I just can't make my mind up on colour.

The recent pictures of the "red" in main forum under Swiss press pack have blown me away again.

I'd love to see the red in the flesh. I'd opted for Titanium but am swaying again (mid life crisis) and luckily told Dealer Colour etc is to be confirmed.

I have to say this car is so stunning and the colours are some of the best I've seen on any car. What do you think??

Cheers
Oilman

RED, TITANIUM, SILVER OR BLACK (UK Choices)

Titanium or silver... depends on how much contrast you want with the black accents on the car. I picked silver because I wanted to notice the black styling accents.

AND TITANIUM

AND SILVER

AND FINALLY BLACK

oilman did you see these pics of the silver?

or this one? they should make your decision even more difficult:D

Yeah, great pics from Swiss press pack. Think Titanium may be easier to keep clean and too many silver cars about for me.

Cheers
Oilman

Colours are really difficult to chose, until you see the car in the flesh on your drive! As we're all pre orderer's we ain't got the luxury.

I chose red, as it looks fantastic in all the press pictures and the fact that in the UK there are few red cars at present , the RX will stand out even more.

Silver was an option but there are just too many silver cars out there. How many silver TT's do you take a second look at now?

The red is also (according to my dealer) a release colour, and as I want to get behind the wheel as soon as possible, I did'nt want to jepordise a longer wait chosing another colour and seeing another RX 8 overtaking me on the motorway, while I'm still waiting for mine.

Guess I was just lucky...

My favourite car colour on just about anything is 'Gunmetal' or 'Titanium'.
If I could have anything it would have been this , so the 4 colour choice is really not an issue for me !

In fact it was almost the deciding factor. I was teetering on the edge when the colours were announced. When I saw there was to be a titanium that was it - Sold.

Maybe I am just shallow ?
Damn it looks gorgeous - I too live in fear of seeing another one overtaking me on the motorway before I get mine. Also v.v.v.keen to be in the first 1000 and be involved in whatever 'incentive' is to be announced by Mazda. My dealer thought it may be 'LeMans' related...

Morgan.

I have the same inability to make a decision and the above posted pictured have not made that easier.

Initially I wanted red but was told that it would be a very bright red with an orange tint. Not for me. Then I read that somebody else has seen the red and thought it more darker with a hint of burgandy, now that I would like.

I like the tit grey too but fear it will come up too dark (seeing it on the Mazda 6) and keeping it clean may be more difficult.

That leaves silver for me as my present choice although I agree that it is becoming a comon colour BUT I am hoping the striking and different shape of the RX8 will allow it to stand out from other silver cars.

But this lack of information is very frustration. Is this any way to run a Mazda franchise?

rael

I have had some problems to choose the color too. But yes I think the colours posted made that decision easier.

Initially I wanted titanium then I switched to nordic green which is close to black. I know this dark green from the MX 5 wich looks grat with that colour. So I ordered the green one.

Then I was heavily tempted by red. Especially the dark shade to be taken from the press kit looks good. May be keeping clean the red may be relatively easy too. Not to forget the bicolour interior. So I was thinking about going to the dealer again and amending the contract.

The pictures above wiped away may doubts however. Black is magnificent and so will be green. I love it. Nordic green that is it.:D

Pff........hard man! I like all the colors. But I thinl Titanium Grey is uhm.....too soft. I dunno, makes the car less muscular or something. But maybe it is just the pictures. Silver looks great, but the color is a bit too normal, you know? Every boring Golf and Astra has it. Red looks great too.

I agree. Silver is boring and titanium is boring too. Opel Vectra's colour! Think about black or any other dark colour. That is definately not too soft. After all I personally think that there are merely two serious options left: yellow or black (and of course green which is close to black). Think about it - you will envy me when I drive my nearly black car.:) :)

"Treat anyone with a yellow car with suspicion. Anyone who walks into a showroom and selects yellow from the vast array of coolour available is not normal. Never go to bed with anyone who has a yellow car"

Jeremy Clarkson - from an article in 'Born to be riled'

Well - Jezzas word is law here in the UK so thought you may find it helpful...

I saw the yellow pre production showcar and I was allowed to sit in. Other than the showcar the preproduction has had yellow leather inserts in the seats. This looks very cool. And the sunburst yellow is really an amazing color. Unfortunately the yellow black bicolor seats are not available - only plain black seats. Too bad. Anyway, my car will be dark green.

