Silver Ignition vs. Argento

[OrangeJuleas]

I will say that the color is closer to Silver than Blue. Steel is an accurate descriptor (light steel blue, #B0C4DE). It's like a cyan or azure (baby blue is a tint of azure, so you guys may be close with this) mixed with silver.

Seriously though. If the FRS/BRZ came in a Baby Blue color (#89CFF0), that would have been the one for me. That, or School Bus yellow (#FFD800).

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by OrangeJuleas

Seriously though. If the FRS/BRZ came in a Baby Blue color (#89CFF0), that would have been the one for me.

FUCK YES!

[SnapOv3st3r]

I test drove a manual 10 Series today. I kinda like all the extra stuff, aside from the neon badge part. The one at my dealer had a standard shift knob in it.

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by SnapOv3st3r

I test drove a manual 10 Series today. I kinda like all the extra stuff, aside from the neon badge part. The one at my dealer had a standard shift knob in it.

All manuals came with the standard shift knob...

[SnapOv3st3r]

Originally Posted by Luis_GT

All manuals came with the standard shift knob...

No dude. The 10 series was pictured with that Neon accented glow shift knob. I said Standard shift knob as in reference to the normal FR-S. Not the word standard as in manual transmissions.

[SkullWorks]

And dude he is right the neon crap neon is for a/t only

[Luis_GT]

Originally Posted by SnapOv3st3r

No dude. The 10 series was pictured with that Neon accented glow shift knob. I said Standard shift knob as in reference to the normal FR-S. Not the word standard as in manual transmissions.

All manuals came with the standard shift knob...

Or, all manuals came with the OEM shift knob

or, all manuals came without the glow shift knob

[oldpueblo]

By way of explanation the solar knob doesn't have a shift pattern on top, there's probably some legal reason they couldn't include it. Honestly it ain't much to look at anyway.

[SnapOv3st3r]

Originally Posted by SkullWorks

And dude he is right the neon crap neon is for a/t only

Originally Posted by Luis_GT

All manuals came with the standard shift knob...

Or, all manuals came with the OEM shift knob

or, all manuals came without the glow shift knob

Ok, thought the MT had that shitty glow knob on it. Seeing as how I don't like that, 10 series is not to bad then. Dig the color in person.

[JRoldy]

the silver ignition color resembles the Lexus Paint: Bamboo Pearl it has a slight brown tint in the silver in some angles, and slight blueish hue in others.. there were two versions of this paintjob, majorly on Lexus Rx330-rx350 like 2003-2008 where somehwere mid-break the paint changed.

I'll snap a pic at work of a series 10 with my argento.

[SurfAndSand]

Silver Ignition is really very neutral, and slightly smaller metallic flakes than the Argento. Almost like a pearl silver color.

Because there is so little color in it, and because it's darker, but still reflective, Silver Ignition picks up color from the environment.

On nice sunny days, you're going to get some blue overtones from the sky.
On rainy days, it will appear very flat grey, like the sky over head.
Drive through a forest, and you'll likely get some green hues.
Around sunset, you'll see warm reds, bronzes, golds, and such.

Fantastic color.

BTW, don't always believe what you see on your computer monitor. First, the color will be altered by the color WHITE BALANCE on the camera capturing the photo, unless the white balance was correctly set. Next, your monitor itself is likely not color corrected.

Most monitors can only display a maximum of around 16 million colors (If your graphics card allows it also) but people can see even more colors than that. I believe Silver Ignition falls into the color range that monitors can display, if they are properly calibrated.

I work professionally with color as a photographer, and multimedia specialist, so I know a thing or two about color correction, but there's plenty for me to learn. If anyone else has an opinion on this please chime in.

If you guys really want to see the color, go see the car. Go see it in person. Go see it at different times of the day, and if possible in different kinds of light (sunlight of course, showroom lights, tungsten hued lights in the parking lots, etc).

None of the other FRS colors capture the light so uniquely and subtly. (But the other colors have their own unique personas that are really nice too!)

[oldpueblo]

Good post. I've been tempted to actually do a video walking around it at different times of day, then splice it all together. If someone wants to beat me to it, have at it.

[Nefded]

I was set on argento at first.. but when I went to my dealership the argento and 10 series were parked side by side. Where I'm at, I mostly get the blue tint to the paint. It's not for everyone but you need to see it in person to get the full effect. I'd love to have this car in the rebel blue volvo paint

[subiestyle]

Reminds me of the Honda Prelude crystal blue metallic.

That color was really awesome.

But this silver ignition should've been a shade or two darker like the honda prelude.