Am I the only one glad to not own a Matte Grey VT??

I'm actually reconsidering whether or not I should have bought a matte grey one.

The people that actually own them say that it is not a big deal to care for them. The car wash where I take my VT handles matte finishes and they only charge $5 extra for them. It would be cool to have my VT pull in to the matte finish line behind Lamborghinis.

For 2013 at least the VT is a very limited production car, MT versions are more limited and matte grey versions even more limited still. There might be less than 100 matte grey VTs with the MT option produced.

I'm not saying that the VT will become collectible, and I didn't buy my VT because I thought it would become collectible.

However, if you watch those auto auctions on TV the VT does fit the bill for a collectible car. It is produced in limited numbers, it is a sports car, there is limited awareness and interest in them, it is the first version of a new model, it represents new technology and there is a special version that could come with a MT but most of them do not. Plus we are looking at the last generation of mainstream cars that will probably be offered with an MT. I think 10 years from now an MT will be a relic that will only be an option on the most esoteric sports cars.

I bought my VT because it was unique, and much to my surprise, it offered an MT - and not just any MT - a really well engineered 6 speed MT. By far the most unique thing about the VT is the matte grey paint. Porsche and Ferrari offer matte paint only as part of special editions and Lamborghini is the only other company (that I know of) to offer matte paint as a stock option. Matte paint on a Lamborghini costs about $13,000 and they probably produced more of them than Hyundai did matte grey VTs.

So I really applaud Hyundai for offering matte paint. It was a big step for them. Supposedly Hyundai had to set up the factory for each (this one) batch of VTs and they had to take two passes through the paint process in order to get this special finish - which is very unique for their production line.

I think in the long run the matte grey VT is the one to have.

I have owned my Matte Gray since October and it still looks perfect. This is by far the easiest car to keep clean I think. I originally wanted Orange, but when I saw a Matte Gray in person I knew I wanted it. Pictures online truly do not do the car color justice, you really need to see it in person.

As for cleaning it, in the US and I think Canada is comes with Dr. Beasley cleaning kit. Includes everything that you need. It really is no different to wash than a normal car, and you get to skip the waxing. I have actually gone weeks between washes and its fine. That's what the sealer is for. It goes on every 6 months and takes 10 minutes to do if that. I think too many people just don't know that much about Matte Gray paint so they assume its hard. Really the only downfall is not being able to go through a car wash, but honestly you shouldn't anyways. The brushes just cause more scratches that you have to wax/buff out.

A great benefit to the Matte Gray is that the car never looks dirty The only way to tell is by rubbing your hand on it, or looking at the back window. I am pretty OCD with my cars being clean all the time, but this color as truthfully calmed my nerves.

I say if you can find a VT in Matte Gray go for it, you will not be disappointed.

Ken~