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Picked up 2020 Ametrin Metallic today
Just picked her up today after a 2 month wait.
First impressions: - Butter smooth - everything from the transmission to the ride - Was a bit apprehensive about the air suspension after hearing quite a few people talk about how floaty it made the car feel. Glad to say it provides such a smooth ride and doesn't feel float at all. Don't get me wrong, this is no athlete, but I have an m340i on order for that purpose. - Love this color - Once I was able to position the seats to my liking, they were super comfortable - Extremely quiet cabin 2020 X5 xDrive40i X1B Ametrin Metallic VAEW Ivory White Extended Merino Leather ZDY Driving Assistance Professional Package ZLS Luxury Seating Package ZPX Executive Package 1SF 20" V-spoke wheels 2VR 2-axle air suspension 328 Aluminum Running Boards 4A2 Glass Controls 4HB Heated Front Seats Armrests & Steering Wheel 4HA Front and Rear Heated Seats 4WW Individual Fine Wood Ash Grain 3KA Acoustic Glass 688 Harmon Kardon surround sound system |
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10-17-2019, 09:30 AM | #3 |
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Very nice - I saw this color in person the other day and pictures don't do it justice. I would probably order it on my next X5. It is an extremely unique color - there is nothing else like it on the road.
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Definitely agree. It's one of those colors that changes based on the lighting. It can be a very dark wine color, or a reddish tint, and sometimes almost purple.
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I was excited when the color came out as I was thinking it would be the color of my next one. I went to see it in person and was really disappointed in it for some reason. I keep looking at the pics I took that day and am leaning heavily towards it again and will have to see it in person once again. Unfortunately the wife calls it a "hideous color" so I have some winning over to do there should I still want to get it. LOL
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My wife and I actually had the opposite reaction, in pictures we were on the fence about it. Once we saw it in person we were sold. I think the only concern we had was that in certain light it looks very purple, but having had it for nearly a week now I can say that hasn't been an issue (although Chicago isn't really known for scorching sunlight, so perhaps our purple day is yet to come). Most people that see it are a bit confused and think it's a shade of maroon, and I suppose that's the beauty of it, it looks different in different situations. |
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Its actually fairly dark in normal lighting - in fact in light shade it looks almost black. Spouse calls it "boysenberry."
Case in point, although not the best lighting or shot - it really is a dark color though: Last edited by Paladin1; 10-25-2019 at 06:09 PM.. |
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Purple-ish, in some light. Black-ish, in shadow (red similar to the blue in Carbon Black - probably the color I see in it most). Red-ish in full sun. Even gold-ish tones, rarely in some light according to some. Hence the name - ametrine is actually a gemstone, part amethyst (violet), part citrine (yellow/gold).
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Hard to tell without substantial magnification, but it does appear to have yellowish-metallic colored flakes in the underlying paint. Possibly accounts for the muted red/purple/black color in shadow - complementary colors somewhat cancelling each other. A very complex paint.
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