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Old 12-09-2022, 07:58 AM
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Dear Gm,

When we've been asking over and over for a green for the C8 we meant LIME green, not 70-80's family sedan yawn green.


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12-09-2022, 10:04 AM
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But Mossport green is one of the most desirable colors on a 66 Corvette.
Old 12-09-2022, 08:01 AM
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Car companies look at electrification as a reason to come up with goofy colors.
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I have not been advocating for a hyper green, BUT this ^^^^ green is hideous. If GM wanted a traditional green, maybe (just maybe) a 90’s “Hunter Green” might have worked but this only manages to accomplish making Caffeine Brown look good, so there’s that.
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:08 AM
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I can just see the guy getting in now with his man bun, yoga mat, Lululemon 3/4 joggers and latte...... GM nailed that green 🙄
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:17 AM
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I can just see the guy getting in now with his man bun, yoga mat, Lululemon 3/4 joggers and latte...... GM nailed that green 🙄
Bragging his car is a rare 1of xxx....... DUH, its a color no one wanted, of course there wasn't many made. lol
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:21 AM
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Has there ever been a new color or option openly booed by everyone in attendance when announced at the Bash?
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:31 AM
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Absolutely hideous. There are so many other greens that would actually fit the design of the car... and they came up with this? WTF people thinking?
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WA445B on the C8 would give you all the look at me you'd ever, ever need. But it is a good green for a sports car.
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:36 AM
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I’m not sure why but GM always has one strange oddball color on the Corvette that basically no one wants like Caffeine for example. This time they out did themselves by adding a green interior that doesn’t really go with any other color but green.
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:37 AM
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Pea soup? baby food?
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by WalterSobchak
I can just see the guy getting in now with his man bun, yoga mat, Lululemon 3/4 joggers and latte...... GM nailed that green 🙄
You stereotype much? I'm diametrically opposite of your caricature... combat vet, Vette driver - DD - 31 years... white hair and beard, old man, hunter, shooter, reloader, traveler (58 countries and all 50 states) still working at 81 -- and - YUP - I like the green.
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Old 12-09-2022, 08:54 AM
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The real question here is why did they call it Cacti instead of Cactus? Seems like a very thorny issue to me.
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Old 12-09-2022, 09:16 AM
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This green reminds me of a stripped down 1970 Buick.
Could be a disaster if BGA buys enough of this color that does not sell and puts it on constraint!
I was hoping a dark green mist tint coat. Might look really good.
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Interesting shade of green have to see what the real world thinks of it.
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With all the exciting and popular flashy greens that the younger sportscar enthusiast seem to love, hard to believe GM pick this one.
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I suspect its more like this in real life

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Old 12-09-2022, 09:57 AM
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^^^ have to see what it looks like in person. computer screen shows an off-shade of gray to me.

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But Mossport green is one of the most desirable colors on a 66 Corvette.
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Originally Posted by prosunseeker
I suspect its more like this in real life

I think that color looks good on the Caddy but I do not think it will look good on C8.
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Kinda reminds me of Mosport green which is one of my favorite Corvette colors.


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