FlatSix911
Porsche 918 Hybrid
The cars I now own are red, blue & yellow! Nice set but I think the yellow one will go away soon. I have begun really looking at the cars in any given parking lot. It normally goes something like: black, black, beige, silver, white, black, white, grey, hey!- a green one, then grey, white, white, black, grey. You get the point. My question is, do manufacturers offer us those colors because that's what we want to buy? or, do we buy those colors because that's what we're offered?
Perhaps a bit of both. Manufacturers make the colors that will appeal to the masses (80/20 rule). Given that there are people that don't like the falcon wing doors ("too showy!"), there are also people who don't want colors that might be perceived as showy. And nothing is worse than producing a few colors that designers are wild about, that Joe and Josephine q. Public leave sitting on a dealer's lot unsold. so, from a corporate standpoint, it doesn't pay to take those risks and offer special colors. Because if someone wants to buy the car, they'll buy it despite it not being offered in fancy colors. "They can have the Model T in any color they want,... as long as it's black!"
Agreed. Here is the current list of Automotive paint colors for North America by popularity ordered.
The muted colors are the most popular in the Luxury market. Black, Silver, White and Gray = 75%.
Fortunately, a few car companies like Porsche still offer some great colors!
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