[14A]

MSM was not my first choice of color. Would have preferred ***, but Honda decided that, unlike Canadians, Americans wouldn't want a white car with an all black interior. I started looking at other colors, and MSM seemed nice; the name sounded macho and it looked good in Honda's press photos. Almost as dark as black, without the upkeep difficulty of one.

Picked up the car on a cloudy day and didn't pay much attention to the color. Then one sunny day, I took a good look at the actual car color and realized it wasn't as dark, or as gray as I envisioned. In fact, under bright sunlight, it has a dark green tint to it. Disappointed, I told myself I will just wrap it white someday to get exactly what I wanted.

Today, it's my first chance to drive the car during the blue hour (somewhere between after sunset and complete darkness) and lo and behold, the car looks gorgeous! Just as I thought it should look. Then I realized all those Honda press photos were taken in low light.

My conclusion is, the darker out it is, the better MSM looks! ***, of course, looks great on a sunny day, as always.

I think I need two Accords, to drive during different times of day!

 

[thevwu]

MSM was not my first choice of color. Would have preferred ***, but Honda decided that, unlike Canadians, Americans wouldn't want a white car with an all black interior. I started looking at other colors, and MSM seemed nice; the name sounded macho and it looked good in Honda's press photos. Almost as dark as black, without the upkeep difficulty of one.

Picked up the car on a cloudy day and didn't pay much attention to the color. Then one sunny day, I took a good look at the actual car color and realized it wasn't as dark, or as gray as I envisioned. In fact, under bright sunlight, it has a dark green tint to it. Disappointed, I told myself I will just wrap it white someday to get exactly what I wanted.

Today, it's my first chance to drive the car during the blue hour (somewhere between after sunset and complete darkness) and lo and behold, the car looks gorgeous! Just as I thought it should look. Then I realized all those Honda press photos were taken in low light.

My conclusion is, the darker out it is, the better MSM looks! ***, of course, looks great on a sunny day, as always.

I think I need two Accords, to drive during different times of day!

I have a ***, definitely wanted the black interior. I don't know how Honda came to this conclusion. :dunno: A black interior just looks sexier.

 

[dizbstretch]

I agree with your observation, the MSN isn't as dark and deep in the sunlight like I wish, but it's still a nice color. I think the Acura TLX version of MSM is what you want it to look like during daylight and even deeper in the evening/low light.

 

[Atarian]

I think it's easier to keep clean (looking) than either white or black. You made a good choice!

Did you get the wretched black interior like I did? Ugh. Ought to be BANNED!

 

[14A]

I think it's easier to keep clean (looking) than either white or black. You made a good choice!

Did you get the wretched black interior like I did? Ugh. Ought to be BANNED!

I hope you're kidding. I love the all black interior! Goes well with mean sounding Modern Steel Metallic exterior.

 

[Wizeguy]

It seems that there are quite a few of us that want a white car with black interior. I wonder if that's an enthusiast thing? I'm sure honda ran numbers and decided on what they did. Well... I'd hope they did.

 

[DreamAce]

Here you can really see the beauty of MSM.

 

[tea]

chose white over the MSM color. glad i did

 

[II Kings 9:20]

I have a ***, definitely wanted the black interior. I don't know how Honda came to this conclusion. :dunno: A black interior just looks sexier.

I considered MSM, nice color OP.

If you consider a coffin sexy then I'll agree with you. Not a fan of black interiors with black seats, dash, steering wheel, headliner, etc. I gotta have some contrast but to each his own and I'm not busting chops of those who like black-You are free to not prefer my preference of a tan interior without getting my panties all tied up in a knot. Not at you thevwu, just a general statement because people take things too personally on items of preference.

I have the *** and LOVE the light and airy tan interior with the dirt hiding dark carpet-brilliant Honda-finally. My dad's 10 Ody had creme colored seats and matching nearly white carpet-the stupidest thing in the world. Honda now has dark tan carpet on the Ody where it is needed most.

 

[mbnc]

Today, it's my first chance to drive the car during the blue hour (somewhere between after sunset and complete darkness) and lo and behold, the car looks gorgeous! Just as I thought it should look. Then I realized all those Honda press photos were taken in low light.

That's similar to an old photographer's trick - they call it the golden hour. For about an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset, the light is warmer and makes almost everything look better. Cars in particular are no exception. Kinda works the same way in the twilight hours, except everything is darker.

I've got MSM because I didn't want the upkeep of a black car. My first choice was OBP, but apparently only Canadians like blue cars with manual transmissions. Of course, MSM is a good color; I wanted to avoid it mostly because my old car was light gray. Besides, almost every newer car you see is white, black, or somewhere in the middle, and I wanted to do something different. But now that I'm actually living with it and not just shopping, I like it well enough.

 

[karfreek]

I went with ASM because MSM was too purple for me.

Jay

 

[chris322]

I picked up my MSM EX-L V6 on Sunday during the end of the Honda Summer Clearance Event. Coming from a 2010 in Polished Metal Metallic, MSM was the obvious choice for me since I wanted to stay with something similar. I can barely tell the difference between PMM and MSM, and several people have mistaken the new car for the old one (note that these people are not very observant of cars)

 

[MartyV6]

Is that a gun turret up top?

 

[chris322]

Is that a gun turret up top?

Lol! They did make the 9th gen wind deflector a little larger than the 8th gen. The dealer I purchased from installs it on all their vehicles with a moon roof.

 

[dizbstretch]

Nice car Chris322, I have the same trim, V6 EX-L in MSM.

 

[davens]

Green? Always interesting how different people perceive colors, especially fringes.
I see blue/purple depending on the light.

 

[accord3]

I've owned several Honda Accords in white, beige or grey. The Modern Steel Metallic remains my favorite, as it reminds me of a beautiful color called Aspen Silver that BMW E39 5 series sported in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Had Honda made the White Orchid Pearl available with a black interior (Honda is crazy, there MANY of us that would love to have black interior with OPW), it certainly would have given me pause and made my choice more difficult. Between the Hematite Metallic or the Modern Steel Metallic, the MSM won by a landslide.

A3

 

[Flyboy]

I wanted a white coupe with an all black interior rather than the two tone black and ivory leather. My 88 Prelude was white with an all black interior and it looked sharp. Instead I went with the San Marino Red which comes with an all black leather interior and I'm very happy. My other Accord coupe, 2000 V6, is also the same color but it came with an ivory leather interior.

 

[darkhelmet]

I went with MSM because the Black wasnt available.

The hematite metallic was too green for me.

 

[BigJ1288]

Love MSM. Not a head turner but definitely looks good when you give it a few seconds to sink in. especially after sunset as already mentioned