opt for traditional colours silver/black/grey to play safe.
I will be opting for this colour on our order, which is a bit of a gamble without actually seeing it on the car.
If it has the WOW factor on the road, VR could well be the most popular choice as people follow suit.
I guess it's wait and see.

had the X5 been available in VR - I would've chosen it immediately.

i guess so .... i'm getting it later on towards the end of the year so we'll wait and see