I have to finalize my order in a couple of days and I am torn between Black and Atlas Grey. Black is the current color on the order but on the fence with changing to Atlas. I have not seen an Atlas in person so I am asking those who have seen or own this color. Black is perfection when clean but unfortunately I don't have the time to baby it. I currently have a 996 Turbo in Artic so I wanted to change to a dark color. Any help is appreciated!

 

Go for meteor grey. would be much less work to maintain than black/atlas grey. One of the most beautiful colors for the 997TT out there. Meteor grey is also a no charge color too. Slate grey is extra charge and is a bit darker.

 

I have Atlas and love it. It is more blue than grey. But very dark, almost black. It is so dark that I don't think that it is easier to keep clean than pure black. If you are stuck on black, go for black. Atlas will not show less dirt.
Hope this helps.

 

Atlas or Meteor IMO, no black!

 

Atlas is a beautiful color changing depending on the lighting from a dark blue-grey to nearly black. It'll be easier to keep clean than flat black, but not much easier than basalt black since basalt is a metallic paint. I had a basalt black CTT that was awesome. But, I really love the 997TT in atlas....or cobalt.

 

I think Black is the best looking color on the 997TT if it were clean all the time. Otherwise, Atlas would be a more practical color.

 

I gave serous consideration to Atlas but in the end Basalt got the order and I have no regrets. Either one will require work to maintain.

Here's mine.

 

Is Basalt Black just a metallic Black? All my local dealerships are very low on inventory which makes a color decision very difficult. I have a detailer who services my office every friday but is not very meticulous and I would not let him touch a black turbo. Do you guys clean your own vehicles or just take it to your local car wash?

 

between the 2, i would get black with sand beige interior. i have a guards red turbo-i just take it to hand car wash, and in 5 minutes, it is clean. i am not obsessed with detailing it, but i can certainly understand why someone would really get into washing and waxing it.

 

Go with Basalt; its a metallic black (with dark grey specs). Its easier to care for than straight black. (mine is basalt ^)

As for interior .. I suggest two-tone Terracotta black.

 

Of the two, I vote for Atlas. It's a great color.

 

I love black cars, but if you already know you wont baby it, I might refrain from recommending it. Basalt or Atlas would be wise, otherwise Meteor which still stay clean longest.

 

Atlas with all paint options


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Anything but straight black! Having had many black cars, I can tell you without a doubt, my Obsidian Black (metallic black) GL is 20x easier to maintain than straight black. The swirls are a lot less obvious and I have not even waxed it once in 5 months/10k miles. On the other hand, I had to wax/polish out the swirls on my triple black cab every 2-3 months or so.

 

I love my atlas, looks different depending on the sun's reflection. I thought about black, but decided it was too common.