Cjl22

How does it compare to Obsidian???? thx

hkbruin2

I saw both at the dealership and went with the Obsidian. The caviar has the shimmery sparkle that looks nice under the sunlight, but any other cloudy day makes it look hazy or with an opaque film on the surface. The obsidian will be much harder to care for and maintain and caviar will probably hide any swirls, but I intend on being really careful and washing/detailing the car myself.

corradoMR2

^^^+1

Only when you compare them side-by-side do you see the difference in "black depth". Obsidian is as black as you can go while Caviar is slightly metallic and washed out a little. But on its own it will look black.

Below, the ES is in Caviar while my NX is Obsidian. Of course, the pics have been taken with different cameras and lighting conditions but it's to depict the relative difference.

RXOwner

My 2016 Luxury is Caviar. I love it. I have had obsidian and it is kinda plain compared to the Caviar. The Caviar seems three dimensional compared to a non-flaked color.

I am impressed with the quality of the paint and finish on the RX.

Pictures from my previous post: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx-...x-is-here.html

corradoMR2

Yeah, pictures don't represent Caviar well, much like Atomic Silver or some other colors where depth and metallic flakes are only truly appreciated in person.

Whereas Obsidian wreaks sportiness thanks to its flat pure black and very mirror-like luster, Caviar is like a polished fine-grained black granite with tiny mica specks that wreaks luxury.

RXOwner

Well......I am not going to disagree with that. In the Sunday it does sparkle nicely. I had a choice between this and the obsidian and I am glad I got the Caviar. I have waxed it three times and it has around 1K on the ODO.

Today is a bad day because it is raining!

Thanks for your description and thoughts, really loving my new RX.

hkbruin2

I won't disagree either, as my RX is an F sport and I was going for the pitch black look to go along with the Rioja red interior. The caviar definitely exudes luxury and would be appropriate! Oops one correction, it's my wife's RX

Pyt

We had a choice between Caviar and Obsidian and went with Caviar. Have no regrets!

corradoMR2

Here's a pic I took today of Caviar. The B pillar paint is like Obsidian. You can see the difference.

RXOwner

A nice comparison.

VinceCL

I am disappointed to see how those metal trim pieces don't line up properly. I would expect more from a Lexus. :|

Haya808

I just got a '16 RX350 F-Sport in Caviar! I love the color compared to the Obsidian, which is more of a flat black color with high gloss. The Caviar really stands out because of the pearl in the paint. I can seem like its a different color depending on the lighting and angle. From black to kinda a dark gunmetal grey. In the short time I've had the RX, I have gotten many compliments of how nice the Caviar paint is. It looks awesome with the grey F-Sport rims!!

Just go down to the dealership and check them out. Once I saw it I knew that was my favorite color out of all the available ones!

Pyt

Same experience here. Congrats!

rayaans

I'd be inclined to think it's the camera angle.....

hkbruin2

I looked on mine and they certainly don't look like that. They are perfectly aligned all around.