I saw the two new colors yesterday and I was MUCH more impressed with the new 'gray' color after seeing it in person, than I ever thought I would be. In fact, under the indoor lights it almost looked like a 'taupe' color compared to the light gray tridion. Under the same lights, the red didn't come across as different from last year's color as I thought it would be, but then indoor lighting can really give some colors a different appearance. I liked both colors a LOT, and would be hard pressed with which one to 'order' if I was ordering now. I may decide to choose one of those 2009 colors as my alternate color to my 2008 metallic blue which is beginning to seem very plentiful in units I see driving around.