Yep, Galaxy Grey. Check the Mazda Oz website.

 

very nice

 

Thats a nice color

 

ditto to what Motor said.

 

what I saw definately was not Galaxy Grey.

 

Galaxy gray is nice. I'll have to make a point to look for a Phantom Blue 5 on a dealer lot tomorrow afternoon when I am out doing errands and if I find one I'll have to get pictures to compare the color to the car on here. I know the one at the auto show was more of a green/teal shade under the lights inside, mainly from the green metallic in it. It wasn't so much reflecting the metallic in it because the lighting was not very bright and not really shining on it. The ones I have seen outside look almost to have a green "glow" coming off it when the sun is shining. In the shade without a lot of reflection they look kind of a dulled gray/blue color. Now I'm really curious as to what that color is.

 

Black is still the best. This blue is nice, but I wouldn't trade my black 8 for it. I do like it better than the other blue though.

 

I LOVE IT! Would look great sitting next to my silver. The sign in the window said "2005 Stock Clearance", I'd like to get it at clearance price. Also it comes with clear corners? (probably already observed, I didn't read every post) Thanks for sharing Gomez.

 

That "2005 Clearance" sign in the window is another reason why I am questioning the color besides not really resembling the phantom blue I have already seen in person on other vehicles. Why would they put a sign saying "2005 Clearance" on a new 06 car???

 

hey that color looks sweet thats almost the same color I want to get! I'm going to get a rx-8 this summer think it'll be too soon, if that color even comes out?! I want it Im in the usa so ya anyone find out the news on it? thinking of calling the mazda dealer asap lol im siked was waiting for them to come out with a darker blue knew it was gonna happen?

 

Go down to the Mazda dealer and look at a Mazda 5 in Phantom Blue, since this is what they are saying it is on here (I don't know for sure yet) and you will see the color in person.
If that picture is strato blue you won't get it (don't know for sure if it's that either), but if it is phantom blue you will be able to get that color in the US.

 

It's always been a crying shame that Mazda didn't release Strato Blue to the U.S. Market; I love my Winning Blue but that deep Strato Blue would have been even better.

 

Let me set you straight.

This car is Phantom Blue.

This car was made in Japan in 2005....so it is a 2005 car. It is not a new 2006 car...it is a new 2005 car.

Here in Australia, a car built in 2005 depreciates as soon as the first of January 2006 comes around.

Dealers here are eager to clear 2005 stock because as the new year rolls on, 2005 stock is worth less.

This is why that sign is on the window.

Did I happen to mention that this car is a Phantom Blue RX-8??

 

Repeatedly.

My mind just requires a little more convincing because the color as shown in your photo does not look like the phantom blue I have seen in person. It may well be phantom blue. It just doesn't resemble the same color I have seen in person on a Mazda 5 labeled as phantom blue. It may just be how it photographed since pictures don't always look true to life realistic in their coloring.

 

I like it, it does look just a bit darker than the wb

 

Ugh, looks like a pseudo-bastardized version of Imperial Jade Mica.

Two thumbs down from me.

 

saw the Phantom Blue Mica on the Mazda5 for the first time this morning, pretty good color, but still not as good as strato blue mica

 

I like the phantom blue, its definitely better looking than the Nordic Green.

 

I like it, the comparo shot with your car really says it all... was thinking it wasn't too different till I saw that pic.

 

i really like the new blue! honestly, i thought the winning blue was a good color, but it was too bright for my tastes. i'm glad they made a darker blue too. i really liked the nordic green as well, so it kinda disapoints me that they're discontinuing the color. i was orriginally gonna special order the nordic green when i bought my 8, but i went with the black instead. after seeing that new blue though, it's a tough decision on my fav color, between the nordic green and phantom blue.

thanx for posting those pics, and that was a good comparison between the two blues!!!

 

Over half of the original colors are gone now. Its all good, gotta keep the line up fresh. I can also say mine was only made for 2 years now.

 

I ordered a phantom blue rx8 since it was the only one available before august, and they said they would help me dealer trade for a titanium gray or black one.

These pictures assured me that I refuse to get stuck with a phantom blue.

That is ugly as hell..

 

Like anything, you should see it in the flesh before you pass judgement. Never pick a colour off a brochure, or off the model on the showroom floor.

See the car with your own two eyes in full sunshine.....then make up your mind.

 

I saw a Phantom Blue one on the road (Alexandra Avenue in Toorak, Melbourne) earlier tonite - very easy to spot the diff from WB in the flesh. Looks nice....! I prefer yellow though LOL