New 2019 Colors: Shadow Grey & Elkhart Blue
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New 2019 Colors: Shadow Grey & Elkhart Blue
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New 2019 Colors: Shadow Grey & Elkhart Blue, via CorvetteBlogger:
New 2019 Colors: Shadow Grey & Elkhart Blue, via CorvetteBlogger:
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04-27-2018, 01:28 PM
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I don't get it. Nothing wrong with these colors, but it's the same old same old. Yet another blue. Yet another gray. The new blue is so close to Laguna Blue that you'll have to get them side by side to tell a difference. An interesting gray, but just another gray. Why do they even bother? Do they REALLY believe these two "new" colors will somehow spark sales they would not otherwise have made?
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I’m torn. As someone with a Laguna Blue Corvette, I love that the new blue is very similar, but also bummed because I liked the uniqueness of Laguna since they stopped making it.
That’s a great shade of blue though!
That’s a great shade of blue though!
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That gray looks pretty bomb
and the blue reminds me of Electron Blue, which is nice, but I was hoping they would bust out a Nassau Blue or Jetstream Blue shade for the C7. Still looks good though don't get me wrong.
Can't wait to see both on an actual car. Thanks for posting
and the blue reminds me of Electron Blue, which is nice, but I was hoping they would bust out a Nassau Blue or Jetstream Blue shade for the C7. Still looks good though don't get me wrong.
Can't wait to see both on an actual car. Thanks for posting
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These look like subtle variations of old colors they've decided to bring back, but they're both great colors. The blue looks very much like the C6 Le Mans Blue.
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The blue looks very close to Laguna Blue, however it seems to be slightly darker. I'm sure we'll see some side-by-side comparisons once a few ones roll off the line. The C7 has to have set a record in terms of the different color grays that have been produced over one generational run. Shadow Grey looks nice.
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They look nice. Just a thought. Wasn’t the purpose of the new paint facility to allow for purchasers to choose from a wider variety of colors? If so, wonder why not just offer all the grays now (shark, WGG, shadow, cyber etc) and blues, etc so people can get what they want.
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I’m pretty sure this is the blue available now on other GM vehicles. I believe it’s called Kinetic Blue on the Cruze.
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I don't get it. Nothing wrong with these colors, but it's the same old same old. Yet another blue. Yet another gray. The new blue is so close to Laguna Blue that you'll have to get them side by side to tell a difference. An interesting gray, but just another gray. Why do they even bother? Do they REALLY believe these two "new" colors will somehow spark sales they would not otherwise have made?
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Is that blue same as Camaro Hyper Metallic Blue? Where's the Krypton Green? Where's the cool grey .. without the baby blue tint ? Where's all the Candy Colors ? Where's the imagination ?
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Totally agree. If that's the most significant 'news' from the Bash I'm glad I didn't make an effort to attend. The variations of blue/gray are not enough to generate a lot of "got to have it" excitement. I understand the C7 is nearing the end of it's cycle, but more than 2 new colors are needed to have current owners justify trading their current C7's for new ones.
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I think the "imagination" quotient was exhausted w/ Sebring Orange, but they hit that one out of the park.
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I like the Gray. I thought WGG was the bomb, but this one takes it a step further. Can't wait to see the car in this color. I may have to move from my favorite...silver to this one.
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One word: Boring
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Did they ever confirm or deny that the grey ZR1 show car was this new color?
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I'm digging the ELB...though "Elkhard Lake Blue" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue...kinda stumbles.
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