Originally Posted by Justin @ CEC

We did a build on a 40th Anniversary CL65 that had the same Alu-Beam finish. The color is striking! For someone who's not into cars, they're drawn to it...but they don't know why. For an enthusiast (especially one that can spot AMGs at a distance) the car stands out in a crowd. I've seen it on the road and it's easily recognizable. On a bright, sunny day, you'll need sunglasses to look directly at it (anyone who came to our Mercedes meet probably left with sunburned retinas...LOL). The paint looks like it's alive. It's a silver base with a darker, metallic pewter hue. But the color tends to dance depending on the lighting. I would definitely recommend it.

Originally Posted by Condor Man

This Makes me DANCE!!

Originally Posted by -AW-

Buzz,
i was going back & fourth on the color as well. to answer ur first question, Alu Beam is more champagne shade than silver shade. i was so in love with all the press pics of the Alu Beam until i saw one in the wild. it looks good under showroom lighting. the ''liquid'' affect pops. however, it looks very dull under overcast weather & very champagne. i certainly did not like what i saw, mainly because of the shade. kinda reminds me of Pewter if u know what i mean. it certainly doesn't worth the extra $12,750.00 USD for the paint job imo. however, if it's like the same shade of silver alu interior trim in the new Porsche such as Panamera & Cayenne, i think it will be so cool. too bad it isn't.

i've seen Mystic White, Obsidian Black, Iridium Silver, Alu Beam & Imola Grey. here's my thoughts:

Mystic White - hard to beat white. but Mystic White is too yellowish. almost looks like faded white.

Obsidian Black - people likes black car. i don't . i think it just hides the line of the car.

Irdium Silver - boring silver & very common. same color can be seen everyday on a C300. but i think it's the best color for the car - silver & red interior = true Gullwing combo, yet, it's free!

Alu Beam - cool idea but wrong shade. certainly not worth the $$$. i wish it's the right shade i would so in love with it. too bad.

Imola Grey - very classic in person. boring grey but i love grey (and silver). i like it & would consider it next to Irdium.


would love to see red. all the pics show the red to be beautiful, but i'm not sure the red fits the car well. probably not my color but it sure makes it look even more exotic.

also the 2 matte grey finishes, although i love the shade of Alanite Grey, but the extra care of the paint just won't work for me.

funny there's no pics around for the Daytona Blue...

Originally Posted by buzz

Thank you all for your input, actually the colors provided were a bit
limited, I wanted to specify an SLR color for the SLS but the wait
will be longer than expected, in any case, I have put down the
required payment with the following specs taking into consideration to
stay away from the current car colors I have:

Alubeam silver, Designo light brown leather, full carbon interior,
which includes the Center console and the back of the seats and the door
sills, carbon ceramic brakes, AMG 10 spoke forged wheels, B&O, engine
cover in carbon. I will post pics when the car is delivered. The
attached pics are very similar to the car I ordered.

Thanks again, and will keep my fingers crossed on the color.

Buzz

Originally Posted by Justin @ CEC

That's a great color combination. The car is going to look fantastic. I was surprised to see how well the carbon fiber worked to contrast the light brown leather. It's a "sweet-n-sour" mixture of luxury and performance. Hats off to you Buzz.

Originally Posted by buzz

Thanks Justin. Note also the color of the Ceramic Brake Calipers...works very well with the interior leather specified. Actually, I was surprised that AMG offered it in this color, it reminds me of the color of the Subaru WRX STI calipers....

Buzz

Originally Posted by -AW-

B&O ''look'' cool. i'm not a sound person so i probably can't appreciate the price difference, but it looks so cool that i want it.

as far as carbon interior goes, my friend thought the silver trim looks cheap in the pics until i told him the center console is actually carved from a single piece of aluminum, not some cheap plastic painted piece. it feels solid & different. i think it's more ''special'' in a way than carbon, which is just a regular cf wrap job. gotta see it in person.

Originally Posted by roadtalontsi

ya the tweeters and rear decklid subs look cool cant lie. The aluminum is one peice and rather heavy to pick up. I havent had a c/f one out so im not sure if its just a regular wrap job or not. Even the vents are solid aluminum not plastic garbage. The quality is alot more bentley/rolls style compared to the usual benz interiors. shame the wing goes down automatically after you drop below 40mph even if you raise it up manually, have to keep putting it up. Looks awesome though.