bluedevil99

Can't seem to nail down what this color is actually going to look like. The artist rendering and color sample differ from the configurator quite a bit;

Artist:


(bottom right)

Configurator:


Color sample:




As you can see, very different colors. Will we actually know what it looks like by the order deadline??

2020 C8

Will a Rapid Blue C8 be at the Kerbeck event?
What colors will be there?

WICKEDFRC

Bring that photo in to your nearest Home Depot and try and color match a swatch. Hehehe. Looks "blue" to me. And if this is the only blue offered, I guess it's this or one of eleven other colors. I guess.

bluedevil99

There is Elkhart Lake blue as well, which is what was at the reveal.

brAnd7onX

Looks like baby blue to me...

bluedevil99

I would LOVE for it to look like that artist rendering (I think JSB was the best color ever.) I don't think they'd allow the configurator to be so wildly different from reality though.

Yet the color sample on the board is still quite a different shade from the configurator as well, and that should be just as accurate of a representation.

Sample looks real close to a Lambo blue:



Also Ford "grabber blue" to a lesser extent:

y260

speaking of - the new yellow looks like good ol velocity yellow in some pictures and highlighter bright in others

vettpapaw

Richard Petty Blue.....

NoSoupForU

Seems diff colour in diff light. Here is a pic of same board at diff angle. Will be interesting to see in daylight. Also some have mentioned Miami Blue from Porsche. Here’s a new GT2 for comparison

TXshaggy

No, not Miami blue...maybe Voodoo or Mexico blue. I like it!

Check out Rennbow for more blues on Porsche.

https://www.rennbow.org/

NoSoupForU

I agree. Miami is too light!

NoSoupForU

What was the blue that Jay Leno did his clip on? I know it was inside so lighting was poor..??

JockItch

Same car car that was at the reveal... Elkhart Lake Blue.

NoSoupForU

Thanks!!

So that answers my question I have and that nobody has seen the Rapid blue on the car... it’s going to be interesting to see these pics. If you see the voting on the colors rapid blue was the #1 colour choice with torch red only one behind.. so far very popular

carriccp

I would lean more towards the samples on the color board than the configurator, obviously the first reason being if that's an actual paint sample. A similar experience back when I was shopping a 2018 Wrangler JL before they came out. Color configurator was up and people ordered sight unseen several of the new colors, when they showed up at dealers they looked NOTHING like the configurator or marketing brochures.

spireland

That's what I'm hoping. I'm not a fan of Miami but Voodoo and Mexico are amazing colors.

If it's anything like Grabber Blue on the Mustang we most likely won't see many, its most likely a 2%ish take rate.

Jaye Bass

I like all the Porsche light blues but Mexico is the best imo. Miami has more yellow than the rest of the Porsche light blues.


Left to right Riviera, Miami, and Mexico

Left to right Voodoo, Miami, and Riviera

Jaye Bass

If somebody can tell the diff between Riviera and Mexico, let me know cause they look identical to me.

If Rapid looks close to Mexico, that would be my first choice.

bluedevil99

I do worry about it being a straight flat paint though. I normally like my colors to have depth and character (usually metallic/tintcoats.) At the minimum I'd target pearl paints, but this blue based on the name and similar examples looks like it simply won't have any depth...

Has anyone spent time with cars with similar paint and care to comment?

84 4+3

I'd trust the photographed samples vs the online configuration. If you look at Pacific blue metallic it looks sea green online but in person it's more blue than green.