Dakar Yellow E92 BMW M3 - Full Official photoshoot

[SSense]

Our friends at IND-Distribution have another surprise for us: the first E92 M3 Dakar Yellow in North America. As a recognition to our great community we have here, they decided to release two exclusive photos of this car prior to the full press release which will go out on Friday.

We know that many of our readers are interested in modding or tuning up their BMWs, so it’s our pleasure to post from time to time photos of unique projects that revolve around BMW vehicles. With that being said, I asked the guys at IND to give us some more details about the mods used on their Dakar Yellow E92 M3.

In order to be an “IND portfolio build” the entire cars modification must be carefully selected by Ilia, one of the guys over at IND. We don’t have the final cost of this project, but be sure we’ll get that number after the press release goes out, it wil be interesting how much it would cost to turn a BMW M3 into an even more unique model.

Eisenmann Sport Performance
Brembo 365×34mm / 345×28mm with custom Race Grey finish and Race Brembo font
HRE 18″ HRE Monoblock Race Wheels
Nitto NT05 275/35/18 all around
BBS Stud conversion kit
KW Clubsport Kit
AA Software
Vorsteiner Polyurethane front lip spoiler (Gloss black)
Vorsteiner VRS Rear diffuser type II 1×1 weav
Vorsteiner E92 VRS Boot Lid 1×1 weav
OEM M3 E92 mirror caps (Gloss black)
IND Painted reflectors
IND Painted side markers with tinted LED (Gloss black)
IND Painted front grilles (Gloss black)
IND Tinted rear tail lights

Source: bmwblog

[Ayham]

That's it, my convertible is NOT for sale!!

Have you noticed that the front lip is like the ones on JDM Civics? Polyurethane...Smart!

[Bruno]

not bad nice ***

[Moe]

i dunn like :puke:

[M_Powerholic]

Dakar !!!!! :drool::drool::drool::drool:

[akanso]

:drool::drool: i love

[hiten86]

I think it'll take some time to get used to, the Dakar imho wasnt made for the e92,

but doesnt look allll that bad now :P

[ernest]

very nice :drool:

[ahmad.alkhalil]

was never a fan of Dakar Yellow... BUT after seeing El Presidente's, Bashar's and this BEAUTY... I've definitely changed my mind!!

:drool: :drool:

[jeanloup]

i love it.

[boki325i]

Magnificent nice color,very,very lovely car

[alquazi]

I'll use a quote from a cousin of mine and say "Very IS"

[SSense]

Dakar Yellow E92 BMW M3 - Full Official photoshoot

The teaser photo of the Dakar Yellow E92 M3 that we posted last week, received a lot of attention and appreciation from the BMW fans. As they promised, our friends and sponsors at IND Distribution are back with the entire photoshoot catalog showing us one of the best looking mod jobs we have seen in a very long time.

While yellow has never been a favorite color of ours on any car, the Dakar Yellow is just another story. From time to time we still see an E46 M3 sporting this color and it’s quite stunning.

So, let’s see what IND Distribution has to say about this new project:

“The most exciting time in an IND Portfolio project’s development is the day I fly out to inspect our work in person. Making a Portfolio build go well involves so much more behind the scenes planning than many people can understand.

From consulting with Grand Am Cup winning race teams to determine the perfect ride height, to debating for hours about tiny, subtle details like the color of the finishing pieces on the car, to coordinating a completely one-off set of Brembo brakes directly with Brembo, to obtaining a set of HRE wheels designed specifically for the Fall Line motorsport program, completing an IND Portfolio project like Scott’s Dakar Yellow E92 M3 is no easy task. That’s exactly why those few hours spent on the airplane are both so exciting, and so nerve-racking. You think about each modification, each part installed just one more time. Will the ride height of the KW ClubSport coilovers work well with the 275/35/18 Nitto NT05 race tires sitting at each corner of the car? Will the higher spring rate at the front of the car work well with the extra grip available because of the hugely wide front tires? How will the gloss black mirror caps, side markers, grilles, and Vorsteiner front lip work with the Dakar Yellow paint? No matter how many hundreds of hours you spend thinking, planning, and researching, nothing is proven until you meet your client and see the car in person- this is the real moment of truth.

I met Scott in a busy airport parking lot after a long flight from Chicago. Portland’s busy airport could do nothing to conceal this M3, and even though there were cars and SUVs strewn about the parking area, my eyes were instantly drawn to BMW’s classic yellow color. As striking as the car is at first sight, it’s amazing how perfectly the details come together. When designing Scott’s car, Nate and I kept two themes in mind- the car is to be competition inspired, and the car is to be subtle and mature. The gloss black Vorsteiner lip, IND sidemarkers and grilles; the fully painted Vorsteiner bootlid- all of these details work together to give the car a put together appearance that hides the performance that lurks underneath the sheetmetal. The only real giveaway to the driver’s sporting intentions are the strangely huge Nitto NT05 tires and the custom powdercoated Brembo calipers, designed in collaboration with Brembo to mimic the brake calipers used in Brembo’s racing program.

Our first task was to leave Portland for the mountains of Oregon. With thousands of turns, sheer drops, and some of the smoothest road surfaces available in the US, the roads leading up to Oregon’s famous Mt Hood are at least as frightening as they are beautiful. Watching the Dakar M3’s competition proven components work together in harmony over the turns and constant elevation changes leading up to Mt Hood was truly amazing. The Brembo brakes never failed. The KW ClubSports and square 275 tires provided sure footed handling with perfect steering response, and eliminated the understeer inherent in the stock E92 M3. Being able to hear the sonorous exhaust note of the Eisenmann Sport exhaust as the M3 powered through the mountain roads confirmed things for me- this car was absolutely perfect. Watching Scott drive the car, I could tell that the Dakar project that we’d built together was perfectly in tune with his tastes, both visually and with regard to the car’s awesome handling and braking performance.

The amount of beautiful scenery in Oregon is really too great to describe adequately here, and I hope that these photos by my friend Johan can express the feeling of awe that these mountain roads impose on anyone who can make it all the way to the top. I truly felt on top of the world as we had dinner at the Timberline Lodge, looking over the snowy peaks of Mt Hood.”

Source: bmwblog

[hiten86]

*orgasm* *orgasm* *orgasm*
:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

[ahmad.alkhalil]

me likey likey!!