Anyone know diff between Singapore Grey and Sparkling Graphite?

absoluteis350 · 05-21-2014, 04:48 PM

Just curious if anyone has seen these two colors side by side. I have seen a Singapore grey M5 but never really seen sparkling graphite except in images off the net, which are unreliable.

claycourter01 · 05-22-2014, 02:33 PM

I have seen both, though not exactly side by side, but my impression was that they are both dark gray, but sparkling graphite was more of a true gray whereas the Singapore has more blue in it.

signes · 05-23-2014, 01:28 AM

Singapore is more of a straight grey. Sparkling graphite is a more dynamic color with some purple hue to it in the sun. Striking grey in the right conditions. Some have referred to it as sparkling eggplant...

nonagon · 05-23-2014, 03:24 AM

Signes is exactly right. I owned a SGM 135i and it had a purple/reddish tint in sunlight. Singapore is more neutral gray. Also Singapore is a bit darker than SGM.

gmd2003 · 05-23-2014, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by nonagon

Signes is exactly right. I owned a SGM 135i and it had a purple/reddish tint in sunlight. Singapore is more neutral gray. Also Singapore is a bit darker than SGM.

Um no , Singapore grey is very dynamic in direct sunlight with a lot of metallic flake and blue hues to it . Both are awesome colors but I am partial to Singapore, it's amazing on my M6 .

BMWJ · 05-23-2014, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by claycourter01

I have seen both, though not exactly side by side, but my impression was that they are both dark gray, but sparkling graphite was more of a true gray whereas the Singapore has more blue in it.

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Originally Posted by signes

Singapore is more of a straight grey. Sparkling graphite is a more dynamic color with some purple hue to it in the sun. Striking grey in the right conditions. Some have referred to it as sparkling eggplant...

haha - good luck getting clarity from this thread

absoluteis350 · 05-23-2014, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWJ

haha - good luck getting clarity from this thread

LOL ;P

I appreciate the input. I particularly like GMD's comments. I saw SG on a showroom M5 and it looked great, I just don't want buyers remorse if I found out that Sparkling is a tad darker. Its freakin ridiculous that SG is standard on the M5, yet I need to shell out 5k to get it on the M4.. Really pisses me off

Efthreeoh · 05-24-2014, 07:05 AM

Sounds like one is a Chinese version of gray and the other an American version of French gray.

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nonagon Captain 113 Rep 777 Posts Drives: Porsche Cayenne GTS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Arlington VA iTrader: (0)	Signes is exactly right. I owned a SGM 135i and it had a purple/reddish tint in sunlight. Singapore is more neutral gray. Also Singapore is a bit darker than SGM.
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Efthreeoh General 19074 Rep 19,666 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	Sounds like one is a Chinese version of gray and the other an American version of French gray.
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