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Old 07-06-06, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by xcntuatd77
Thats definitely not truffle mica..truffle is more brownish hue cuz iv seen it in person..this has zero indication of any brown hue even under the lighting in the picture. Thats definitely smoky granite. I could be wrong, but i dont think its any other color besides that.
The one they showed to many of our California members in the preview in the Toyota Museum is truffle mica according to flipside but yet the pictures posted here of that car didn't show any brownish hue, yet flipside & some members have described it as having a brownish hue seen in person.
Also, another member started a thread in the LS460 forum with pics he took of a truffle mica LS in the Chicago show, some showed a brownish hue, but some do not, depending on the angle & lighting & it's the exact same car. That's why it's hard to tell from just a pic the different between these paint colors.
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Old 07-06-06, 05:15 PM
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this is a ls460 truffle mica from an autoshow posted in another thread..clearly brownish hue is present here...
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Old 07-06-06, 05:18 PM
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but yes id o see ur point..it is difficult to tell...but one thing for sure is the test mule is either thesmoky granite or truffle ...

or some other color being offered
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Old 07-06-06, 05:21 PM
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Here's that preview of the LS460 we had a few months ago. Truffle Mica in person has a brownish hue in person. It's hard to capture with a camera as the color is irridescent so that rolling shot of that car in GA could be Truffle Micaor it can be Smoky Granite for all we know. We really wouldn't know unless the person taking a photo of the car took pictures at different angles. It definitely is a pre-production car though. The interior of that LS460 has a darker tone...could be Sterling/Gray or Black, not the Alabaster that was in the Truffle Mica car we were in. Toyota/Lexus cars that are "beta" testing on the public roads either display the CA distributor/mfg specialty plates or the blue Michgan distributor/mfg plates.

Here's that full article link below:
https://www.clublexus.com/index.php/...view/7509/1/10



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Old 07-06-06, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by GS3Tek
Anybody see where those tire marks lead to?
That's 1SICKLEX's standard maneuver in Atlanta for getting off I85 onto GA400.
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Old 07-06-06, 05:54 PM
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Interesting comparing the wheel fitment on the one in CA with the one in GA

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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
Nice. But it shows the wheel offsets are still too far into the body which detracts from its looks. I wish Lexus would do better fitments.
yeah i wondered teh same thing too, the one we saw at the preview the wheels are better like you mentioned. i actually wonder if the one in TX is with the wheels for the ls460, or if it's an optional upgrade or so

but anyway, wheels on the bmw and mb they are kinda bad offset as well in most cases

that's why we need to upgrade, lol
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