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Old 11-15-2009, 06:53 PM
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Default Which color is "best" for the Panamera?

I am defining "best" as, "makes the Panamera's shape the most attractive", (possibly makes it look the smallest?).
Anyone seen enough examples to have a good opinion? I'm not asking which color of car do you ordinarily like, but what makes THIS car look the best?
Old 11-15-2009, 07:15 PM
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FWIW mine will be carbon gray metallic

Basalt would be #2

dark is smaller
Old 11-15-2009, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by allegretto
FWIW mine will be carbon gray metallic

Basalt would be #2

dark is smaller
I was thinking Black would make it look smaller, and maybe Basalt would help emphasize the curves in a good way. Carbon gray metalic would probably be similar. Thanks.
Anyone else who has seen them?
Old 11-15-2009, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by speedread
I am defining "best" as, "makes the Panamera's shape the most attractive", (possibly makes it look the smallest?).
Anyone seen enough examples to have a good opinion? I'm not asking which color of car do you ordinarily like, but what makes THIS car look the best?
Earlier comment I made was that I wasn't crazy about the looks of the Panamera until I saw an example in a Basalt Black on Black with 20" wheels...was a pretty car and quite liked it...made me want to drive it and now it is on my radar for sure when my RS 4 lease runs out next fall...new 911 TT coming in March so...hmmm..$$???
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Default Aqua Blue or Yacht Blue or Carbon grey

I saw ahalf dozen at a recent show at the Larz Andersen Auto Museum. The black is too dark, doesn't show up curves well. The blues were surprisingly beautiful and different.
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Originally Posted by kocsis
I saw ahalf dozen at a recent show at the Larz Andersen Auto Museum. The black is too dark, doesn't show up curves well. The blues were surprisingly beautiful and different.
Was the black you saw standard or Balsalt black?
Old 11-16-2009, 06:31 PM
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i did not like it in silver - basalt and carbon looked good on the curves
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Default Silver

Anyone else see it in person in silver?
What did you think?
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I've seen it in silver and was pleasantly surprised. In the photographs I didn't think it looked very good, but my local dealer has a silver Panamera S with black interior and it looks nice.

My favorite color for the Panamera is Yachting Blue. I think it looks great and is easier to keep looking good compared to the black. I have a 4S on order in Yachting Blue and am looking forward to not having to work as hard to keep it clean as my black BMW 5 series it will replace.
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You might want to try video Google. There are several in light and dark colors with especially good aspects of the white one, which surprised me.
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At the Larz Andersen Museum, I think the black was plain black, not basalt.
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I liked the carbon grey in person, but it had alot of brown in it, think macademia. The silver is just gorgeous and so is the yachting blue!
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i saw a 4S in crystal green for a few times recently.. pretty sure it's the same car... it actually looks very bold and fresh.... it's indeed a very special color which does not worsen the car...

but i still chose basalt black for my 4S... as special color like this will get bored in 1 month.. then i would paint it black ..
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Carbon with the grey interior
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Ruby Red Metallic/Black!


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