Meteorite Silver vs Quantum Silver

[magycks]

Hi all,

I'm looking at purchasing a DB9 soon (the 2013+ facelift models have taken my fancy) and I'm wondering if anyone has photos of Quantum Silver and Meteorite Silver in the wild? As best I can tell from photos online, these two colours share similarities in that they are both a dark grey. Is anyone able to explain the nuances between these colours when viewed in person?

[IanV12VSRs]

I would seriously doubt without seeing them in real life you will struggle to see the difference. Will be interesting to see what pictures turn up.

[kbooker]

I've has both, Quantum is darker, almost black in some light but neither colour photograph accurately, especially Quantum

[magycks]

kbooker said:

I've has both, Quantum is darker, almost black in some light but neither colour photograph accurately, especially Quantum

A man of exceptional taste! Did you happen to prefer one over the other? I've heard dark cars (black in particular) can be bad for showing up swirl marks & dirt; was there much difference on that front with the Astons?

[Octavarium]

Just to make things even more confusing for you, have you thought about adding ceramic grey into the mix ? Stunning colour, especially when the sun is shining.

[kev1966900]

Octavarium said:

Just to make things even more confusing for you, have you thought about adding ceramic grey into the mix ? Stunning colour, especially when the sun is shining.

I have Quantum Silver on my V12V, it's best described as a browny grey. I like it and it doesn't show the dirt. Ceramic grey has a real sparkle to it, looks stunning in the sun

[kev1966900]

[8Speed]

They're all ok when they're polished and in the sunshine but on a dull day or with a bit of road grime all these greys look rather ordinary to me

[anonymous-user]

This is Meteorite Silver - best way I can describe it is a lighter shade of Ceramic Grey, with a smaller flek.

_W8F4884 by Jon Best, on Flickr

[Sebastian Tombs]

This is one of the few photos I've taken of my car when it's actually clean :-D
Meteorite Silver.

[Jon39]

kev1966900 said:

That is stunning, kev.
How can a car be so clean ? Looks like an art exhibit.

Once a car is that shiny, I would then be tempted only to drive on dry days, or just leave in the garage, gaze and enjoy. Beautiful.

[QuantumV8]

Quantum silver in the sunshine. Often it'll look darker than this.
The slight browny tinge is perhaps visible in the lighter areas?



All 3 of these colours being discussed are my favourites. The quantum sometimes just has a liquid metal look that I couldn't go past.

Edited by QuantumV8 on Tuesday 12th February 13:06

[Neil1300r]

Every shade of grey possible

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...