I got the feeling you will not sleep with me because of my inclination to yellow. I think that's okay - I will learn living with it.;)

AFAIK the yellow on the pre production car is not available for production. This was a mica paint whereas the yellow for production is a solid colour. Not that I want yellow anyway.

Have a look at the post entitled 'Laguna Footage from Mazda' in the 'RX-8 Multimedia - Photo Gallery' section of the main site.

There is a video taken on a digital camera, its not excellent quality, but it gives a better idea of the different colours. All four colours are shown (athough I'm not sure about the red being the production red :confused: ).

I'm now sure I've made the right decision on colour.

At least I won't have to change my name now. :D

Oilman,

The red is growing on me too.

Have you seen the pics on the jap website?, I think this one of the red is stunning....

http://www.rx-8.mazda.co.jp/gallery/img/rx8f_10x7.jpg

and this one's not bad either....

http://www.rx-8.mazda.co.jp/gallery/img/rx8g_10x7.jpg

Mark

That red look's great and I would order if I could g'tee that was the actual colour.

On another note, something which attracted me from day 1, when looked at from the front the RX8 looks a bit like the old E-type (last incarnation) with the long bonnet and high front window....or is that juts me?

rael

The blue looks pretty stunning in this picture too (some of the other blue pics have ranged from average to downright unpleasant). About time they got some samples over to the dealers methinks.

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2641

There seems to be a bit of talk about the blue - but we are not getting it in the UK.
Does anyone know when this situation will change ?
I am guessing it will be like the S2000 and we will start with v.ew colours and slowly expand.

(or like my integra when you only had 1 colour and eventually expanded to 3!)

The americans or canadians (well somewhere over there anyway) are all up in arms because they cannot have white. Yuk !

I know , I know , it is all down to taste....:) :)

Oh , and one more point -

Has anyone noticed how ab-sol-ute-ly GORGEOUS the line of the front wing is when viewed from the rear 3/4 area ?
It is great , a real curve that bulges and everything !

I really hope that you can see the bonnet line and the 2 flared wings at either side when driving it - that would make it feel very special.

My friend has an Elise , and although I do not think it is a particularly beautiful car (and it is certainly not plush!) it does feel special to drive partly thanks to the view from the front - the wings bulge in front of you and it looks great from within!

Hope the RX8 manages the same trick.
Check out simons links to the Blue and the top picture will show you the view I mean...

Morgan.

Hey MarkW,

Those pics are good but, these are GREAT!

If the red looks like these pics, I'll just have to accept my mid-life crisis and go for RED with RED/BLACK Leather, it's a special sports car afterall.

Cheers
OILMAN

AND MORE OH YES!

THERE'S MORE

AND FINALLY, IT'S STUNNING!

I don't believe it, I've ordered Velocity red, and must admit was expecting a red like the MX-5's Mazda 6 etc, and if that is velocity red in the photos, I may have a problem with it and now after 5 weeks of being chuffed am a bit undecided on the colour.

I really need to see it in the flesh now, this red in these phots is certainly different (or appears to be different) than any other photo I've seen.


Gutted!!

How could you be gutted, it's stunning.

Possibly the best colour I've ever seen on any car!

I sincerely hope this is it, any lighter/brighter and its Titanium for me.

Cheers
Oilman

Oilman - keep in check, there are nicer cars and colours, we just can't afford them.

This red is nice but a bit darker would suit. Certainly any lighter and not for me.

rael

Morganrogers - In one of the reviews I read, perhaps www.4car.uk, one of the thrills was looking out of the front window over the long bonnet and seeing the flared front wings. You will definitely see them.

rael.

Im up for the red at the moment. I like the pics you have posted Oilman, but unlike you I would prefer it to be brighter like some of the other pics I have seen.

Im going to call my dealer and ask if he can get some colour swatches for me to see.

Mark

There's an interesting write up on this thead of the colours by RXHusker. Both the Red and Titanium sound good.

