Please spare me the “another grey car” off topic diversions - I’m wondering what equivalent colors are out there in the VW group. Rennbow has no listing for Arctic Grey (Arctic Silver - plenty of examples). Google and Bing searches get no results. Is this truly a new color? I can order a new 718S with no ADM but a 9-month delivery window. It would be extremely helpful if I could at least see something very very close. Is the 911 50th Slate Grey close or a bit too light?

Heres the build I’m considering (I don’t track so decided I didn’t need a GTS or all the go fast stuff; this is close to a duplicate of our first 2013 Boxster S which we loved.).
http://www.porsche-code.com/PPB8ILA0.

Anyway - maybe the combined insights of this group can knowledgeably point me toward an existing color that I can try to find in the here and now. TIA, gordon

 

It's the gray from the GT4RS launch car which looks a lot like Audi Nardo Grey in some photos but with way bluer in other photos.

 

Merlin Purple

 

The presence of blue is what makes Arctic Grey interesting, especially once you consider that every other VW group car is a spin-off of Nardo, Chalk etc.

I think Arctic Grey more closely resembles Graphite Blue, with the Grey taking over Blue in terms of proportion.
Short answer - There probably isn't an equivalent (def not Merlin Purple, and I don't know why the other poster is trolling you) but if you can picture 'Graphite Blue but more grey' then maybe you have something to work with. Good luck!

 

Thanks! That’s what I needed. I will be seeing a Graphite Blue S next week so that helps my imagination a bit.

 

Here's a pic of my Graphite Blue from a year ago..very close to the new Arctic Gray. Maybe somebody with photoshop chops can help out by changing the proportions of blue:gray

 

IMHO, having seriously considered buying Graphite Blue, and seeing a few in person, its more blue than gray, as far as paint pigment. Where, not having seen it, Artic Gray may have some blueish "flake", or will pick up any surrounding blueish light with its metallic/flake.

 

I'm stuck on deciding Arctic Grey too (vs Chalk). It' looks less "blue" than graphic blue and has no metallic flakes in it. More of a grey? The Porsche config. seems to show it pretty dark too?

I just realized it's been introduced in the whole 718 line-up for 2023 which makes me think most P-cars for 2023 will have this new color. Hopefully we will see them in the wild by the end of the year.

 

Not sure if this helps but I got some close up photos of the GT4 RS when I saw it in person. “Graphite blue but more grey” is accurate. Also keep in mind these pictures were taken indoors under bright white lighting.

 

Looking at the pictures of AG, I don’t see the resemblance to Graphite Blue.

Graphite more blue and pretty sure it was a metallic color. Arctic is non metallic

 

Here’s my slate Grey Y97 (the lighter of the two non metallic Slate greys).
Graphite is far more blue than Slate, and is also metallic. I haven’t seen Arctic grey in person but suspect it’s closer to Nardo (although saw nardo in person today and there was a tiny hint of green coming across to my eye).


Two slate Grey compared in Different light


Rain/fog


Inside detailer shop. Fluorescent light.


Afternoon sun (next to Dolomite Silver)


Late day sun


Dusk under parking lot lights

 

Thanks all! Now I’m looking at a local graphite blue metallic 718S. Waiting 9 months and having on,y one car for 9 months isn’t appealing. We don’t do HPDE or AX so an S should be a good fit and the price is right vs our 911 trade. Looks like GBM had only one year in production according to Rennbow (2018).

 

Cayenne Turbo GT launch color is Arctic Grey

 

Sorry, I misunderstood the question about VAG crossover colors and thought you were looking to see what was available. The Arctic Grey in the pics is almost exactly what I saw as I took the pics.

 

I think Nardo is pretty close. I had the Rabbit restomod pickup I'm working on painted Nardo.