Blue Graphite?

[Rolfe]

So, I've got pics of a GTi Mk V in Blue Graphite, pics of an tame Golf Mk VI in Blue Graphite, and pics of a GTi Mk VI in something blue-ish that isn't actually Blue Graphite.

Sigh.  Given how little of any colour that isn't red is shown in the brochure, and how the only cars they seem to let the journalists play with are red or white, and how the colours don't show up terribly well on the configurator, and how hard it is to visualise what anything will look like from those squares of paint they have in the dealers - can't they just put some actual photos of some actual cars in the actual paint job on the net?

Rolfe.

[Snoopy]

http://www.worldcarfans.com/209060819831/vw-golf-gtd
Not sure what colour that GTD is? It maybe shadowblue it maybe graphite blue it maybe a greenblue it seems to change colour depending on the photo. But the gray tint to the colour makes me thing its Graphite blue. There maybe more than one car on there of cause 

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[keelaw]

Re: aggressive front end, perhaps its the xenons? Many have said already that it makes a big difference.

[Rolfe]

I think it's the size of that - ?air intake? - ?radiator grille? - at the angle the picture is taken from, without any softening by the number plate which would normally cover it a little bit.

Oh and Snoopy, I'd have said that was Shadow Blue, though you'd know that better than I would.

Rolfe.

[keelaw]

Amazing that that show car is carbon grey, looks very blue to me. Just goes to show what a special colour carbon grey is... though too special for me, I'll stick to black

[Rolfe]

There's a Carbon Grey car in another thread that looks quite greenish, and if you look more carefully at the pictures, there are trees reflected in the windows.  I think the greenish tinge is caused by the leaves reflecting in the polished paintwork.

If you look at the American picture, I think there's blue in the exhibition set, and this could be reflecting in the paintwork the same way.

Still looks quite blue to me though.... 

Rolfe.

[Snoopy]

Some of the american GTI spec pics can be seen at
 http://www.vwvortex.com/gallery/gallery2.php?mode=album&album=/Volkswagen/Golf%20-%20GTI%20-%20Rabbit/Golf%20VI/GTI%20(U.S.%20Model)#

[Rolfe]

If that's all the same car (which I think it is), it certainly looks more grey in several of these shots.

My illusions are shattered! 

Rolfe.

[keelaw]

sorry rolfe - my bad

[gizzywizzy]

Having looked at those American pics I'm really not sure that is the blue graphite.  To me it looks very grey, could it be carbon grey??