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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 09:14 PM
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Has anyone seen ceramic matrix grey in person. What are your thoughts? Thanks
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Comparison to white:
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I was hoping to like it. But when I saw the sample on the color board it honestly looked like Krylon primer. Tough to order on a brand new car sight unseen on the whole car. IMO.
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Old Aug 8, 2019 | 10:23 PM
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I’ve seen it in person on a C7 ZR-1.

It’s pretty cool but not for everybody. Kinda has the gloss of an off-white pearl but it is not at all pearlescent, if that makes sense. There’s a bit of blue as well as gray mixed in with the white. I think it would look good with the black or blue-trimmed interior. I can’t see it with the other interior colors (even the gray which looked white to me at Kerbeck’s).
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I have owned a 2018 Carbon 65 Z06 that only comes in Ceramic Matrix Grey for a couple years now. It is an awesome color. Depending on the light it alternates between light blue, white, and light grey. I get compliments on it all the time at car shows. My favorite color from GM.

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Drive to your local Chevy store and see it in person. Current color on the C7.
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Great pic. I love this color on a car with black wheels and accents.
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What colour would look good with this? Cool gray/black interior?
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Gives you an idea of the colour
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Go find a C7 in ceramic. Worth a trip to see it IMO.

It looks ok in the configurator, better in pictures, and great in person.
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that and white are my favorite colors
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I have a C7Z06 in this color and get plenty of compliments and people ask what color it is. I also have Adrenaline Red interior which looks good.
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I have a C7Z06 in this color and get plenty of compliments and people ask what color it is. I also have Adrenaline Red interior which looks good.
I'm thinking of going this way.
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Old Aug 9, 2019 | 03:23 PM
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My C7 Z06 was Arctic White, but I am going with Ceramic Gray for my C8 (I am #9 on my dealer's list) with carbon flash side view mirrors and Z51 spoiler, black Trident rims, and black/red stitch interior (3LZ) with red belts.

The color is warm, rich, not flashy, and the paint has great depth. All in all, a distinctive color you don't see everywhere.
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Man, the look of the rear without the Z51 spoiler is so much cleaner and better looking to me.
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I love mine so much I’m considering my C8 in the same. Also like Blade Silver
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Going with Blade Silver!
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Old Aug 11, 2019 | 08:35 PM
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Can't go wrong with Blade Silver -- works well with carbon flash and a few of the interiors. I went back and forth between it and Ceramic. Went for the Ceramic. Who knows?
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There is a lot of blue in that CMW, I like it. Gonna put it on the list of possibilities.
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