Factory Tour 12th May

[Technicalthunk]

Afternoon All,

I’ve got a factory tour booked on the 12th May; happy to ask any questions you might have?

 

[Crown]

Thanks for your thoughts on the tour. I was there the previous week. As you stated it’s spotlessly clean , and great effort is going into quality control .
shame we could not take pics in factory but the rules is the rules
your going DV like many others , I’m still blue , was thinking there would be more blue than any other colour , but DV may top it, but DV is so tempting. Have had a few black cars in the past and definitely need more attention. DV is so close to black in low light as you noticed too.

 

[TomE]

Seneca Blue is still topping the list of orders. Shadow Grey is 6th on the list, so “most exclusive”

 

[freefall_junkie]

Seneca Blue is still topping the list of orders. Shadow Grey is 6th on the list, so “most exclusive”

I'd be curious to know where the other 4 colours are in the hit parade. Any idea?

 

[TomE]

Seneca Blue
Nimbus Grey
Dark Verdant
Magma Red
Hethel Yellow
Shadow Grey

That‘s from confirmed orders, so is quite skewed to UK.

 

[DerTheDer]

Thank you for this. Glad you enjoyed. That Seneca blue car looks fantastic.

 

[mjw930]

Actually 5000 per annum is for one shift. They work 4, 10 hours days leaving Friday idle to do maintenance or play catch-up. They start the 2nd shift in week 38 which would give them 10000 per annum at max capacity.

 

[912Matt]

Saw all the colours at the factory today, and for what it’s worth these are my personal views:
DV - is dark, but you can still see it’s green on at least some of the surfaces, even in low light. Looks sophisticated, especially with tan leather (which is not at all orange), although appreciate may not be bold enough for some.
Nimbus - would describe as champagne in certain lights, although there were some panels on racks with very little light on them and it almost looked like Nardo. Personally didn’t like with silver wheels, black would be my choice. Surprisingly I’m not sure it needs upper b/p having seen both with & without.
Magma - wasn’t really on my radar, but super nice in the flesh, especially with black wheels. Reminded me of Alfa’s red for the Giulia GTA, lots of depth to it.
Seneca - darker than I remembered, but really like it, will certainly garner attention! Again, not sure it needs upper b/p, and liked with either black or dc wheels (was concerned about the flower/fan effect of the DC wheels after seeing the China Pictures of the DV car, but in real life they are not at all like that - look expensive (and probably will be to maintain!), but are my pick).
Hethel - big surprise for me, as thought it was a bit too mid-life crisis, but really stood out in the factory. I would order black roof/wheels/callipers for the full wasp effect!
Shadow - for me, the only colour that didn’t really look special. Definite blue hue to it up close, just a bit underwhelming on a car like this.
Please don’t shoot me, just my personal opinion, and I know everyone has their own.

 

[Crown]

Great appraisal of the colours. Having been there myself totally agree , and think this will help others who can’t make a factory visit

 

[Citizen]

Saw all the colours at the factory today, and for what it’s worth these are my personal views:
DV - is dark, but you can still see it’s green on at least some of the surfaces, even in low light. Looks sophisticated, especially with tan leather (which is not at all orange), although appreciate may not be bold enough for some.
Nimbus - would describe as champagne in certain lights, although there were some panels on racks with very little light on them and it almost looked like Nardo. Personally didn’t like with silver wheels, black would be my choice. Surprisingly I’m not sure it needs upper b/p having seen both with & without.
Magma - wasn’t really on my radar, but super nice in the flesh, especially with black wheels. Reminded me of Alfa’s red for the Giulia GTA, lots of depth to it.
Seneca - darker than I remembered, but really like it, will certainly garner attention! Again, not sure it needs upper b/p, and liked with either black or dc wheels (was concerned about the flower/fan effect of the DC wheels after seeing the China Pictures of the DV car, but in real life they are not at all like that - look expensive (and probably will be to maintain!), but are my pick).
Hethel - big surprise for me, as thought it was a bit too mid-life crisis, but really stood out in the factory. I would order black roof/wheels/callipers for the full wasp effect!
Shadow - for me, the only colour that didn’t really look special. Definite blue hue to it up close, just a bit underwhelming on a car like this.
Please don’t shoot me, just my personal opinion, and I know everyone has their own.

