{"id":85844,"date":"2026-06-24T10:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85844"},"modified":"2026-06-24T10:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T14:28:59","slug":"bmw-1m-java-green-new-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=85844","title":{"rendered":"14 Years Later, The Only BMW 1M Java Green Is Still Spectacular"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"post-summary-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"post-summary-title\">Article Summary<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"post-summary-list\">\n<li>BMW made 6,309 1Ms but only this car was painted in Java Green.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s among the last 1Ms assembled before production ended in June 2012.<\/li>\n<li>Nicknamed &#8220;Green Mamba,&#8221; it&#8217;s one of just four cars to feature an Individual color.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<p>The 1 Series M Coupe, or simply the 1M, hails from a time when BMW\u2019s smallest car stayed true to the brand\u2019s heritage. It had a longitudinally mounted inline-six engine that sent power to the rear wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox. At 4.38 meters long and weighing 1,495 kilograms, it was also small and lightweight, making it a fun, tossable M car.<\/p>\n<p>The 1M remains highly revered among BMW enthusiasts, even 14 years after production ended. One of the last cars to roll off the assembly line in Leipzig is this Java Green example. Mind you, it\u2019s the only one that left the factory wearing this color. At the same time, it\u2019s one of just four 1Ms to receive an Individual exterior finish. We recently talked about one of the two cars painted in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/21\/bmw-1m-monte-carlo-blue-individual-interior\/\">Monte Carlo Blue<\/a>, while a third was finished in Atacama Yellow.<\/p>\n<p>BMW had planned to build only 2,700 units, but expanded production to meet strong demand. It ultimately assembled more than double that number, with precisely 6,309 units rolling off the assembly line before production ended in June 2012. BMW nicknamed this Java Green 1M \u201cGreen Mamba,\u201d and as you can easily tell, it has undergone a few subtle changes, including black BBS wheels and a new hood with a discreet bulge flanked by air vents.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_514822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-514822\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-514822 size-medium\" title=\"BMW 1M JAVA GREEN 4\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4-552x830.jpg\" alt=\"BMW 1M JAVA GREEN 4\" width=\"552\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4-552x830.jpg 552w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4-1363x2048.jpg 1363w, https:\/\/cdn.bmwblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/BMW-1M-Java-Green-4.jpg 1421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-514822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BMW 1M Java Green \/ https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noah.plogmann\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The BMW 1M Had Limited Color Options<\/h2>\n<p>Even when parked next to several other 1Ms, the car still stands out thanks to its eye-catching paint job. Most people associate the 1M with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2011\/04\/01\/bmw-1m-in-valencia-orange-live-from-bmw-m-in-garching\/\">Valencia Orange<\/a> because of the press photos, but BMW also offered two other standard colors at the time: Alpine White and Black Sapphire.<\/p>\n<p>While the 1 Series has been a front-wheel-drive car powered by three- and four-cylinder engines since 2019, the 1M still has a spiritual successor in the M2. You can still get it with rear-wheel drive, six cylinders, and three pedals, but like virtually every other car on the market, it\u2019s larger and heavier than its predecessor. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/02\/bmw-m2-track-kit-special-livery\/\">G87<\/a> measures 4.58 meters in length and weighs 1,705 kilograms, so it\u2019s not quite the 1M of old. Still, we\u2019ll take what we can get.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re wondering how much a brand-new 1M cost when it was on sale, buyers in Germany had to fork out \u20ac50,500. Fast-forward to 2026, and a base M2 with a manual gearbox is \u20ac28,300 more expensive, at \u20ac78,300. However, that comparison does not account for inflation. The newly launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwblog.com\/2026\/06\/03\/2027-bmw-m2-xdrive-configurator-live\/\">M2 xDrive<\/a> starts at \u20ac81,300, and it\u2019s easy to push the price into six-figure territory once you start adding options.<\/p>\n<p>Photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/noah.plogmann\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noah.plogmann \/ Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autonext.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AutoNext.co<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article Summary BMW made 6,309 1Ms but only this car was painted in Java Green. It&#8217;s among the last 1Ms assembled before production ended in June 2012. Nicknamed &#8220;Green Mamba,&#8221; it&#8217;s one of just four cars to feature an Individual color. The 1 Series M Coupe, or simply the 1M, hails from a time when [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":85845,"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-85844","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\/85844","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/85845"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}