Woohoo! Tungsten w/ Pony Package! I've been waiting to see a "real" pic of that combo since I heard about the '06 options and colours!

Hmm.. bpmurr and Bingo, I know what you're saying though. I have to admit, Tungsten is not jumping out at me in those pics. Although to me, it almost looks more like Satin Silver. I'm hoping it's just the lighting that day or something.

Amy, any thoughts on that? How did the Tungsten look in person compared to Satin and Mineral? And as everyone else has already said before me, great shots!!!

 

Great Can't wait.

I don't like the center caps on the fanblades. Some nice mustang ones would look waaay better.

 

Can anybody explain why the GT gets PLASTIC foglamps and the V6 Pony package gets chrome or polished alluminum or whatever that is? I think the V6 Pony grille almost looks more classy than the GT's? :scratch:

 

Has anyone heard if there will be more than one version of the fanblades? I know I have a '98 and there were two versions of the upgrade 17" wheel, a competely machined face and a completely silver painted. I am praying that is the case here. Just not a fan of the silver inserts on the fanblades.

 

Personally... I really liked it. I've liked it since seeing the original one at the NAIAS a few years back.

Natural lighting and high glare show lighting is ALWAYS going to make the object appear differently.

I used to really like Mineral Grey.. which is a warm grey color, has red in it.... but then when the Dark Shadow grey came out.. I really enjoyed that one too.. because it's a cool grey color, has blue in it and my eye goes towards colors with a cool tone to them.

I think Tungsten is a perfect inbetween color. There's a good blend of both red and blue in it.

And in person.. it looks nothing like Satin Silver... nor does it look like Mineral Grey.

Keep in mind too... not only the lighting situations.. but also peoples computer screens. Some are not calibrated to show the true hues.

 

Thanks, Amy! That's exactly what I wanted to hear!

 

Wow! I really didn't expect Vista to look more similar to Sonic (w/o the purple hue though). I was expecting it to look much lighter, kinda like Bright Atlantic Blue.

BTW...Thanx for the pix Amy!

 

I agree, glad I got an 05 Sonic, but if I had to get an 06, I might have chosen the vista over the other colors, just always wanted a blue car and until now all my cars seemed to be red.

I've attached a comparison photo since I had a similar shot of mine, amy hope you dont mind. Gives a basic comparision. I know lighting etc was different so its not a true comparison, would have been nice if they had a sonic next to it for us to see.

 

Did everyone not notice the Ranger in the third pic of what Amy posted? Its Sonic blue and sitting right next to the Vista Blue Mustang in the pic!!! They're both nice colors!!! And that pic is a good comparison of the 2. John

 

Great pics Amy !! but vista blue is to dark blue for me, :notnice:

 

All these sonic blue owners saying they dont like vista blue...sounds like vista blue envy too me...dont worry now guys,you can always trade your purple cars in

prepares for some incoming lol

 

Yeah I really don't get this. It's like saying I hate manderins but I love tangerines, or I loved the Dodge Neon but I hated the Plymouth Neon. They are pretty freakin close.

 

nice pics....it appears that they have done away with the pirellis on the 18" ?
I do like my p-zero tires...

 

What happened to the tungsten pics on the home page? I was trying to find the car show pics again and they are gone. So are the comparison color pics. I have to admit after seeing the pics of the tungsten I'm wondering if the color is going to live up to it's reputation. Time will tell. In any case I've already ordered the tungsten. I'm thinking some red stripes will livin up the color combination.

 

I dunno...the fanblades are starting to remind me too much of the Crown Victoria sport rims...

 

I honestly cannot tell the difference between the sonic and the vista. I dont' understand how the Vista can have more metallic flake in it but look flatter than the Sonic.

I probably would have been just as happy with the Vista as I am with the Sonic though.

 

I took the Detroit Auto Show pics down as soon as Amy supplied these new ones. Too many people were asking about the stripes. And the color sheets didn't give a real good idea of what the colors looked like.

 

The 18s always had BFGoodrich's on them...Pirelli's were only on the 17s.

However, they aren't the same style BFG on the 18s now.

 

Wow, the Tungsten is not as dark as I thought it would be...looks a lot like Satin Silver to me...

 

Pics are down for now.. I'm cleaning up my picture hosting site.

Tungsten looks NOTHING like Satin Silver