Curious whether the Obsidian Black is a metallic or gloss. Haven't been able to tell from pics, and there are none in our area. Trying to decide between waiting for a good Matador Red or getting one of the 3-4 Obsidians from CarMax.

Thoughts welcomed, as well as things to look out for when looking for used.

I've been won over to the IS-F side vs. considering a new M3 (just sold my '97 E36 M3 4 dr which I've had since '01). Phenomenal Lexus quality & service, great warranty, outstanding performance envelope. You guys have a great car here. :-)

Thanks,
Stanford

 

Gloss. No mica or flake in Obsidian. It's a 97% black, one of the blackest in automotive colors.

 

Excellent. Many thanks. Had great luck with metallic black on my prior daily driver, but I may give the Matador Red a try. Looks VERY similar to the "Canyon Red" that I had on the Elise - really accentuates the curves of the car.

Thanks again,
Stanford

 

if you're going for which car would reveal its curves more, definitely matador red mica. i adore my obsidian, but the curves dont really show on it unless im looking at it really close. even with a great polish and wax, the curves are barely shown, but i still love her!

 

Get MRM... you will LOVE it

 

Yes the Matador Red is really gorgeous in person, you will not be disappointed.

 

Matador is beautiful. The Obsidian looks better when it is polished and waxed, but the Matador is stunning all week.

 

I will vouch for Matador. It is a stunning color for the ISF.

 

^^^^1, I agree with the Matador, unless you have an awful lot of spare time on your hands, Obsidian is a bear to keep clean

 

If you are not dead set on black, I would highly suggest you get another color on this car! I love black cars and there was no question I wanted black, but so far this tempermental black paint has sucked to keep up. I love it when it is cleaned and waxed, but it scratches and swirls very easily. I really wish they would have offered a black metallic like my 135i or SRT8 Grand Cherokee. Neither is as good looking after a detail as Obsidian, but the other 99% of the time I'd take the metallic paint since it hides imperfections so much better.

 

^yup! keeping it clean is one difficult chore, but my obsidian still shines greatly. i love the matador red color, but there is a stigma on the road with red cars...cops love em!

 

The MRM is a stunning color in person