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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:37 PM
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I noticed with the new IS-F in Frankfurt and the new hybrids, how blue is being used. It it the Lexus official color?



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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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Maybe. Lexus has some really nice blue hues. The IS-F blue, the Black Sapphire Pearl (dark blue), the Aquamarine Blue on the ES350, the LS600's Black Opal looks like it has a little blue in it (or is it purple??I dont remember)even the hint of light blue in the Glacier Frost color is really nice. And as pictured above, the blue halo around some of the badging.

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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:36 PM
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I was trying to figure out if the blue border is a permanent part of the F-Series logo...
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:54 PM
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Yeah not sure. TRD was white/red. Not sure what color L-tuned was. Everyone else uses red, M, S/RS, R (uses green Jag), and every red sport,type s badge on Acuras and infinitis now.

I could do blue...
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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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I like blue...
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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Just noticed that my 450h emblem is also blue. Just wish the L lit up like the 600h.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Yeah not sure. TRD was white/red. Not sure what color L-tuned was. Everyone else uses red, M, S/RS, R (uses green Jag), and every red sport,type s badge on Acuras and infinitis now.

I could do blue...
L-Tuned was plain silver/black.

And the emblem on the LS600hL doesn't light up, it just looks that way due to a very slick blending of the blue highlight into the black background on the emblem.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 06:59 AM
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The Japanese guys like the blue. It seems to be an on going trend since Detroit.
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I too like the blue. It's different
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 08:36 AM
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blue is the new red
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by MCG33
blue is the new red
blue is also the new green lol.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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One of the Lexus engineer told me that Blue mean Power in Japan( we asked during the LS600h training, correct me I'm wrong.
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Blue looks great
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 04:46 PM
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Interesting how this logo is also supposed to be shaped like part of the Fuji Speedway...
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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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I like them, except the blue hue on the L logo of the hybrid may not match well with paint colors like Noble Spinel Mica & Golden Almond Metallic . . .
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