Best color for the HS?
12-02-09, 05:51 PM
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Best color for the HS?
Okay, admittedly this is completely subjective, but what do people think is the best color for the HS - a dark or light?
As I progress toward making a purchase, I'm pondering external colors (which for me I am flexible, in contrast to the interior where I have a strong preference for black).
No one is praising Lexus for it's choice of the Ford Fusion grill.
I'm leaning toward a lighter (with silver my favorite choice) color which creates a more unified appearance with the chrome grill.
Alternatively, going with black (or other dark color) creates a more contrasty appearance.
So, what do people think?
As I progress toward making a purchase, I'm pondering external colors (which for me I am flexible, in contrast to the interior where I have a strong preference for black).
No one is praising Lexus for it's choice of the Ford Fusion grill.
I'm leaning toward a lighter (with silver my favorite choice) color which creates a more unified appearance with the chrome grill.
Alternatively, going with black (or other dark color) creates a more contrasty appearance.
So, what do people think?
12-02-09, 11:01 PM
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Starfire Pearl w/Black interior is my favorite choice for the HS250h, but I am biased. I personally think Black Sapphire and Silver Opal Mica are the colors that stand out on the HS.
Silver Opal Mica
Black Sapphire
Silver Opal Mica
Black Sapphire
12-02-09, 11:39 PM
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I like anything that's a high contrast. Either light exterior / dark interior or vice versa. Can't go wrong. I tend to shy away from silver since it's a bit boring... silver opal is an exception though since it's unique.
BTW... at least in SoCal, the dealers are getting in a LOT of Starfire HS's. I roamed around Longo's warehouse last weekend (which honestly - if you're a Lexus fan is worth the visit just to see literally 1,500 Lexus models in one huge parking garage), and they had a ton of them. No Aurora White's though... and only a handful of Black Sapphires. Maybe one or two Silver Opal's.
If you want white on black, why not consider Aurora White / Black? It's FAR more rare, since the color is only offered on the RX450h and the HS250, and I think it looks especially good on the HS.
Just make sure you look at all the colors in natural sunlight! Under fluorescent lights the lighter colors can look quite different.
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BTW... at least in SoCal, the dealers are getting in a LOT of Starfire HS's. I roamed around Longo's warehouse last weekend (which honestly - if you're a Lexus fan is worth the visit just to see literally 1,500 Lexus models in one huge parking garage), and they had a ton of them. No Aurora White's though... and only a handful of Black Sapphires. Maybe one or two Silver Opal's.
If you want white on black, why not consider Aurora White / Black? It's FAR more rare, since the color is only offered on the RX450h and the HS250, and I think it looks especially good on the HS.
Just make sure you look at all the colors in natural sunlight! Under fluorescent lights the lighter colors can look quite different.
- T
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12-09-09, 11:38 AM
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If I do take the HS plunge, I'll go for Matador Red with Beige interior (if they can find it; so far, the 3 red HS's my dealer found had black interiors).
Reason: White (and other light colors) are terrific in North Carolina's hot summers, but unless it's a car that sits a good way off the ground (like an RX), the tar that the asphalt roads spit up on all the sills is a royal pain in the butt. I had a white '92 SC300 Coupe -- which I loved -- but kept me lyin' in my driveway every weekend tryin to get road tar off the sills. So I'll NEVER own any LIGHT color again on a car that sits low to the ground.
Conversely, black or dark gray cars get so bleepin' hot in the summer -- as do black interiors -- that I will go for something in the middle (which will make SOME of the road tar less visible), with a light interior. In the case of the HS, about all you can find in the mid-range is red.
Just my $.02 -- your mileage may vary. Or the % of asphalt used in your state road system.
Reason: White (and other light colors) are terrific in North Carolina's hot summers, but unless it's a car that sits a good way off the ground (like an RX), the tar that the asphalt roads spit up on all the sills is a royal pain in the butt. I had a white '92 SC300 Coupe -- which I loved -- but kept me lyin' in my driveway every weekend tryin to get road tar off the sills. So I'll NEVER own any LIGHT color again on a car that sits low to the ground.
Conversely, black or dark gray cars get so bleepin' hot in the summer -- as do black interiors -- that I will go for something in the middle (which will make SOME of the road tar less visible), with a light interior. In the case of the HS, about all you can find in the mid-range is red.
Just my $.02 -- your mileage may vary. Or the % of asphalt used in your state road system.
12-09-09, 02:15 PM
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I am partial to the Silver Opal Mica with the light gray interior.......and I held out until they located one for me.
Everyone who has seen my car agrees that the colors are awesome.
12-31-09, 12:23 AM
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They had one of these parked at my dealership a few weeks ago. The color scheme is very nice.
I am partial to the Silver Opal Mica with the light gray interior.......and I held out until they located one for me.
Everyone who has seen my car agrees that the colors are awesome.
I am partial to the Silver Opal Mica with the light gray interior.......and I held out until they located one for me.
Everyone who has seen my car agrees that the colors are awesome.
12-31-09, 09:14 PM
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I sold one of my customers a tungsten pearl w/ black interior HS, and I thought that color combo looks pretty nice. We have a handful of aurora white on black at our dealer which is my personal favorite HS color.
01-01-10, 12:08 PM
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Picked up our Silver Opal on New Year's Eve---with the black carpet and tan seats everyone just drools over it....very classy.....wife actually is offering to go get things now.....