Saw all the colours at the factory today, and for what it’s worth these are my personal views:
DV - is dark, but you can still see it’s green on at least some of the surfaces, even in low light. Looks sophisticated, especially with tan leather (which is not at all orange), although appreciate may not be bold enough for some.
Nimbus - would describe as champagne in certain lights, although there were some panels on racks with very little light on them and it almost looked like Nardo. Personally didn’t like with silver wheels, black would be my choice. Surprisingly I’m not sure it needs upper b/p having seen both with & without.
Magma - wasn’t really on my radar, but super nice in the flesh, especially with black wheels. Reminded me of Alfa’s red for the Giulia GTA, lots of depth to it.
Seneca - darker than I remembered, but really like it, will certainly garner attention! Again, not sure it needs upper b/p, and liked with either black or dc wheels (was concerned about the flower/fan effect of the DC wheels after seeing the China Pictures of the DV car, but in real life they are not at all like that - look expensive (and probably will be to maintain!), but are my pick).
Hethel - big surprise for me, as thought it was a bit too mid-life crisis, but really stood out in the factory. I would order black roof/wheels/callipers for the full wasp effect!
Shadow - for me, the only colour that didn’t really look special. Definite blue hue to it up close, just a bit underwhelming on a car like this.
Please don’t shoot me, just my personal opinion, and I know everyone has their own.

Thanks ! Which silver wheels did you see? Pre production cars or actually the last from
The configurador? Why you don’t like it ?

 

[VL3X]

Seneca - darker than I remembered,

Good - glad to hear this.

 

[Balboa]

Saw all the colours at the factory today, and for what it’s worth these are my personal views:
DV - is dark, but you can still see it’s green on at least some of the surfaces, even in low light. Looks sophisticated, especially with tan leather (which is not at all orange), although appreciate may not be bold enough for some.
Nimbus - would describe as champagne in certain lights, although there were some panels on racks with very little light on them and it almost looked like Nardo. Personally didn’t like with silver wheels, black would be my choice. Surprisingly I’m not sure it needs upper b/p having seen both with & without.
Magma - wasn’t really on my radar, but super nice in the flesh, especially with black wheels. Reminded me of Alfa’s red for the Giulia GTA, lots of depth to it.
Seneca - darker than I remembered, but really like it, will certainly garner attention! Again, not sure it needs upper b/p, and liked with either black or dc wheels (was concerned about the flower/fan effect of the DC wheels after seeing the China Pictures of the DV car, but in real life they are not at all like that - look expensive (and probably will be to maintain!), but are my pick).
Hethel - big surprise for me, as thought it was a bit too mid-life crisis, but really stood out in the factory. I would order black roof/wheels/callipers for the full wasp effect!
Shadow - for me, the only colour that didn’t really look special. Definite blue hue to it up close, just a bit underwhelming on a car like this.
Please don’t shoot me, just my personal opinion, and I know everyone has their own.

Do you think flower-DC wheels could work with Nimbus? (I just cant warm up to black wheels)

 

[NicolasB]

Do you think flower-DC wheels could work with Nimbus? (I just cant warm up to black wheels)

Yes, much more than plain silver I would say.

 

[912Matt]

Thanks ! Which silver wheels did you see? Pre production cars or actually the last from
The configurador? Why you don’t like it ?

Saw several different sets of silver wheels on cars, including those from the configurator - my comment re not liking them was just in relation to the Nimbus car with them on - the 2 different shades of silver just clashed in my eyes. Think they will be fine with other colours

 

[912Matt]

Do you think flower-DC wheels could work with Nimbus? (I just cant warm up to black wheels)

Yes, I think the DC will work with all of the colours- genuinely impressed with how good they looked, and the black accents will work well with Nimbus

 

[NicolasB]

Yes, I think the DC will work with all of the colours- genuinely impressed with how good they looked, and the black accents will work well with Nimbus

So are they black inside or dark gray?

 

[912Matt]

So are they black inside or dark gray?

Depends on the light - I think the accents are matt dark gray, but they have a texture to them, quite unusual, and in some lights/from distance they look almost black

 

[912Matt]

This is photo I took today in well lit reception area at the factory in case it helps

 

[TXEMIRA]

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This is photo I took today in well lit reception area at the factory in case it helps

Uh oh.

#ForTheWheelGapWatchers

 

[DaaS]

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This is photo I took today in well lit reception area at the factory in case it helps

Still can't unsee the damn fan/flower in these wheels. I know all you guys who have seen this wheel style in person say otherwise. It must be the worst photograph illusion ever.

 

[NicolasB]

Uh oh.

#ForTheWheelGapWatchers

Just gonna run a 60 series tire; smoother ride and no wheel gap