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Old 01-13-2011, 05:31 AM
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I am looking to get one but still stuck on the color. Might just do the black.

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Teak brown with cinnamon interior. I just picked mine up and it looks fantastic. Everyone that I told I ordered my Q5 in brown thought I was nuts, until they saw it. They're all impressed with how classy it looks and said it wasn't at all what they thought it would be.
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Went through the same dilemma
My choices were
  1. Black on Black Can't go wrong with it (Safest & most sophisticated) I went for it.
  2. Deep Blue with Beige interior (If you can live with light coloured interior)
  3. Silver with Black interior - Safe as well & traditional
  4. Ibis white with Black interior (in fashion for now, though not for me - i think it'll wear out)
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Did you not even consider the Cinnamon interior? I understand some people just don't care for it but I'm so tired of black, beige and grey being the only choice for interiors in most cars, I wanted to try something different.

My dealership also had an Ibis white with cinnamon which looked surprisingly good.


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Went through the same dilemma
My choices were
  1. Black on Black Can't go wrong with it (Safest & most sophisticated) I went for it.
  2. Deep Blue with Beige interior (If you can live with light coloured interior)
  3. Silver with Black interior - Safe as well & traditional
  4. Ibis white with Black interior (in fashion for now, though not for me - i think it'll wear out)
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I had light colour interior before, it looked stunning for the 1st year.
3 year later and i just hated the car because of it so i am avoiding light interiors for now.

As for the exterior, the Q5 looks stunning in all colours to be honest. I would have been happy with any; but i chose the black for future resale and because (To my eyes):
1- It makes the car looks a bit smaller.
2- I loved the back LED on the black.
3- The Chrome contrasts beautifully on the Black
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My wife can't stand black on black. Q5 will be hers - she choose Meteor Gray on Light Gray. I liked too -> Happy wife - happy life!
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Originally Posted by jb1984
I am looking to get one but still stuck on the color. Might just do the black.

http://www.autophotive.com/2011/01/1...ittle-brother/
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I've never been partial to white, to each his own I guess. White cars/trucks always look like fleet vehicles to me, it's such a common colour and I like to have something a little bit different...except for orange or yellow, that's a bit too different.

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I love the Q5 in white. Wish they had one in stock when I bought mine. Black is nice too but a pain to keep clean.

Nelson

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I'll put a vote in for Teak/Beige.

I knew I wanted the Teak from the very beginning and was not disappointed at all. I get a lot of "wow, what color is that?" questions.

I was concerned about the beige being too light but, being in the southwest, black was out of the question. Since the beige is actually two-tone (light colored seats, darker dash) I haven't even thought about that concern since it arrived. The dash has almost a grey-olive tone that I really like.

Good luck!!


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Teak brown with cinnamon interior. I just picked mine up and it looks fantastic. Everyone that I told I ordered my Q5 in brown thought I was nuts, until they saw it. They're all impressed with how classy it looks and said it wasn't at all what they thought it would be.
Congrats S-Line! Love your combo!

Kerry


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