Josh/AWE

Introducing a new member of the AWE Tuning development family. The AWE Tuning Porsche 991 Turbo S, special ordered in a classic shade, Porsche Slate Gray.



In addition to the standard list of accoutrements that come on the 991 Turbo S, we took the liberty to add:

• (789) Special Order Slate Gray Non-Metallic Paint
• (970) Two-Tone Leather Interior in Black/Carrera Red
• (342) Heated Front Seats
• (541) Ventilated Front Seats
• (653) Panoramic Glass Sunroof
• (682) Burmeister High-End Sound System
• (XSC) Porsche Crest on Headrests
• (XUB) Headlight Washer Covers Painted in Car Color

Enjoy a few of our favorite shots from it's inaugural shoot.


















Stay tuned as this car gets the special treatment...

neanicu

Congrats!
It looks great!
It almost looks like green depending on the lighting...
Is that PTS?
Any interior pics?
Looking forward to videos!

Josh/AWE

Thanks!

Correct, it is PTS (paint to sample). It's an incredibly dynamic color, almost chameleon-ish in it's ability to take on the color of it's surroundings.

Tuxiemama

Looks great, now let the mods begin

BTW - love my AWE GT2 exhuast on my 996 TTS, brilliant sound and performance

Z356

Zack: That is an awesome color! Could you please double check for us the actual color as Porsche defines it and the official color code for this vehicle in particular? 789 is a general code for Paint-to-Sample and does not indicate a specific color. 'Slate Grey', a beautiful 356 & early 911/912 historic color, is not yet approved by PAG for PTS to my knowledge. But 'Silver Stone' with the color code Y97 is on the approved list and looks a lot like this wonderful color on the Turbo S! Thanks.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

PS If you could post a photo of the inside of gas lid. In the 997 (and perhaps in the 991 model too), all PTS vehicles had the 'colour' code identified & clearly marked on that location!

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Josh/AWE

Eduardo,

You are correct, 789 is simply the PTS option code. The actual color code is 615, which is listed as schiefergrau, a color on the 1966-67 912.

The inside of the gas lid does not list the color code, though. Not on this car, at least.

Jon70

Eduardo,
I'm confused. The gray car you posted above was stated as Y97 or slate gray in a prior 991 PTS thread in the 991 section. Based on the PTS info above, Y97 is in fact silver stone and not slate gray. However, the gray car in your photo looks very similar in color to this:

http://www.4wheelsnews.com/2014-pors...che-exclusive/

Z356

Ok, that is interesting. See the description of that color in the latest PTS list (attached # 1). It makes a reference to an old 911/912 era paint code - 6601. That was the code for 'Slate Grey' or 'schiefergrau' in 1966/67. The '66', in this case, refers to the year. This same color was '6501' in 1964/1965 and '6801' in 1968/1969! The color in french was called 'Gris Ardoise'. So the color on this Turbo S is indeed 'Slate Grey'.

On a historical note, 'Slate Grey' is one of the oldest colors still in used by Porsche. It was introduced in the 1960 model year 356 (as code 6001) and it continued to be offered each year for the duration of the 356 production in 1965! It was then continued with the 911/912 for each of those early years until (& including) MY1969! That is one hell of a winning streak for this beautiful & elegant color!

That is very interesting. I have asked a dealer that has another PTS 991 to please photograph that lid for me to see if it has any markings, like it did on the 997 PTS models. So Zack, where in the body of this particular 'Slate Grey' Turbo S do you see the factory identify this color code '615'? If not, I assume you are reading from a PCNA order document that lists the color code and name of the PTS paint, correct?

Yes, the confusion for all of us started with this post by Suzy991, then LSV.



That last question was never answered. So unfortunately, the actual color of that vehicle as not totally resolved or confirmed!

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8036...ts-991s-2.html

Jon, we will have to look into this. Looks very interesting.

Saludos,
Eduardo
Carmel

PS Attached is the latest PTS list. I think I should also posted in this forum under a separate thread!

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Josh/AWE

Yes, that is correct, 66 refers to the year it was used, but it was also used in multiple other years.


Yes, we researched the color and placed the order ourself.

Slate Gray and Graphite Gray are very similar, but different. There was a 911-50 on the showroom floor when we picked up our 991 TTS and the colors are very different. Graphite Gray, which is not allowed as PTS for any other car at this time, is a blue based gray. Slate is a green based gray, and is a tad darker. They look very different in sunlight. Graphite Grey is more similar to the Grey Black found the 997 GT3 RS.

Slate Gray was the color of Steve McQueen’s 911S and 930, too.

In regards to color code location, I've been told that the color code should be under the hood, as well as several other locations, but I've still yet to find anything immediately obvious without pulling panels or carpet.

Eric - Plug Guy

What a freaking awesome build. Congrats and drive safe. Love the color.

Flowmacks

Agree. Perfect build.

FORENN

Zack - beautiful color and car! And thanks to both Eduardo and you for an interesting and enlightening "shades of grey" discussion. I'd love to see Slate Grey next to Graphite Grey Metallic as it has been pointed out that Graphite also has green in it and can look "army green" in certain lighting:

https://rennlist.com/forums/991/8185...our-pdk-5.html

Unfortunately, it appears the photo from post 75 that nicely illustrated the green property of Graphite has been removed. It would be fun to examine and compare the complexities of these two greys side-by-side in person.

FORENN

Zack, I'd be interested in your impressions of grey black. I've always liked it from photos but have never seen it in person. What did you think?

Chris from Cali

Perfect spec - what color is the interior? Is it Garnet Red or a leather to sample? My all-time favorite color combo on any car is Slate Gray with Oxblood... Looks amazing!!!

FORENN

Thanks for your impressions of grey black and thanks for posting the link. Are you sure that RS is grey black? If so, it is striking how much darker it is than slate grey.