In my opinon, a red sports car is the ultimate statement. Dark blue is nice, but there's nothing quite like the blur of a hot red sports car zinging by to grab your attention. Yeah, it's a cop magnet, but what the hell - if your nice enough you find out most of the time they just want to take a closer look!

 

One of the primary colors.

 

Silver is a great color. My 2001 honda civic is sliver. Man I love that color, but I chose the Winning Blue. I just think that color just stands out and catches the eye. I cant wait to get it.

 

All of the colors are great! Yes we have preferences but for the one who sid I feel like I made a mistake after reading this thread _ NO you got the color you liked. I saw the yellow one and the yellow shade is great for yellow. Many are finding the colors are different in person - I ordered classic silver but got blue. The website blue chip looked almost like sky blue to me and all I could think of was a high school teacher I had with a sky blue PACER - ugh.. Of course this blue is well, you have to see it beautiful as is yellow and silver and read and... Enjoy the car!

 

Im in a yellow with a d-tag for 3 days lol!Im getting some heat from my family as well but my wife seems to really like it.Still debating on blue but i think this car can pull of yellow nicely i live the yellow but my debate was can the 8 pull it off.I think of yellow sports car i think lotus right away and a lotus the 8 in not.Need to decide by tommorrow the blue i have preordered comes in in about 2 weeks and im pulling my hair out trying to decide just dont want any remorse for going yellow but blue seems way overplayed imho.

 

Color is a personal choice. I'm still in love with my Mopar Purple... lol.

I've always loved dark cars... last few have been wife's choice of colors, and now it's my turn. Black is slick, but I went with Green. Been looking around locally and seeing alot of GREEN (not as nice as NORDIC) cars, trucks, SUVs... although some look nice in green, others are just not meant to be. The 8 in Nordic Green in my eyes... is gorgeous. But then again... I'm biased.

Peace

 

go with arrest me red. i have had a red vw, grand prix, mr-2, eclipse among others and soon to be a red rx-8.

 

I am currently trying to figure this out aswell. My two favorites are black and red. The silver looks the best with the mazdaspeed kit on it. I want to eventually get a mazdaspeed kit, but dont really want a silver car simply because i like to be able to really bring out some deep rich shine with dark colors. I really like black cars and my mom has a black M6 and has all the options. Its really sweet and I think it looks best in black. The RX-8 has a lot of curves and i think the black hides that. The lighter colors show the curves. My deal is picking the color that is dark enough to be able to get awesome depth and shine from and a color that you can also see the curves with... The red and ti IMHO are the only two colors that do that. Im probably going to go with red simply because i think it looks the best. Just look at every RX-8 in every video and all the pics on Mazda's website and you will see that they are all red. This car is amazing in red. If you dont want red go with the Ti.

 

The red is the color. It is very hot and metallic in the sun. Next ti,silver then the rest. Careful with the bi color interior. it is a love hate thing.

 

Going for the titanium personally. I think it has a lot of personality - in sunlight it is really a silvery color, but with less light it turns into this brooding dark gray - has a Batmobile look to it. The lighting conditions really play around with this color, plus it won't look dirty easily. Ti all the way!

 

How about a Metallic Ice Blue

 

I think this is the best colour. You don't worry about dirt, dust, dents, if the car needs polishing, does it goes down well with your wardrobe,....

Just need to worry if someone's gonna bump into you:D

ps: it's called transparent.

 

Transperent is nice but I like the black on black with dark tinted windows the best!! The Titanium Gray is an awesome color though. Sorry.

 

I got titanium grey. The yellow is just too ricy in my eyes, the red was all too common, black jus hid the details too much, blue was just too bright and the green reminded me too much of mb. So I went with the darker of the greys, the tit. grey.

 

Good Choice!! I hope you like and enjoy many miles!!

 

Silver is my choice, with the black and red interior. This color does not show dirt and dust like the dark colors (black is the worst!) A car scratch and dent person recommended this color to me some time ago and it is really true!

 

I went with the titanium grey, it makes the car look like less of a toy in my opinion :p

 

The ultimate is Velocity Red w/Red&Blk leather. If they made yellow w/yellow interior I would get it.

What's awesome is at night with the red guages and lights with the red interior. it's most impressive but if your going conservative get the Nordic Green or the Ti. Silver's been played out. I think in a few years the Ti will be too. Black will look worn out in 2-3 years unless you're really good at preserving the paint. Red....Classic sports car.

 

My input on three colors since they are my favorite:

SILVER
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I was a HUGE sunlight silver fan until I saw one in person at night time ... it just didn't click... though it looked very nice in some of the pictures I had seen.


