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Old Mar 21, 2026 | 08:44 PM
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Default Official Admiral Blue Color Thread

Credit to Mike Furman. Absolutely love this color and can't wait to update this thread when I get mine.
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Old Mar 21, 2026 | 09:37 PM
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Such a beautiful color! I'm glad it has returned!
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Very cool car and a beautiful color.
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I’m interested in it and ELB side by side.
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Originally Posted by EvanD
I’m interested in it and ELB side by side.
I was at a local Corvette event yesterday and snapped this comparison with the C7 generation, but I agree it'll be nice to see how they compare on the C8 once we can. Elkhart (1st photo) is a beautiful color, but I like how Admiral (2nd photo) shifts in the light.
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Originally Posted by EvanD
I’m interested in it and ELB side by side.
I've owned both Adniral and Elkart and IMO they are about the best flavors of blues ever offered on Corvettes.
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I was dead set on black until seeing these pictures....NOW a tough decision! This color is fabulous!!
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This and Red Mist are by far the 2 best colors. I'd place Roswell Green in 3rd.
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Another beautiful shot catching the sun

credit to NCM Insurance facebook page.
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Another beauty with matching engine cover.
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Originally Posted by Houston Z33
This and Red Mist are by far the 2 best colors. I'd place Roswell Green in 3rd.
I wanted a dark blue so bad when I ordered my '24, instead we got a lighter blue option so I went with red mist. 3 years later we get the proper dark blue.

I can deal with all the other gradual upgrades, even the new engine. Seeing this color on the car (finally) stings a bit.
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Originally Posted by Slare
I wanted a dark blue so bad when I ordered my '24, instead we got a lighter blue option so I went with red mist. 3 years later we get the proper dark blue.

I can deal with all the other gradual upgrades, even the new engine. Seeing this color on the car (finally) stings a bit.
aw man, yeah that does hurt. I was debating between a riptide or red mist Eray/stingray before the grand sport rumor mill started picking up. I’ve seen a few admiral blue C6/7s in person and riptide just didn’t scratch the itch. If I’d been looking a year earlier I probably would have gone with red mist too.
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Originally Posted by Iconic
I've owned both Adniral and Elkart and IMO they are about the best flavors of blues ever offered on Corvettes.
2002/2003 C5 Electron Blue was very nice too.
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I really liked the Riptide blue and the Red Mist really pops in the sun. Still hard to beat Admiral blue though.

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Love the admiral Blue, just can't stand the black wheels.
The eray wheels are gross too. I feel it was one of it's biggest problems. Those wheels screamed an electric car.
Love the new GS wheels in either polished or the silver.


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Originally Posted by LS1LT1
2002/2003 C5 Electron Blue was very nice too.
To me it is almost criminal that we have never seen a return of Electron Blue!
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Originally Posted by Twenty7GS
Another beauty with matching engine cover.

Hold up...are OEM color-matched engine covers going to be a thing with the LS6?!?
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Originally Posted by DWS44
Hold up...are OEM color-matched engine covers going to be a thing with the LS6?!?
I can only say yes if you have Admiral Blue or Torch Red, because those are the only two colors I've seen so far. It would be rad if they had every color though, for sure!
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