kotsumu

I have a P4 on order. Carrara white, tinted rear lights, 21' black rims, black window trims.

I'm conflicted about whether I want the Carrara white or jet black metallic or volcano grey color. Also conflicted about the black rims or if I should go with the 911 turbo rims!

Helpppppp

Jonathan Lord

So much of this is personal. Think that the car looks better in darker colors - combination of height and length. . among the darker colors think that straight black looks better than the jet black (cleaner, clearer look).
On rims - really about statement - I generally think about the lights and wheels as the "jewelry" on the car. Clearly, Porsche dressed their intro cars in a couple of combinations - Volcano with 21 911 Turbo wheels and Sapphire with Sport Wheels.
Not sure any of that helped

bunratty

I went with straight black, blacked out side window trim and high gloss black rims. Scheduled to pick the car up in about a week or so. Good luck!

thorfun

what's the difference between the metallic and straight black? I would've thought the metallic black is more desirable, especially when coming to sell it.

Panaseeya

You might want to take into consideration that swirls on the paint are much more visible on the darker colors. I have yachting blue which shows swirls if you really look for them (I first saw them last week on my 4.5 year old car) but it's nothing like black which shows them even if you're not inspecting it closely.

FLT951

Its not personal at all. Pick orange.

jimand7

well i chose volcanoe grey...its bad ****

XT6Wagon

I like Volcano Grey in brighter light, but worry its too dark for the mostly overcast PNW.

I hate blue, but the metalic blue looks pretty good.

and certainly the Turbo S video sold me on white being a top choice.

Jonathan Lord

Thorfun. . my SA said that the metallic black looks "dirtier" than the clear black - even after a wash

thorfun

Interesting! Especially as the metallic is more expensive.

Think I need to head to the dealers to see the difference on other models.

kotsumu

I really want to do that too! I'm worried that black is too hard to maintain, does getting clear bra help maintenance on a black car?

Would getting a clear bra be less susceptible to swirls?

Does anyone know if the black wheels are more maintenance? Less durable?

XT6Wagon

Nope, black wheels are pretty golden for upkeep as long as you keep from the curbs. My GT350 has black wheels just because the front brakes make all the dust. I'd still hit them with your choice of paint protection to make cleaning easier.

cerbomark

I agree with staying away from dark colors. I went from white to dark blue and I hate the swirls that keep coming back after polishing them out. Porsche paint is so soft and IMO very sensitive to swirls etc... Some people may not care. Next lease will be a light color again for me.

Big C

RDS928S

Order this exactly: Chalk / blk trim/black roof. Blk wheels.