{"id":29611,"date":"2022-08-19T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=29611"},"modified":"2022-08-19T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T13:00:25","slug":"bmw-m8-competition-imola-red","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=29611","title":{"rendered":"BMW M8 Competition Struts Its Imola Red Individual Color in Monterey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><meta itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WebPage\" itemid=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/08\/19\/bmw-m8-competition-imola-red\/\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"photomain-article\"> <noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 07 1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 07 1\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 07 1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-07-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"image of bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 07 1\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"bmwad\">\n<p><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-content\" itemprop=\"description\" readability=\"64.167705382436\">\n<p>I\u2019ve long been an advocate for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/03\/04\/bmw-740li-production-milestone-india\/\"> BMW Individual<\/a> colors. To me, the idea of buying a special car like a BMW M car and getting a boring, monochromatic color, is absurd. I hate when I see an M3 and it\u2019s black. Have some imagination, dammit. That\u2019s especially true with more expensive cars, such as the BMW <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/03\/12\/review-bmw-m8-competition-2023\/\">M8 Competition<\/a>. That\u2019s why this one, seen at the Legends of the Autobahn event during Monterey Car Week, in a stunning shade of Imola Red made me happy.<\/p>\n<p>The BMW M8 Competition is a flawed car: it\u2019s too expensive, it doesn\u2019t handle with the precision you\u2019d expect, and it\u2019s a bit too soft. However, there\u2019s one thing that can\u2019t be denied\u2014it\u2019s a great looking car. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2020\/09\/21\/imola-red-alpina-b3-sedan\/\">Imola Red<\/a>, it looks even better, as the vibrant Ferrari red adds a ton of fun to its otherwise very serious design. The bright red also contrasts with the black and carbon fiber accents. It also shows just how much a great color can do for a car. As good looking as the M8 is, it can disappear among other cars in its price point if it\u2019s in a simple color. But give it Imola Red and it shines.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1.jpg\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-432579\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 09 1 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 09 1 830x553\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-medium wp-image-432579\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20830%20553%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-830x553.jpg\" alt=\"bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 09 1 830x553\" width=\"830\" height=\"553\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-830x553.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/bmw-m3-macao-blue-m-performance-parts-09-1.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" title=\"image of bmw m3 macao blue m performance parts 09 1 830x553\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although, its company in Monterey wasn\u2019t helping it much. BMW\u2019s got some concrete cojones to put the M8 Competition next to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/07\/11\/low-mileage-bmw-z8-for-sale\/\">BMW Z8<\/a>. Sure, they\u2019re similar colors there but the Henrik Fisker-designed Z8 is in different league of beauty than the M8 and that\u2019s coming from a fan of the M8\u2019s design. The Z8 is one of the most perfect retro-looking car designs ever made and it looked stunning on the lawn in Monterey.<\/p>\n<p>It was also next to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2022\/07\/16\/bmw-m1-for-sale\/\"> BMW M1<\/a>, which is just breathtaking. The Giugiaro-penned mid-engine BMW is getting better and better looking as it ages. It\u2019s such a shame BMW never continued making M1s, as we could have had some awesome looking cars over the years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ADVERTISEMENT I\u2019ve long been an advocate for BMW Individual colors. To me, the idea of buying a special car like a BMW M car and getting a boring, monochromatic color, is absurd. I hate when I see an M3 and it\u2019s black. Have some imagination, dammit. That\u2019s especially true with more expensive cars, such as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":29612,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}