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Old 07-03-2019, 02:18 PM
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Default Rapid Blue (internal name) leaked?

Stumbled on this in C7 Gen as someone thought they were two new outgoing C7 colors. Maybe my wish of a new Nassau Blue/Jetstream Blue is happening! Very close to the CervIII! Rapid Blue is the 2nd blue on the leaked order guide.



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Why does the Cerv have one working headlight? Lol. That is a nice blue though.
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Originally Posted by keagan
Why does the Cerv have one working headlight? Lol. That is a nice blue though.
Dude... it's active aero.
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Originally Posted by keagan
Why does the Cerv have one working headlight? Lol. That is a nice blue though.
Foreshadowing.... It's the prototype, but the gear already wore out.
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Probably was my post that I bumped the other day.

They showed up in the 2019 colors in the GM parts catalog. Rapid Metallic and Accelerate Metallic.

Rapid showed up in the leaked order guide for the C8.

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Originally Posted by Newdude
Probably was my post that I bumped the other day.

They showed up in the 2019 colors in the GM parts catalog. Rapid Metallic and Accelerate Metallic.

Rapid showed up in the leaked order guide for the C8.
Yep.... was your post. Where'd the color sample I posted come from? Rapid Blue is indeed on the leaked order guide... I was hoping it would be something like this.
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A Nassau Blue-esque color on the C8? Ohhhhh be still my heart!!!!
One of my all time favorite colors.
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Originally Posted by mre1974
A Nassau Blue-esque color on the C8? Ohhhhh be still my heart!!!!
One of my all time favorite colors.
Same... if it's the real deal my car will be blue.
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Chaz recently provided renderings in a light blue...





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Count me in if that's available on the C8!!!
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Zeus Bronze will be the big seller.
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Originally Posted by 89L98
Zeus Bronze will be the big seller.
Anxious to see how it looks, on the same color Cadillacs it's hit or miss.
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Originally Posted by 89L98
Zeus Bronze will be the big seller.
Doubt it... probably going to be the "first year only" interesting color like Lime Rock Green was for the 2014 C7.
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Anxious to see how it looks, on the same color Cadillacs it's hit or miss.
Looks very dark.... was hoping for more of a champagne color, but I guess that's not bronze.
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Does GM use the same name across models for colors or no? I'm curious if this could end up being pacific blue equivalent... that's a nice color too and is actually what I have on my truck. Just don't know if it would work on a vette.
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Originally Posted by 84 4+3
Does GM use the same name across models for colors or no? I'm curious if this could end up being pacific blue equivalent... that's a nice color too and is actually what I have on my truck. Just don't know if it would work on a vette.
No... they have internal pre-production names that I guess come from suppliers... then they have the names as marketed. I.e I think Laguna Blue was Jazz Blue etc. etc. They don't use the same names across cars even when it's the same color.
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Originally Posted by Tool Hoarder
No... they have internal pre-production names that I guess come from suppliers... then they have the names as marketed. I.e I think Laguna Blue was Jazz Blue etc. etc. They don't use the same names across cars even when it's the same color.
Gotcha. I think the Cruze/colorado/equinox share some color names but not all of them. Pacific is a nice color, the green metallic flake accents all the curves in the body in the sun and its stunning. My buddy sold his Sierra to buy a new colorado after seeing my truck in that color. He couldn't stop drooling over it. But... it looks horrible on the cruze and equinox. Certain colors only look good on certain things you know?

That light blue kn that rendering is really nice though.
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Reminds me a lot of the 1987-1989 Nassau Blue, or medium Blue Met.


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68 Lemans Blue Big Block I sold a few years ago. Love that color. Very similar.

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I really like this shade of blue


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