BMW 1 Series car colours
Discover the range of exterior colour options offered for the BMW 1 Series in the UK
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Sounds like you’re already set on a BMW 1 Series, and you might even have chosen your preferred trim (Sport, M Sport, M Sport Pro or the M135 hot hatch), but what about personalising it?
Whether you’re buying a used BMW 1 Series or you’re looking at customising your new BMW 1 Series, picking the right colour is about more than just expressing yourself.
The right shade can also have an impact further down the line, like how much it shows dirt and how it might affect the resale value.
Here’s the low down on all the colours you can get with the fourth-generation F70 1 Series, launched in 2024.
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BMW 1 Series colours: what shades are available?
All cars come with one of two non-metallic paint options as standard: Jet Black or Alpine White.
You can pay to upgrade to shinier metallic finishes or BMW’s eye-catching Frozen hues.
Jet Black - £0
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Alpine White - £0
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Black Sapphire - £650
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Skyscraper Grey - £650
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Brooklyn Grey - £650
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Cape York Green - £650
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Thundernight - £650
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Fire Red - £650
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Portimao Blue - £650
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Storm Bay - £1,350
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Tanzanite Blue - £1,350
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Frozen Portimao Blue - £2,100
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Frozen Pure Grey - £2,100
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BMW 1 Series interior colours
Once you’ve picked your chosen paintwork, you can also change how the interior looks with a choice of upholstery styles and materials to cover the seats, as well as dash trim options.
Sport models get cloth and all other trim levels get part-Alcantara, part-Veganza (vegan leather) seats. You can pay for recycled Econeer or full Veganza options.
There are also three free dash trims to pick from.
Cloth Anthracite - £0
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M Alcantara Veganza Combination with Black/Blue Contrast Stitching - £0
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Econeer Bicolour Blue - £175
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Veganza perforated Mocha - £215/£730
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Veganza perforated Coral Red/Black - £215/£730
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Veganza perforated Oyster - £215/£730
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Veganza perforated Black - £215/£730
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Dark Silver interior décor - £0
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'Illuminated' Aluminium Graphite Interior Trim - £0
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M Illuminated Aluminium Hexacube Interior Trim, Matt - £0
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Popular BMW 1 Series colour choices
It’s easy to see why Jet Black and Alpine White are popular picks, because they’re free.
But a lot of BMW’s imagery shows the 1 Series in its Thundernight purple hue, which we think looks great.
Brooklyn Grey and Skyscraper Grey are unlikely to be offensive, increasing your chances of selling it later on.
But if you’re looking to make an impact, Frozen Portimao Blue or Frozen Pure Grey have a matte-like finish.
BMW M135 colours
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There’s no change here, so you get access to all the same colours as you would with the rest of the range.
Maintaining your 1 Series’ paintwork
Regular washing is the easiest way to ensure your car is still shining years after you bought it – once every two weeks is a good routine to get into.
You can also consider adding a protective layer on top, like wax or a semi-permanent ceramic shield, to prevent contaminants from damaging the paint and bodywork.
If you’re buying a used BMW 1 Series from cinch, we offer our cinchShield package to protect your paint from dirt, stains and other harsh contaminants picked up from the road.
If you do get any small chips in the paint, you can get touch-up paint using your 1 Series’ paint code without taking your car to a body shop for a respray.
Do certain 1 Series’ colours impact resale value?
We already know colour choice can impact the desirability of a car (could you imagine buying a Ferrari in anything other than red?), but the impact is less pronounced with more affordable, everyday cars.
Our best advice would be to pick the colour you prefer, because the impact will generally be minimal.
That said, choose one of BMW’s premium-looking Frozen shades to increase desirability when it comes to resale time.
Which colour used 1 Series should I buy?
As you can see, there really aren’t any bad BMW 1 Series colours. You get the usual black, white and grey options for an understated look, or a couple of more vibrant options to make it stand out.
Once you’re ready to start your search, you can use the handy colours filter on cinch to finetune your used BMW 1 Series search.
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