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Old May 23, 2011 | 04:45 AM
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What do you guys think of the car in white? It seems almost everyone is a shade of black or grey!
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Old May 23, 2011 | 06:11 AM
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The local dealer had a white A8L with the panoramatic sunroof. Nice looking car in white, but I prefer it in silver or black.
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:40 PM
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White is bland for this design- makes the car look like a big Passat. With tinted windows and perhaps more cutting edge windows it would help. (see the wheels from 2012 A8 hybrid)

The quartz grey is beautiful as is phantom black, but my favorite is night blue.

Oolong grey reminds me of dirty bathwater.

I think the dark colors bedt accentuate the cars lines.
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Old May 23, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by diftil
What do you guys think of the car in white? It seems almost everyone is a shade of black or grey!
White is good when you live in FL, AZ or SoCal
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Old May 24, 2011 | 04:10 AM
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I looked at them in person & went for the PHANTOM BLACK.
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Old May 24, 2011 | 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by BigGrasshopper
With tinted windows and perhaps more cutting edge windows it would help.
Should have read "...perhaps more cutting edge wheels would help."
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Old May 24, 2011 | 03:39 PM
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Has anyone seen the Savana Beige, in real life?
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Old May 25, 2011 | 11:12 AM
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Has anyone seen the Savana Beige, in real life?
Yes, saw it back in February on a LWB car. Had the velvet beige interior---looked very nice. Actually liked it more than I thought I would.
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Not bad, but the car's design does need darker shading to make it work (IMO). Even Beige works better (again, IMO).
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Old May 31, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by diftil
What do you guys think of the car in white? It seems almost everyone is a shade of black or grey!
Without question, any car looks great in black. i live in the Palm Springs area and opted for white for several reasons: the oppressive summer heat and the frequent winds that blow dust all over the place (my pool man is going nuts).

Another deciding factor is night time visibility. I gets really dark here at night and there are not many street lights. Same goes for the roads in and out of Los Angeles. I felt that a white car would be a safer choice than black.

A little off topic: the side assist option is outstanding; makes it a lot easier changing lanes on the freeway.
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