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Tag: orange

  • Market Find: Audi exclusive Samoa Orange RS 6 avant

    Market Find: Audi exclusive Samoa Orange RS 6 avant

    What: 2022 Audi RS 6 avant
    Color: Audi exclusive Samoa Orange (samoaorange; metallic UNI; X2U; Audi)
    VIN:  WUA1CBF22NN903358
    Mileage: 25,227 miles
    Price: $109,995
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Staten Island, NY
    Listing: Brooklyn Auto Sales

    If there was ever a car that fit the Tailored Driver ethos, this is quite possibly it. George and I had met previously, but really bonded over driving then-new Samoa Orange Audi models- his a TT competition, mine the boss’s S5 – and attending just about every VW Group event in the Mid-Atlantic. Denis was a big part of that as well. Fast forward a few years, and George dropped an RS 6 Tribute edition in our group chat, a car that had until recently been impossible to attain stateside, pulling trigger shortly after. In those ways and others, we can directly trace the roots of Tailored to this color and later this model. For us, that’s plenty of reason to get excited. For others, perhaps it’s the thought of a wagon in an R8 sourced hue, massaged by APR that’d leave any road-going and box stock R8 in the dust. Regardless, this Tailored Driver would make for one hell of a statement piece.

  • Market Find: Audi RS 5 Sportback in Solar Orange

    Market Find: Audi RS 5 Sportback in Solar Orange

    What: 2022 Audi RS 5 Sportback
    Color: Audi exclusive Solar Orange (Solarorange; metallic uni; LY2G; Audi)
    VIN: WUAAWDF50NA901256
    Mileage: 30,587 miles
    Price: $65,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Southern Select Auto Sales, Medina, OH
    Dealer listing: Link

    Also known as Glut Orange, Solar Orange is a long-running Audi exclusive mainstay that captures the primary orange vibe. According to the dealer who currently has it for sale in Ohio, it’s one of two that we’re guessing refers to RS 5 Sportbacks sent to the USA in the 2022 model year though they aren’t entirely specific on that.

    Specific or not, what we know is that Solar Orange looks great on an Audi RS car.

  • Market Find: Solar Orange 2023 Audi R8 V10 performance Spyder

    Market Find: Solar Orange 2023 Audi R8 V10 performance Spyder

    What: 2023 Adui R8 V10 performance Spyder
    Color: Audi exclusive Solar Orange (Solarorange; metallic uni; LY2G; Audi)
    VIN: WUACECFX4P7900618
    Mileage: 9,746 miles
    Price: $179,000
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: Link
    Location: Southeast Auto Showroom, Pompano, FL
    Dealer listing: Link

    Sometimes it’s hard to get an accurate read on colors based on photos. This very handsome Audi R8 V10 performance Spyder is a great example. While its orange paint looks on the darker side of a primary orange… more like a Gulf Orange, the listing shows it as Glut orange that is lighter and closer to traditional Signal Orange.

    Either would look amazing on an R8 Spyder so perhaps it doesn’t matter, but we draw attention to it because our experience with Solar Orange (also known as Glut Orange with same color code) is that it’s slightly different than what you see here.

    This car is beautifully specced with Pastel Silver leather interior and Rock Grey stitching.

    The only modification we’re seeing in the photos are the color of the brakes. The Monroney shows them to be red, though in the photos from the dealership they appear orange. We’re guessing a previous owner had them resprayed.

  • Market Find: Audi exclusive Papaya Orange RS 4

    Market Find: Audi exclusive Papaya Orange RS 4

    What: 2008 Audi RS 4
    Color: Audi exclusive Papaya Orange (non-metallic UNI; LY2B; Audi)
    VIN: WUADU78E28N902584
    Mileage: 29,495
    Price: $54,991
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Mooresville, NC
    Listing: Exotic Car Trader Marketplace

    Every car has a story, and this Tailored RS 4 is no exception. Previously offered on Bring A Trailer before being withdrawn, this RS 4 was “structurally” damaged at Summit Point Motorsports Park- an unfortunate side effect of proper usage. In the roughly 13 years since repair, the car has been driven approximately 10,000 miles. Using Ed Bolian math, that’s a generally a decent way of saying that while the car may not be as it was when it left Neckarsulm, it’s certainly a hell of a lot better then when it left Summit Point, West Virginia. This certainly not the first somewhat risky proposition we’ve featured on Tailored Driver before, but we’re glass-half-full kind of people, and some among our faithful likely are as well. If that’s you, and you don’t mind rolling the dice, we think this Tailored Driver could be right up your alley.

  • Market Find: 2019 Volkswagen Golf R Spektrum in Copper Orange Metallic

    Market Find: 2019 Volkswagen Golf R Spektrum in Copper Orange Metallic

    What: 2019 Volkswagen Golf R Spectrum
    Color: Copper Orange Metallic (copperorangemetallic; metallic UNI; LA2W / 3J; Volkswagen)
    Chassis:  WVWVA7AU4KW218035
    Mileage: 32,700
    Price: $31,998
    Location: Hertrich Ford of Elkton, Elkton, MD
    Listing: Link

    Though VW doesn’t have a tailor of their own, most regular readers of this website should by now know of the Golf Spektrum run of cars. Back in 2019, VW built a large collection of Golf R models painted in micro batches of unobtainium colors. These cars command a premium and are highly sought after when they come up online.

    This particular one is Copper Orange Metallic. It’s one of three painted that color for the USA and was originally sold and delivered by Smith VW in Wilmington, Delaware. It’s now showing just 32,700 miles and hasn’t traveled very far, just across the border into northern Maryland where we find it at a Ford dealership.

