German/Reference name: eisblaumetallic
Paint codes: M5Q,Z23
Models and Years:
911:1976,1977,2009-2012,2018
Boxster:2011,2012
Cayman:2011,2012
Ice Blue Metallic (M5Q/eisblaumetallic) is a contemporary Porsche color that goes back to around 2010 as a launch color on the 997.2 generation 911 Turbo S. Interestingly, back when Ice Blue Metallic was added onto the menu, some Turbo S customers faced build delays when requesting the color. Many were told that the reason for the delays was production related. The result was that quite a few changed the color of their build to avoid the forecasted delays, with some even going paint to sample instead(!) Those who endured the wait, or were fortunate enough to not be significantly impacted by delays, were thrilled to see their Turbos on arrival. And as it turned out, they would be lucky in that Ice Blue Metallic was not made widely available, disappearing from the menu not long after it was added. Once the 991 generation 911 was introduced, Ice Blue Metallic quickly became available paint to sample, having been approved by early 2013.
