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Old 01-07-2021 | 09:36 PM
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Is my car arctic silver? I can't tell...



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Arctic.
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Looks like Arctic to me.
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Polar on the left, arctic on the right.



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Arctic with an upside down oil cap
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arctic for certain. i've had both.

polar is more specialer.
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Great... that's what i was hoping for. Thanks fellas! =]
Old 01-07-2021 | 10:38 PM
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Yes. Arctic. I looked at both for my last Porsche and went with Arctic as I didn't care for the blue hue that Polar has.
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Yes, Arctic which is a brownish silver. Polar is more interesting 🤔
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Brown? Really? I don't see that at all.
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Originally Posted by Redlinerobert
Brown? Really? I don't see that at all.
Yep, brown tone for Arctic versus blue tone for Polar.

But color vision isn't the same for everyone.
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Does the car not have the build label on the frunk lid? Paint code is on it.
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Originally Posted by Dock
Yep, brown tone for Arctic versus blue tone for Polar.

But color vision isn't the same for everyone.
Rhodium Silver also has a blueish tone...



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Originally Posted by 2fcknfst
Rhodium Silver also has a blueish tone...


(But (outside of Porsche Exclusive) that wasn't a factory color available for the 996 Turbo.)
Old 01-08-2021 | 10:43 PM
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No, and it was dumped again in the latter part of 2017, or early 2018 - as far as I am aware, this is one of, or the only one, like it from 2018/19.


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