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Satin Aluminum are brighter and have a real smooth satin finish just like the Satin black. The standard wheels have a clear coat. There also look good and may suffice plus save you some $$. I probably did not help but call your dealer and maybe they have an example of the standard on the floor than can show you
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Standard silver wheels (gloss) is shinier than satin. Not sure how this ever got confused. Satin is subtle and is in keeping with the stealth chalk Touring model I have on order.
Glossy > Satin > Matte > Flat
Originally Posted by WenigerAberBeser
The Satin aluminum and silver aluminum seem to be very close based on pics. Always thought satin black would go best with miami blue on the GT3 though
I don't know if it's a generational thing, but the Miami Blue looks fantastic in the silver wheels. The cars w/black wheels look just blah -- zero pop. And my vision is 20-20.
Standard silver wheels (gloss) is shinier than satin. Not sure how this ever got confused. Satin is subtle and is in keeping with the stealth chalk Touring model I have on order.
Glossy > Satin > Matte > Flat
Exactly! That's what I have also been saying (and witnessing in real life view; not just in pics) all along... even the dealer folks stated the same and they have seen my car and the new ones delivered in person. Not a huge difference in brightness between the standard glossy aluminum vs. the optional satin aluminum since they're both shiny & bright but obviously different finishes. Satin is very nice and certainly fits and "looks" like an optional finish hence the extra price to pay. Can't go wrong with either... they're both attractive.
And here's yet another perspective... my HRE's are Liquid Silver finish.
You can see the standard silver on my 3 is brighter than on my 4 and the HRE's are brilliant & shiny for sure!
If these two you just shared = a good representation then for sure standard silver would be my choice.
I also like the satin platinum but have them already on my .1 so would want a change if i end up getting a touring.
So would it be safe to say the satin aluminum gives more of a ‘white like’ finish and the standard silver are more ‘silver’?
Sorry for all the questions and thank you for all your help.
Yes... the Satin Aluminum is more of a shiny pearl white/silver finish to me... it's very nice. The Silver Aluminum is more of a bright/light silver paint finish. Like I said both finishes are nice... can't you guys tell by all the pics I have been posting?
Seriously though... go with what you personally like and what fits your taste for your spec. I like that my friend went with Satin Aluminum on his Miami Blue build. It's different but still looks great in person.... there will be more than enough MBlue's out there with the Satin Black wheels anyway.... sometimes it's good to break the mold and not go with the flow.
Here's a vid of the MBlue I just uploaded... and I'll get to do side-by-side pics in a few days.
spent yesterday driving the 2015 99.1. and this. will post comparison shortly. The most significant differences are the overall progression of suspension refinement, and midrange tq.
But the biggest difference is the PDK programming when in sport mode. The new program is much more adaptive to your inputs. Big improvement for PDK fans.
spent yesterday driving the 2015 99.1. and this. will post comparison shortly. The most significant differences are the overall progression of suspension refinement, and midrange tq.
But the biggest difference is the PDK programming when in sport mode. The new program is much more adaptive to your inputs. Big improvement for PDK fans.
Congrats! That is stunning! As a fan of gray-colored cars, I also like Agate.... and I would have done the same (silver wheels w/ pccb) as yours.
Tx for the comparison pics for satin vs std. Finally saw std silver in recent local delivery. Already know Satin from a UV 1RS. Both are very bright. Satin helps level out the highs/lows of light reflection which gives the wheel a more uniform look, perhaps a *hair* less visibility in variations of the wheel design. The std in overhead light, full sun may appear a hair brighter due to gloss reflection, esp when walking past where light angles change. Both are beautiful & bright.
11-13-2017, 12:02 PM
