Paint color discussion

[jsnable]

Unless there's something totally crazy going on with the color representation, that's a custom color... I saw a Racing Green there about 6 weeks ago and it's much darker.

Jay

 

[TEG]

Kermit Green!

(I don't think it is a standard Tesla or Lotus color)

 

[dpeilow]

Somebody took the idea of the Tesla making a green statement a bit too literally...

 

[doug]

Kermit Green!

Somebody took the idea of the Tesla making a green statement a bit too literally...

Hey, It's not easy being green...

 

[TEG]

Ford already did that one...

 

[doug]

I believe this is the Racing Green. VIN107:

 

[TEG]

Tesla - a set on Flickr

Is that a purple/aubergine/eggplant behind the two reds??!?

(Or midnight blue under certain lighting?)

 

[graham]

Good question! I am thinking it is probably your guess of Midnight Blue. That color can look purple under some conditions - and I bet this is one of them.

But who knows? Perhaps you have spotted a custom color!

 

[DaveD]

TEG, I believe that the Roadster you've pointed out is painted Twilight Blue. I think that a big factor in the color you're seeing is the reflection of the light-colored floor mixing with the car's "true" Twilight Blue color, resulting in the apparent aubergine/eggplant color.

 

[TEG]

With glacier blue in front and electric blue in back it is good to finally see a pic with 3 different blues represented.

 

[Rheazombi]

Green Tesla Roadster?

I was thinking of maybe getting the green roadster....

but I've been unable to find pictures of one anywhere! Not a customer custom green... Not signature green, but the regular Solid Color > Racing Green.

Has anyone seen one? I don't recall seeing it in the colors discussion thread, or random roadster sightings. Of course I will look at it in person at some point before deciding, if I can... but it seems odd that there are so few.

(in the same vein.. what does a Jet Black compared to an Obsidian Black actually look like?)

PS: (mods can move this to a related thread if they want!)

 

[TEG]

Signature Green (sorry, not available to you since you aren't sig 100 customer):

Racing Green?:

Custom 'Kermit' Green:

 

[Rheazombi]

The Signature Green was mighty classy... too bad :frown:

Though.... they WILL paint the Tesla anything you want for an extra fee right? Like iridescent green/gold or hot pink right? So couldn't you just pay extra for a signature green? Or a color that you totally came up with on your own that happens to look a hell of a lot like signature green? :wink:

And yeah, that pic of Racing Green was also the best one I could find, which is why I'm kinda bummed! (Also the high ISO on that pic is making my brain bleed)

You think its their least popular color?

 

[doug]

Signature Green (sorry, not available to you since you aren't sig 100 customer):

VP3 is not Signature green. I believe it might be a metallic version of Racing Green. Hard to tell from a photo.

 

[vfx]

The custom green has been described at a Lamborghini lime green.

Tesla Roadster

Holden HSV GTS Project 370

BMW 645

Murcielago

Not so sure myself.

 

[donauker]

Below is a list of Roadster colors sorted by order of popularity. It is not provided by Tesla Motors but is based off of a list compiled by owners. It includes public information of past cars delivered, much of which comes from here, as well as information voluntarily provided by current and future owners. A total of 98 current and ordered cars have been listed.

Radiant Red......... 19
Twilight Blue....... 11
Electric Blue........ 8
Very Orange.......... 8
Jet Black............ 7
Thunder Gray......... 7
Signature Green...... 7
Sterling Silver...... 6
Brilliant Yellow..... 5
Glacier Blue......... 5
Custom............... 5
Obsidian Black....... 3
Racing Green......... 3
Arctic White......... 2
Fusion Red........... 2
Total............... 98

 

[Palpatine]

Below is a list of Roadster colors sorted by order of popularity. It is not provided by Tesla Motors but is based off of a list compiled by owners. It includes public information of past cars delivered, much of which comes from here, as well as information voluntarily provided by current and future owners. A total of 98 current and ordered cars have been listed.

Radiant Red......... 19
Twilight Blue....... 11
Electric Blue........ 8
Very Orange.......... 8
Jet Black............ 7
Thunder Gray......... 7
Signature Green...... 7
Sterling Silver...... 6
Brilliant Yellow..... 5
Glacier Blue......... 5
Custom............... 5
Obsidian Black....... 3
Racing Green......... 3
Arctic White......... 2
Fusion Red........... 2
Total............... 98

That data is from a spreadsheet provided by owners filling in the data.
However, I recall from having seen a Tesla Motors spreadsheet of colors that the top three colors for the 2008 model year are:
1) Radiant Red
2) Thunder Grey
3) Electric Blue

 

[TEG]

VP3 is not Signature green. I believe it might be a metallic version of Racing Green. Hard to tell from a photo.

Doug, you put my quote onto another picture.
That mention of Signature Green was above a picture of VP1.

I didn't know or claim to know what color name went with VP3, but it is some kind of green.

 

[dpeilow]

I believe VP3 is a one-off colour that I've heard Tesla staff refer to as 'empire green', analogous to British racing green.

 

[TEG]

A couple more of car #107 ("Racing Green?")