Interior Color Opinion -- Bisque vs Misty Gray w/Blizzard Pearl

Black mats show stuff you can shake out, light mats show stuff that doesn't come out. Thats the difference.

See if your guy can get the one from the other dealer...

 

Best solution (as many other cars / manufacturers have) - medium shade of gray and tan carpet mats. Have never had issues, wear well, and quite easy to clean. In almost every car I've owned. My current RX with bisque leather - nice shade of medium brown mats and after 105K look almost new without very much effort. I haven't seen the quality of the floor mats but had seen the '10 back cargo mat in bisque - it appeared very cheap.

 

I've had grey, tan, and black interiors and by far the interior that I find the easiest to keep clean and looking new is black. Tan dark enough to hide stains suffers from the same issue you're talking about with black, any lighter and you have staining.

 

Funny, I've had the complete 180 experience over the years. Black may not have showed stains (except for White-out...) but the medium shades seemed to be the best of both worlds for me. My black interiors show the dust and light dirt flecks so easily. Esp the top of the dash. And as I mentioned the mats. I do agree they hide stains better.

But I'll still take the medium shade mats, and if Toyota (or the Port) has only black, I'll pass --- well better yet - get the all weather mats. Those look quite OK in the pics. Did any of you lucky owners get them yet?

 

Always thought that a color like Bisque would go better with a light exterior such as Blizzard but my previous White car had a Navy interior. I think a Misty Gray is a compromise and perhaps keep the interior a little cooler than the standard Charcoal color.

I'm really thinking about getting a Blizzard but the cost somewhat turns me off unless I know thow that the Blizzard would retain its finish better than the other colors.

I've always seen many Whites of the 09 Prius sitting in lots I'm not sure what that means.

 

No, in the Netherlands we can get Grey and Misty Grey, the latter is called Aqua over here. The Sandy Beach exterior colour isn't available here either, instead we have a Pure White non metallic colour.

 

I think the pure White looks great, so I think that is what I am going to go for too

 

Thanks. So your Dark Gray and Misty Gray interior is the same as U.S. versions? And Bisque is not available?

Other countries?

 

Yes, it may look great in the showroom. But try to imagine Pure White with some dirt on it, and your car will get dirty I'm afraid.

 

We got Blizzard Pearl with the Bisque interior (leather) but I have a complaint.

The carpet in the cargo area and cargo cover are misty grey. Even the carpet on the back of the seats. It is VERY obvious when the rear seats are flipped down.

I looked at another car at the dealer with bisque interior and it had misty grey in the cargo also. I'm calling Toyota today to see what is up with this.

Anyone else with bisque in the 2010 have the same issue?

 

So it seems. I choose the Misty Grey interior. I know a dark grey interior from the previous Prius. It is so dull that you almost fall into a coma when you sit in the car. It's the same problem with the leather chairs. Look at leather seats in a European car, and it shows luxury. This is expensive leather! On this car it almost looks like plastic. I'm sure the quality is fine, but the Japanese don't seem to understand how to make it look luxurious.

 

Agree on the Dark Gray. Saw a Blizzard/Dark Gray III at my dealer Friday. The Gray appeared industrial and bland with little accent to the instrument panel / console. And the texture was very blahhhhh. If it wasn't for the mini perforations it would have been a complete turnoff. Too bad because I feel Toyota did a great job designing the instrument panel and console area. And the embossed plastics material around the dash are quite nice.
If the color, texture, and design of the fabric and leather were snazzier - it could have been a complete winner. Wonder if this was intentional on Toyota's part to be "minimalistic"? I haven't seen the Prius V leather in person yet, but the pics get my expectations low.

 

Yep, Australia will be the same as Europe......a non-metallic White in lieu of Sandy Beach, and medium and light Grey (aqua) interiors....no Bisque.

However, all of our exterior paint colours can be teamed with either of the 2 Grey interiors (except Wildfire....your Barcelona Red). It can only come with medium Grey interior.

We also miss out on the 17" wheels.....both our models will come with 15" only when they finally go on sale mid-July.

 

Huskers, As soon as I take delivery, I will take a bunch of pictures to post. I should have said I ordered mine in Blizzard with Misty Gray interior Leather. It is scheduled to arrive this week.

 

I don't know for sure, but to me the Japanese cars look like "Pure White" to me. We are also getting "Pearl White" in the UK which I would say is the same as your "Blizzard Pearl" Why are there different names for the same colours?

Until I see them both in the flesh I can't say 100% which one I will go for, but so far I really like the crispness/sharpness off the Pure White

 

Yes, it may be a beautiful colour, but also rather impractical. Just a little bit of dirt on the car, and the whole car looks smudgy. That is the problem with such an 'extreme' colour.

I can give you the Dutch colour names, and the colour numbers. I suppose the numbers are universal all over the world.

Pure White - 040
Pearl White - 070
Ultra Silver - 1F7
Astral Black - 202
Barcelona Red - 3R3
Royal Blue - 8T5
Abyss Grey - 8V1