New Owner

[KuroNekko]

Knight its actually ice blue, but very close to silver.

Yes! Finally, a member here with that color!
I've written about it before that I really like this color on the Kizashi yet not many members here seem to own one in that color.
Mine is black, but I do like that Ice Blue Metallic.

[Knightstruth]

Yeah...apparently I'm color blind. Car still looks nice. First time I have seen that color or I saw it and thought it was silver.

[KuroNekko]

Yeah...apparently I'm color blind. Car still looks nice. First time I have seen that color or I saw it and thought it was silver.

That photo makes it look silver. It's only in optimal light conditions it looks light blue in photos. I found it hard to find photos that reflect its true color. In real life, you can see the color difference rather well.
Below is a good photo of the Ice Blue Metallic color.

[WESHOOT2]

Told my dealer to leave mine alone; at 141,429 miles I ain't worried about any spiders.


Just returned from a 7-day 1,751 mile trip through New York and PA; averaged 30.977 MPG (running numerous brands of premium).



My Kizashi remains AWD all the time.....

[LPSISRL]

In the SX4 it's called Vapor Blue Metallic.

[Dego]

I will try to take some better pictures. Glad to know I have the rarest of the rare!

[gmkizashi]

Just bought my Kizashi and every time I drive it I like it more. The only thing I don't like is the steering wheel is pretty slippery. Either way love the car. 2011 GTS AWD Loaded 16500 mi paid $14000.00.

Do I need to go in for the spider recall? Seems like overkill.

Gas milage is only about 26 mi per gallon, 80% highway. How long before I start to see the 30 advertised?

Thanks,

Congrats. If you haven't yet, try zeroing out the mileage (hold button down when you get to it) on sustained 20-30 minute (at least) highway runs.

[KansasKid]

I saw one of those blue Kizashi's at the dealership while I was test driving Azumi. I still think the white is nicer, but I might be biased.

[Armykizyguy92]

U have rare paint color my friend but ill stick with my thoroughbred unicorn I have yet to find another sls 6mt fwd . But welcome to the forum my friend hope you enjoy you Kizzy as much as I do mine.

[Firefly]

...The only thing I don't like is the steering wheel is pretty slippery.

Perhaps the dealer prepped it with some kind of treatment, or the previous owner had sweaty hands. Either way, the best way to deal with that is dish soap and water, and a microfiber or terrycloth. Be aggressive with the cloth, follow with just water then blot-dry. I love the way a new wheel is dry and grippy, and unfortunately they just get oily with time. I frequently wipe mine down with a damp MF cloth to prevent that.