navin in KC

My current A8 is "ice silver metallic".

I'm looking for a color that is different and that tends to look clean (I don't find or make much time to wash my car). I am currently leaning towards "quartz gray metallic".

any suggestions? Experience with your color and how easily it looks dirty?

Also: will someone offer a description and comments about "ibis white" vs. "glacier white metallic". Which is a brighter white? Is one of them kind of silver?

(btw: my interior color choice is "nougat brown leather".)

jakematic

We have an A6 in Quartz Grey and it never ever looks dirty.

The Oolong Grey on my A8 never looks dirty except on very dusty trips, but light rain tends to leave waterspots if it hasn't been washed in a while.
A quick rinse with a hose cleans it right up between washes.

One thing I would recommend against is the Titanium Grey interior.
Silly me thinking it would show less dirt than Velvet Beige, and it's not as warm/rich looking.

psychodo

I just saw Glacier white on a Q7 we test drove. It's a metallic white. so right next to ibis it has a slightly different hue. From a distance it just looks white. Very nice color and I would choose it over Ibis in a heartbeat. (very much like Phantom black vs Brilliant)

Have you thought about Daytona grey? it's beautiful in person.

kwoods8

Planning on '14 S8. Silver is always great but I have had 4
silver cars in a row. Right now thinking seriously about the
Daytona gray. Pictures don't do the color justice.

WausauS8

I saw the Glacier at the Chicago Auto show. It was very clean just not really my thing. I saw a Ice Silver S8 at the Red Bar in Grayton Beach last week and it looked bad a$$. It was clear the car had not been washed in a while as the standard wheels were darker that the titanium option from brake dust but the car didn't look dirty. I have a Daytona Gray S8 on order which I think is going to be the same in that it won't show so much of the dirtiness. After seeing the wheels, I'm very happy I ordered the titanium wheel package. The stock wheels are very cool looking however they appear to be a pain to keep clean.

subterFUSE

No question that Daytona Gray is probably the best available silver/gray color. But it's only on the S8, unless you do a special order color for $2500.

I ordered Oolong Gray for my A8 that's coming in May.

Quartz Gray didn't look dark enough for my taste. I found it rather boring and nondescript. It looks better in the dark than in daylight. There was a Quartz A8 inside the showroom that looked pretty good, but then I saw Quartz on an A6 outside and it looked meh.

L0U

Daytona with ti

navin in KC

How do Oolong gray and daytona gray compare?

subterFUSE

Oolong is much darker, and has an olive green hue in certain light conditions. In fact, Oolong probably should not be called "gray". It only looks gray when not in the sunlight.

Daytona is a true gray.

navin in KC

In all seriousness: what should they call Oolong Gray? Is it almost black or is it more of a green?