@4DRZ you sure you want to drive that car during winter??

 

Diamond : Diamond Custom Wheel

Why not bespoke?

 

Black looks phenomenal without a doubt but after the C7 I don't want to deal with it anymore. It also had black wheels which would turn brown after a drive or two due to all the brake dust.

The CT5 is a no brainer for me, I love the LS/LT platform, and the extra space is exactly what I need with 2 kids at home. The CT5 is now quite a bit more expensive since they raised the base price 7k for the 23MY.

Remember CF is on constraint, adding any CF package can delay your order a very long time. Lots of people had to roll their order from a 22 to a 23 because of this.

 

That's a cool color, wish GM offered something similar.

 

Gm has something called matrix gray

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/05...-world-photos/



Kind of sort of similar. These colors are an acquired taste. Still reminds me of primer.

 

I would much rather have AWD in the snow, but I am hoping the stability control settings make it slightly better than the G37S in snow with dedicated snow tires. And no, I would not run steel rims on a Blackwing. Then again, maybe I could get some that let very little snow inside the wheels when I am sliding around in the snow. Maybe you guys are onto something with steel rims. Nah, too ugly for me. Haha!

I am a little bummed that the black on this car is not metallic. My STI might be the most metallic black I have ever seen and it manages to look clean a lot longer as a result. Wow, I did not realize the CT5 Blackwing increased so much. It looks more like a $5k base price increase, but that is still significant.

Yeah it seems like everyone has some version of this new matte gray. I also refer to it as "primer." Not for me.

 

^^The primer color grew on me. I didn't have much choice at the time; black, white or primer. I refuse to buy a black car, and don't care much for white cars. It looks better in person than in pic. There's fine metal flake within, so it's not a purely flat primer .

 

In person, these "primer" colors makes a great first impression with me, not sure shy. Maybe because it's different.

However, first impressions get old quick, and after running my eyes over it a bit, opinions change. Not sure why that is either.

In car news, did anybody read this yesterday? https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a4...rt-concept-ev/

OMG, want that!

 

^^What's next, an EV camaro/corvette!?@#

 

corvette

https://www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/corvette-ev

 

Just bought an S5 Sportback to replace my G. It's definitely a very different animal, but I'm excited for the tunability.

 

Sad.. No thanks... Pass.

 

Does look kind of cool, but I would never buy a dodge.

Also, the fake v8 idle noise and revving noise is the STUPIDEST thing I've ever heard in my life. Seriously, why. 126db of fake noise.
Oh, and lets not forget the fake shifting.

 

Pics? Stage 1 or JB4 would be a healthy upgrade.

If I knew my wife was going to go from driving 20K a year to 10K, I'd have gone S4 or S5 instead of A4.

 

That's good that there is a bit of metallic in your color. I think Audi RS models were the 1st with this "primer gray" color and it was a really flat color. I did not like it. Nissan made their version a little bit glossier and there is a little bit of metal flake metallic that comes out in the sun. Probably very similar to your Kia.

I saw the headline yesterday and went right past it since I am not a huge charger fan, but everyone was talking about it at work today. I am curious to see how they do with the "exhaust" sound. I am reminded of the video of the Tesla with the helltrack soundtrack and how fake that sounded because it was just a lumpy idle and did not change with speed. I am sure this new electric Dodge will be a lot more realistic sounding.