RED
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Red looks amazing in direct sunlight AND at night also ... BUT ... i didn't like it too much in daylight without direct sunlight e.g. if its a cloudy day or after sunset with some daylight .. but maybe its just me or I should look more closely.


BLUE
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Blue is a beautiful color IFF it had two tone interior, which i dont think should be there because two tone combo wouldn't work for a blue exterior.

 

The Velocity Red is way cool.

Like you said, in direct sun or under lights, it has a beautiful sparkle. The very fine mica flakes give that sparkle a not-so-showy sparkle like a coarse metalflake would. It's subtle and elegant and it gives the paint a definite depth. It almost always doesn't sparkle everywhere, just here and there where the light hits it right.

Also like you said, when it's overcast, or simply when there is no direct light source, the sparkle disappears!. That gives the red an altogether different look. You can put your eyes as close to the paint as you can and still will not see the mica flakes. It's like they're gone! Now, I think that's cool!

It's a very appealing color of red too. Just right. I got the red/black leather. VERY modern looking and a bit more showy, but still not too much at all. Just beautiful. Unless I'm receiving a bunch of lies, that's what everybody says when they see it.

:D

 

Tit. gray here as well. Was going for a black, but when I saw this one I just really liked it more. Fortunately, they had the right color coming in too :D. ANd as far as I know, the only Sport package car over here still.

 

Read the thread on Mazda's times for the 1/4 mile. If you follow the link to Rotary News, you will find that Yellow is faster than Silver which is faster than Blue which is faster than Red.

All those mica flakes must weight a lot.:D

Glad to be able to add a bit of science to your decision process. :p

 

!!!Doh!!!

 

My .02 on popularity of Rx8 colors

The green is chameleon-like and odd. Think its too close to the black though. Its a very weird dark green that even looks dark bluish when enough light is shined on it during the night from certain spots. I bet it will be the least seen Rx8 on the road. I have mixed feelings on this color.

My least fav color is yellow and this one may also be a rare choice. The yellow Rx8 is too light and looks like a highlighter when lots of light is shined on it if you ask wme. I didnt like it at all when I saw it in the showroom just by looking at it from the back. Front of it was okay. Its lighter than the Ferrari/Porsche yellow when it shouldnt be and thats what I think the problem with it is.

The red Rx8 does not work for me. I cant really explain why I feel this way. Its a very exquisite looking red, I just think that all the curves and pieces of black you see on the car take away from the brightness and make it look less appealing to the eye. The red on other sports cars look much more aggressive for some raeson. I would choose it over the previous 2 though and I know a lot of people will love it.

Blue is attractive and looks even better after the sun has gone down w/street lights shining on it. I think that is when it looks its best. The paint has some very glossy and reflective material on it that just makes it shine. During the day it is extra light and it needs to be kept very clean to look sharp. It would have been my second choice until I started looking at it from different angles and started getting different feelings about it. I dont think Mazda is making as many blues as reds though so it will probably be less common than red.

Black is very bold on this car but as a rule I always think black is too basic on all cars and I know it will have to be taken very good care of so I definitely didnt go with it. The back of the black car is so alluring though. My problem with it is that the front grilles on the car and side meshes arent distinguished enough since they are also black. Im sure many will buy this color though for obvious reasons.

Titanium is going to be the most popular color. It is a dark tone yet it looks metallic and light enough to catch your eye and it really defines the grilles and meshes on the car. Ive never seen an exterior with a gray like this one not even on the 350Z. Well maybe Ferrari has a gray close to this actually.
Silver and gray colored cars usually arent this flashy but on the Rx8 they are so sexy looking specially from behind. The light silver has got a very nice look to it too and it is very very reflective. Wasnt aggressive looking enough for me though so I went with the darker gray. Light silver will definitely be very popular as well.

 

(Nordic Green) I think it will too... that's why I got it.

It looked like a dark navy when we pulled into the lot of the dealership. My friend who was driving me to pick up my 8 was too busy trying to find a parking spot to even notice the car. I said, "Look! there's my baby" She said... "I thought you were getting the Titanium". I said nothing (big grinned). As we got closer she said.... "Oooo, that black looks really sharp on your car." I said nothing (but started to laugh and had hold it back). As we climbed out of her car, she said "It's not as deep of a black as my maxima, but it's still an awesome color." I said, "yes, it is." "Well... bite my ***, you got the green!" I bent over, bit her right butt cheek slightly and proceeded to inspect my new ride.

I've NEVER owened a green car in my life (21 years since I've gotten my Lic and bought my first car)... I can count on one hand of how many green cars I've ridden in as a passenger. I like the darker colors and don't mind washing and waxing. I wanted THIS green.

When people keep making the comment on how Nordic will be the least popular/ordered/purchased color for the RX-8. I think to myself.... good! :D