    Go get it Spektrum aficionados.

  • Market Find: 2020 Audi exclusive Q5 in Dragon Orange

    Market Find: 2020 Audi exclusive Q5 in Dragon Orange

    What: 2020 Audi Q5 45 Prestige
    Color: Audi exclusive Dragon Orange (dragonorange; metallic UNI; Y2Y; Audi)
    VIN:  WA1CNAFY8L2098117
    Mileage: 22,735 miles
    Price: $36,000
    CarFax: N/A
    Window Sticker: See Gallery
    Location: Mercedes-Benz Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
    Listing: Link

    While Audi’s Dragon Orange Metallic is, or rather was, a standard color on the Q8, SQ8 and RS Q8 crossovers, it wasn’t offered on the Q5. So, you might see another Audi in this color, but that doesn’t make this Q5 any less unique.

    The original owner of this car chose to compliment that orange exterior with brown interior, a standard interior color that fits well with the warm earthy tones of this car.

    Some final thoughts, this is a Prestige package Q5, the “Best” level in Audi’s Good-Better-Best content grouping schema. That it’s logged just over 20,000 miles also makes it a total find for someone seeking a unique daily driver.

  • Market Find: Rare Shade, Low Mile, Manual 2005 Acura NSX

    Market Find: Rare Shade, Low Mile, Manual 2005 Acura NSX

    What: 2005 Acura NSX
    Color: Imola Orange Pearl (imolaorangepearl; pearl effect UNI; Y536P; Acura)
    VIN:  WUA4BCFX9P7900806
    Mileage: 13,000 miles
    Bid Price: $164,747 at time of writing
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Bethel, CT
    Listing: Bring A Trailer

    Acura didn’t have tailoring at the time this NSX was built, but we’re going to give it a pass anyway for representing an excellent and rare specification that is also low mileage and impeccably maintained from all appearances.

  • Market Find: Is this 2007 Boxster an Early Nordic Gold?

    Market Find: Is this 2007 Boxster an Early Nordic Gold?

    What: 2007 Porsche Boxster S
    Color: Unconfirmed, Believed Nordic Gold (nordischgoldmetallic; metallic UNI; M2Z / 8W; Porsche)
    VIN:  WP0CB29897U731315
    Mileage: 77,910 miles
    Price: $24,900
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Plaza Motors, Tempe, AZ
    Listing: Link

    We’re not 100% confirmed on the color of this well-kept 987 Boxster S, but we believe it’s Nordic Gold Metallic. The period is correct, and there aren’t a lot of colors close to this in the Porsche Paint to Sample palette so we’re fairly safe in saying it. Whatever it is though, it’s handsome and tastefully paired with a close-to-tone interior.

    Nordic Gold Metallic is perhaps best known for being a launch color on the Porsche 911 Targa (type 997). Even though that’s an exceptionally rare car, we’re guessing you’re more than likely to have seen one of those than you are to have seen Nordic Gold on an early Boxster S like this one.

    Interestingly, it’s a Tiptronic. Because it’s an early 987 and not a later 987.5, this means it’s got the torque converter automatic rather than twin clutch DSG. Regardless, it’s an incredibly handsome cruiser.

  • Market Find: 11K Mile Audi R8 GT in Samoa Orange on Bring a Trailer

    Market Find: 11K Mile Audi R8 GT in Samoa Orange on Bring a Trailer

    What: 2012 Audi R8 GT Coupé
    Color: Samoa Orange (samoaorangepearl; pearl UNI; LX2U / J0; Audi)
    VIN: WUA9NAFG6CN900124
    Mileage: 11,000 miles
    Price: $90,124 Bid with 7 Days Left at Time of Writing
    CarFax: Inquire
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Potomac, MD
    Listing: Bring a Trailer

    Though popular amongst Audi exclusive clientele, Samoa Orange wasn’t an Audi exclusive color on the R8 GT. In fact, it is believed to have debuted as a launch color on that first limited-series GT Coupé, then has graced a few other special editions over the years.

    Dropping on a car such as the R8 GT is a great way to make a paint color popular of course, a car where really any color inspires and looks spectacular. In the case of the Samoa Orange R8 GTs though, relatively common amongst R8 GTs, we’d argue it’s one of the most memorable color combinations for the car… and that’s before you consider most had matching orange stitching on the inside.

    This one is particularly low mileage, and worth a second look.

  • Market Find: Audi exclusive Aventurine Orange Mica TT S

    Market Find: Audi exclusive Aventurine Orange Mica TT S

    What: 2017 Audi TT S
    Color: Audi exclusive Aventurine Orange Mica (pearl effect; 2487; Audi) 
    VIN: TRUC1AFV5H1016547
    Mileage: 93,083 miles
    Price: $26,995
    CarFax: Link
    Window Sticker: N/A
    Location: Selma, TX
    Listing: Audi North Park

    This right here is exactly why we started our Tailored Driver experiment, and why we saw a need in the space. Audi North Park has a very cool TT S in the rarely seen Aventurine Orange Mica- that’s the headline. But based on presentation, you’d really need to be looking to find it. Billed as Tango Red, this higher-mile TT S hasn’t been prepped for sale in a meaningful way- visibly dirty, missing the tow hook cover on it’s front bumper, boiler plate description text. Quite likely to be a 1 of 1, frankly the car deserves better and the reality is that unless you’re nearby, it’s nearly impossible to assess the true condition of the car. So a the current asking price of $26,995, is this Tailored Driver one you’re willing to take a chance on? We’re going to remain neutral on that for now, we just hope the next steward cares more than the selling dealer seems to.