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1975

"The velocity red mica is incredible. I don't like red cars but I actually had my dealer on the phone to change my color choice -- I ended up staying with the Titanium but I was really tempted by the red. None of the pictures can really show how this color sparkles. There are gold flakes (mica) in the paint that give it an awesome depth. I took a poll of my 10 buddies at the show and 9 picked the red as the best color. Someone earlier said it looked like candy apple red -- this is close -- candy apple red has a coat of gold under the red - the velocity red has the gold in the top layer itself." :D :D


Sounds wonderful, I think Im becoming ever more set on the Red with Red/Black now.

I agree, I'm swaying too, mid-life crisis or not!

Oilman

Me too. It does look very nice (and a lot more distinctive - there are too many silver and grey cars around at the moment).

Just got back from buying a sandwich and had a quick count of the cars parked in the street outside my office. The results:

- 1 red
- 1 green
- 1 black
- 5 blue
- 22 silver or grey metallic

After seeing this picture:

http://www.home.no/xeos/Blue_RX-8.jpg

...I'm more undecided than ever.
Blue looks good on this car! (Allthough I'm thinking it's a little light..)
Yellow is not an option since I'm sick of driving one now ;)
Titanium is great, but.....to "grey", would have liked more sparkle.
Silver is just plain boring.
Red is not an option as I had a car in red color, must try different colors each time! :p
Maybe I just safe out and go for black..!? :)

I agree it looks great in blue and that was my original choice until I saw the launch colours. I'm even thinking about leaving my order until the blue is available, presuambly later this year or early next.

Black is still a no go.

Silver is too common

Grey tit too dark (possibly)

Red too light (possibly).

Between grey and red I think.

Is the red (any red) too obvious in a sport car ie police, vandals etc???

rael.

To be honest blue is my favourite colour for cars, I have had more blue cars than any other colour.

However I really do not like the Winning Blue, I just dont think it looks right.

The only colour I like that we are not getting is yellow as I think it really suits the RX8. I just cant see myself living with a yellow car every day.

I dont really get the 'red cars always stopped by police' thing. I think the snooker game thing is a bit of a myth as well. My current car is black (7 points!) and touchwood Ive never been stopped.

At the end of the day, the police will stop cars that drive too fast or dangerously etc not just by the colour.

Simon is right that there are more silver and grey cars on the road than anything else these days. There are also a lot of Reds as red is often a base colour on cheaper cars. However the velocity red seems a bit different to your common or garden red.

I have chosen red mainly because it suits the car but partly because silver and titanium blend into the tarmac background and can be missed be other drivers. Result is more people pulling out in front of you at junctions etc.

Cheers

Rob

This is why I'll plump for RED if I'm brave enough!!

Hey Rael,

We may all be happy with red at the end of the day as this picture shows, light plays a big part in this particular colour!

OILMAN

This is why I'll plump for RED if I'm brave enough!!

note that in that pic the car is equipped with the little "lip"spoiler.
i think i prefer that to the other larger spoilers that have been shown.:cool:

I am starting to favour red because of the arguments above. The reds does not seem to be too light in some of the pictures and looks positively dark in others.

We must see that colour if no other!!

rael

I'm sure these pictures show two different colours.

All the earlier pics (inc. the press pack etc) were all of a non-metallic bright red (as per the lower picture). Later pics seem to show a deeper metallic red (which looks a lot nicer IMHO).

I suspect we're just going to have to wait for the dealers to get some samples for us to have a look at.

I think you are correct that light plays a big part with the red, after all it is mica paint.

I think it will look darker under normal light, and under bright lights/sunlight the gold mica will come through to give it a brighter look.

I currently have a black mica car with blue in it. In sunlight when its clean it looks very different.

This picture looks so bright its like a different colour. (I like it though I suspect im in a minority)...

http://www.markwilliams46.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rx8/rx8red.jpg

Oilman, Rael,

Have you seen the new Red pics on this thread from zoom44...

http://www.rx8forum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2699

I think Ive made my mind up now.

Mark

Hey Rael,

Just looked, I like it and the interior. If colour swatch dark enough, it's the one for me.

Cheers
OILMAN

Looks great. One of the main selling point for red may be the interior. I think black may be too dark on its own and this brightens the whole thing up.

Also, nice to see a right hand drive model. Also, that yellow in the background is nice.

rael.

I really need to see the red UK spec car in the flesh, but to be honest, when it does come, (assuming I've not seen one before and changed my mind) I'll probably be so relieved and excited, I'll love it anyway.