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Old 09-24-07, 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?



 
Old 09-24-07, 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 09-24-07, 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 09-24-07, 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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I like blue...
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Old 09-25-07, 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 09-25-07, 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 09-25-07, 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 09-25-07, 08:36 AM
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blue is the new red
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Old 09-25-07, 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 09-25-07, 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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Blue looks great
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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 09-25-07, 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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