New Grey for Model S

[ACDriveMotor]

Maybe they decided they were killing too many Dolphins to make the color? Next color up for removal Bluefin Tuna silver...

 

[Newscutter]

Try this-- go to the Design Studio, rear 3/4 view especially, and toggle between grey and black.

Don't blink.

You'll miss it.

 

[GenericSpoon]

Also, when you're viewing the interior of the car on the configurator, the rear view mirrors are shown in any colour(prior to this update, they were black regardless of what colour you had picked for the car).

 

[araxara]

Now, at least, the grey interior will have a better contrast with the darker exterior.

 

[wamochi]

i really like both! a lot of manufacturers have both a light and dark grey in their lineups because grey has become so popular. not sure why Tesla won't do the same.

"Steel Grey" is also a mercedes color, and if it resembles that, i think it will be STUNNING on the Model S. we have steel grey on our GL550 and this is our second GL in this color. absolutely love it with the subtle blue flake. really accentuates all the body lines. it's a beautiful color (sorry if it's blasphemy to post non-Tesla pics):

 

[Ocelot]

Are darker colours easier to paint?...please add some metallic brighter colurs. i really like the fisker paints with the ground glass embedded.

 

[gg_got_a_tesla]

Have to say that the new grey appears to be way "cooler" than the old one. One of my fellow Model S's at work is the current grey; the owner typically plugs it in alongside mine almost everyday at the two HPWCs there. The grey looks increasingly dull and tepid the more I see it, particularly when mated with the standard 19" wheels. The grey ("titanium"?) on one of the LEAFs nearby looks far nicer.

Also, for a car of the Model S's proportions, lighter colors do not necessarily work in my opinion. There's a reason for the dark shades; they look classy, elegant and timeless for such a big car. My wife's cousin in San Jose - who waited a few months for the MC Red - wishes he got one of the darker colors each time he sees my green; he considers his own bright MC Red to be a bit tacky-looking after a year of ownership.

 

[jerry33]

Also, for a car of the Model S's proportions, lighter colors do not necessarily work in my opinion. There's a reason for the dark shades; they look classy, elegant and timeless for such a big car.

As long as you wipe the road dirt off after every drive. Lighter colours are more practical and don't get as hot.

 

[cynix]

Definitely a different colour. The colour code for grey used to be PMTG (paint, metallic, ???, grey), but now it's PMNG. No idea what T and N stand for.

You can see the images here:

Old grey (PMTG):

New grey (PMNG):

 

[SouthJerseyJon]

I think the "Metallic" addition is the highlight of this new color. I think they are trying to make the color pop more. I would have chosen the metallic gray if available when I ordered my car two years ago...Guess I might have to sell mine.

 

[CHGolferJim]

The paint is now "harder"?

 

[No Tailpipe]

Like! It's the color of gray I always loved on my BMW or Mercedes cars.

 

[andrewket]

I do like the new gray much better than the old one. ++

 

[ltreasure]

Just received a reply from my DS that my order is automatically switched to the new Grey. Not sure if I should be happy about this.
Would really like to see this shade in reality.

 

[JakeP]

Have to say that the new grey appears to be way "cooler" than the old one. One of my fellow Model S's at work is the current grey; the owner typically plugs it in alongside mine almost everyday at the two HPWCs there. The grey looks increasingly dull and tepid the more I see it, particularly when mated with the standard 19" wheels. The grey ("titanium"?) on one of the LEAFs nearby looks far nicer.

Also, for a car of the Model S's proportions, lighter colors do not necessarily work in my opinion. There's a reason for the dark shades; they look classy, elegant and timeless for such a big car. My wife's cousin in San Jose - who waited a few months for the MC Red - wishes he got one of the darker colors each time he sees my green; he considers his own bright MC Red to be a bit tacky-looking after a year of ownership.

You and I are hopelessly biased toward the other "G" color.

 

[tga]

I never would have guessed that a thread discussing a new shade of grey could go on for 6 pages... :biggrin:

 

[twinklejet]

See this is what happens when the CEO of Tesla personally delivers a car to the author of "Fifty Shades of Grey".

Just 48 shades to go...

 

[Owner]

No notification would be really bad! Imagine showing up at the factory getting a different color car.

Just received a reply from my DS that my order is automatically switched to the new Grey. Not sure if I should be happy about this.
Would really like to see this shade in reality.

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I'm personally obsessed with color.... As a dolphin grey owner I have no idea now what I'd buy.

I never would have guessed that a thread discussing a new shade of grey could go on for 6 pages... :biggrin:

 

[bollar]

You know a thread has gone on too long when the same jokes come up for a second time!

 

[gmo43]

I wonder if Tesla would let me switch to this grey from black. I did just get my VIN yesterday. Anyone had any experience with changing the color?