Anthracite Velour Cloth

Interior Color (D): Anthrazit Stoff
Interior Color (E): Anthracite Velour Cloth
Upholstery Group: Cloth
Color Code: A5AT
Legacy Color Code: 0346
Legacy Color Name: Anthracite Cloth
8er's Produced: 610
Commentary:

In the early years of 8er production, there were a large variety of upholstery colors/fabrics to choose from BMW's official catalog. By the 1993-94 model years, BMW re-evaluated the upholstery catalog for the 8er and promptly removed underperforming colors.

This particular upholstery color comprised the largest number cloth equipped 8er's.

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The “Interior Colors” page provides a comprehensive and systematically organized overview of all interior trim options for the BMW E31 (8 Series, 1989–1999). The page features a large, tabular list of all available upholstery options, including:

  • Trim package (e.g., leather, cloth, Colorline, special upholstery)
  • Materials (Nappa, Montana, Buffalo, Walknappa, Stoff Carre, etc.)
  • Color name (e.g., Light Silver Gray, Parchment, Ultramarine)
  • Color code and old color code
  • Historical color names
  • Number of
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Christoph
February 5, 2007 at 2:00 PM

Calypso Red Colorline

Interior Color (D): Calypsorot Colorline
Interior Color (E): Calypso Red Colorline
Upholstery Group: Colorline
Color Code: N1CL
Legacy Color Code: 0490
Legacy Color Name: Trinidad Red Colorline
8er's Produced: 104
Commentary:

In the early years of 8er production, there were a large variety of upholstery colors/fabrics to choose from BMW's official catalog. By the 1993-94 model years, BMW re-evaluated the upholstery catalog for the 8er and promptly removed underperforming colors.

One of these colors was…
Christoph
February 5, 2007 at 9:01 AM

Brasil Buffalo

Interior Color (D): Brasil Buffalo
Interior Color (E): Brazil Buffalo
Upholstery Group: Leather
Color Code: M6BU
Legacy Color Code: 0362
Legacy Color Name: Brasil Buffalo
8er's Produced: 129
Commentary:

In the early years of 8er production, there were a large variety of upholstery colors/fabrics to choose from BMW's official catalog. By the 1993-94 model years, BMW re-evaluated the upholstery catalog for the 8er and promptly removed underperforming colors.

This particular upholstery color was rarely…
Christoph
February 5, 2007 at 8:24 AM