Snowwolfe

I have my exterior color choices for my soon to be purchased Grand Sport narrowed down to Night Race Blue or Crystal Red.

Seems everytime I research the Crystal Red it comes up on my monitor as a different shade. Unfortunately the local dealer does not have any vehicles in this color so can't see one in person.

Question is, does this color ever look orange in different light? Or is like a metallic burgandy or wineberry?

AmmoVet

I've got a monterey red one and it is just a shade darker then Crystal Red, do not beleive either look orange in any light. Mine does look burgandy and darker in poor light but baby does she shine in the daylight!

not08crmanymore

Not orange.Burgundy maybe even a hint of the old candy apple red kind of..but never orange.

CABO-Z16

2012 CRM GS. Agree with post above, re: hint of candy apple. Everyone comments favorably on the CRM.

Rebel 1

No orange ever. Some have said "candy apple red". Tends to "change color" slightly depending on light. Get the CRM, won't be disappointed

Scuba Ghost

mdb917

As others have stated Crystal Red Met. is more on the candy red/dk. red side of the scale. I have not ever seen one no matter what the light conditons I'd call orangish.

The ONLY downside to Crystal Red is that is it very common amongst our club members whereas the Blue colors are not very common. To me that's not an issue but some may not like that aspect.

FWIW, mine is an '07 Monterey Red Met. which is slightly darker than Crystal.

fast-vette

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ben dover

This.

JMills

I wouldn't know!

CCIE

It does not, under any light, ever look orange. It's metallic candy apple red.

GARYFINN

NEVER looks orange !! not even remotely close.

alyupe11

No orange...just deep red....looks like a candy apple...yummy

tampatopless

I have Monterey Red, which as an earlier poster said is a shader darker than Crystal. IMO, I think Crystal is one of the prettiest colors ever offered by GM. They have put it on some Cadillacs and other Chevy cars. It's a beautiful color.

I guess I would describe it as "blood red." There is no orange in it, at least to my eye. It's much brighter than "wine" or "burgundy" or "maroon."

Just go to a GM dealership. They use Crystal Red on other cars.

Ken_C8

Night race blue! Do it

Joz132

laconiajack

Yes the color is used on Cadillacs and Buicks as well. I have had so many people tell me that the Crystal Red Metallic Tintcoat is what makes my '09 coupe the stunningly beautiful car it is.

vettenut

I admit my bias - Crystal Red ROCKS!

mpuzach

The only problem with Night Race Blue is that it seldom looks blue. Unless it's in bright sunlight, it's very close to metallic black.

GARYFINN

I'm bias also