Exactly what color is the “Charcoal Black” interior of the Ford Fusion Hybrid Titanium?

[shanc]

Hi gang. New poster and frequent lurker here. I recently ordered a 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid Titanium (Tuxedo Black, Charcoal Interior). This forum has been a terrific source of information about features, negotiations, pricing (I found the $750 private cash coupon thanks to y’all!) and expectations, so I thought I would tap into your knowledge about one of the more perplexing issues I’m facing.

 

I test drove the Hybrid (non-Titanium) at my dealership, and loved it. (As is the case with many dealerships across the country, there are no HiTys on the lot to drive/view). I did all my research online, read the reviews, sorted through the available features and decide on the HiTy. I’ve looked at all the Ford-provided images and the images owners have posted, and I’m still a bit confused about the actual color of the interior of the HiTy. And by “interior,” I mean the seats AND the color of the molded dash components and inside doors, etc. The official description says “Charcoal Black.” I’ve looked at a host of images, and there is no consistency to the coloring.

 

Some images portray “Charcoal Black” as a deep, midnight, jet BLACK. And yet others portray “Charcoal Black” as a lighter, slate GREY. I realize lighting and photoshopping can often make the same color appear differently in different images, but this appears to be two distinct colors going on.

 

For example, at the Ford website, in the gallery the picture of the interior is “grey.” However, in the build & price section – and the colors and 360 sections – charcoal black is shown as “black.” At the dealership, I took a picture of the interior of a (non-Titanium) hybrid with the interior labeled as “charcoal black” and it was definitely “grey.” When I look at the Ford website, and the Fusion iPad app, there are other representations of the interior (like the Nav System and Ambient Lighting features) where the interior is the much deeper, darker “black.” (look at the attached pictures to see what I’m talking about).

 

I talked to the Ford 800 number customer service, and did the online chat with a Ford representative. They both seemed to understand the confusion, but assured me that the interior of the HiTy was BLACK (not lighter GREY), and that some of the feature images (like “Titanium Leather” and “Ambient Lighting” were accurate). Does this mean there are three different interior colors for the Fusion – “Dune” (the light tan), Charcoal Black (non-Titanium, which is actually GREY) and Charcoal Black (Titanium, which is actually BLACK)?

 

So my question is this: exactly what color is the “Charcoal Black” interior of the Ford Fusion Hybrid Titanium?

[acdii]

Its a grayish black. Pictures really dont capture the true color as its not pure black like you would think but it is like charcoal. It has a slight silveryblack appearance like a piece of charcoal you use to draw art with.

[smr2112]

We're talking about the actual carpets of the Titanium - not the premium mats themselves or seats

or dash or any other part of the car. Waiting for a swatch kit a swatch kit to match with.

 

 

 

[shanc]

I'm talking primarily about the colors of the seats, dash, steering wheel and other "hard" parts of the interior. From the pics I've seen (some of which are attached to my original post), there's some confusion over whether these elements in the Hybrid Titanium are in reality a deep, dark BLACK or a lighter GREY. Confusingly, I've seen both of those colors/hues labeled "Charcoal Black" by Ford.

[acdii]

its not a hard black, it has some gray tones to it.

[shanc]

I've just found it frustrating that I haven't been able to get a straight answer, or find a definitive picture of the color, from any official sources. And the singular term "charcoal black" has been shown in many pictures as distinctly different colors across different models of the Fusion Hybrid.