Joining from New Zealand with our new Blue S5

[curiouskiwi]

Kia ora! We picked up our new 62 Essence three weeks ago. Loving it so far. Here it is on our first road trip where we travelled over the Te Ahu a Turanga–Manawatū Tararua Highway and stopped for a scenic shot!

Have been a reader of this forum for a few months while we decided on what car to get. So I just wanted to say thanks for all the information we found here to help us make our decision. Happy to be the owner of probably the 104th MGS5 EV registered in New Zealand.

 

[giantbike66]

Welcome to our cousins across the ditch. Congratulations to your car which happens to be the same colour as mine

 

[MG Clive]

Very nice @curiouskiwi, welcome to the forum.

 

[Ian Key]

Welcome to the forum.

Is it your first EV?

 

[curiouskiwi]

Welcome to the forum.

Is it your first EV?

We've got a 2014 Smart Fortwo electric that we bought secondhand in 2021. There's no real comparison.
This is our first car with a reversing camera! And all the other safety stuff. Nothing like that in our old 2003 Picasso. (we don't replace our cars very often )

 

[Porsche944]

Hi & Welcome. You get a nicer blue than we do in the UK. The car we test drove was a very pale blue. We were expecting a blue like yours (Trophy?) My wife had already said we were having the red and that confirmed it.

 

[anth5864]

I wish I had gone blue, I love my Grey version but I do think the blue is beautiful!

 

[salty]

To the forum. Congrats on your new motor.

 

[curiouskiwi]

I wish I had gone blue, I love my Grey version but I do think the blue is beautiful!

They had a grey one in stock that we test drove, but we really wanted to have some colour. It was a bit nerve-wracking waiting for our car to arrive so we could finally see the colour in person. . Just as well we loved it because we were stuck with it at that point.

 

[Porsche944]

This is the Blue from the brochure. Looks darker in print like this.

 

[curiouskiwi]

Yes, Picadilly Blue they call it. I've found that it looks different depending on the light and angle. In my photo above, it was fully sunny and reflecting the bright blue sky. Some days it's darker, almost a violet shade in parts, and others it's bright and light.

In our garage, it's a bit more muted. (also it looks like a giant next to our Smart car!)

 

[5teep]

Yes, Picadilly Blue they call it. I've found that it looks different depending on the light and angle. In my photo above, it was fully sunny and reflecting the bright blue sky. Some days it's darker, almost a violet shade in parts, and others it's bright and light.

In our garage, it's a bit more muted. (also it looks like a giant next to our Smart car!)
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Have the same colour myself, growing to like it more all the time.

 

[Nicko]

Black one delivered today, looks stunning. I have not changed the picture yet