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Originally Posted by snareman
Seems to be both. Enzian (German), Gentian (English). Not sure why this seems to be the only color they offer that goes by names in 2 languages. My sales contract says Gentian, but the sticker under the hood says Enzian. Everyone seems to call it Enzian, and FWIW, I think it's a cooler word.  |
Enzian is definitely the cooler word!
because i have personal issues, i dug into this a bit more... the color is named after a flower and the flower actually has different names in english and in german. Which explains the two names in two languages.
Also the center of the flower is darker and the pedals lighter explaining how BMW and porsche have different colors with the same name.... it appears they took inspiration from different parts of the flower...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentiana_acaulis
