My wife and I went to the Parade of Homes show here, and guess what was parked in one of the driveways as an exhibit.

My thoughts are this: it looked nice, but basically it looked like a white RX-8. As for me, I'm glad I got Sunlight Silver. The white was a very crisp white, but not metallic or anything special. It would probably be my second or third choice if I were buying right now.

 

Here are 2 more. I tried to get up close on the last one. I would've taken more, but my wife was rolling her eyes and huffing at me.

 

I don't mind white as a car color - my first car was white. But on the RX-8 with so many body lines, I think white is similar to black, the lines are not as easy to see and thus it hides some of the car's best visual features.

 

Nice. I like the white ones, but still think blue is the best.

 

Hey that white is alright. Ashame that us North American's won't see the Mica Blue yet. Winning Blue still rules.

 

thought it would look better, imho looks kinda bland...

 

They charge a $200.00 premium for straight white?

 

Looks like a Tic Tac mint.

 

White doesn't look bad, but I prefer black way over it. Black hides the gaps between the different body parts perfectly and makes the car look like made out of one single piece. White accents the gaps heavily. Also, I imagined the white to be "pearlier".

 

For once we all seem to agree.....

 

I just got in from my local Mazda dealership and saw the one white RX-8 they had on the lot. The metallic paint under the lights looks very nice. This is where you can see the metal flakes in the paint (at night under lights). I think that $200.00 is quite reasonable for the Paint. I think I paid $525.00 in 1996 for the Pearl White on my Millenia S.

 

no they charge $200 for the pearl essence you just cant see it in the pictures. it is actually pearl white.

 

Well I took the pictures and I coudn't really see the "pearl essence" standing in front of it. I'm not saying you're incorrect, but it looked like a flat white to me. But then again, it was a dreary rainy day so that may have had something to do with it. Plus, I really didn't take a lot of time to really look at the paint up close.

 

Given the circumstances (eyes rolling and audible huffing) it must have been difficult to concentrate :D

 

Extremely!!! I was supposed to be looking at window treatments and furninshings!!

 

Yeah, in those pics it definitely looks like a straight flat white.

But having seen it in person, I can guarantee you that it is a pearl with metallic in it.

But, no matter how you look at it, this color would be my very last choice for this car.

 

It's surely gonna be popular with the hardcore tuners; an empty canvas just wating to be filled... I just wish they hadn't removed the yellow, but I can understand their heritage. Still, I'd love to see that upcoming Strato Blue from Overseas.... it looks mad cool on the 3's...

 

That's horrible.

 

Are those rims dirty? If not then this isthe only color that Ithink the stock RX8 rims look horrible on. It doesntlook too good from behind either itlooks too clean on the back. I likeit from the side butthe front is awkward for me. Overall titanium is still my favorite followedby silver. I thinkthis pearl whiteis going to be just like black --you have to keep it clean or itwill look like ****. Too lazy to deal w/cleaningall the time.

 

Gorgeous. Absolutely gorgeous.

 

I'm sold, sunlight silver is the best.

 

If I had the $ I'd have bought one of EVERY color of the RX-8 in 2004 & still take the white.

I didn't think there was ANY "bad" color for it.

White was just cool since you couldn't get it here, now that you can, it seems a bit anticlimatic.

 

second that :p

i dont think its that bad just wait till someone here buys one and puts a m/s kit and gunmetal wheels,etc .then the drooling will begin. :D

 

This photo should give you an idea of the color difference.

 

I third that.
I'm happy I bought the silver! It just look so sharp and clean.
Personally I was expecting more from the white on the RX-8, somehow it seem kind of flat one dimensional color.