Yahoo Autos The Wildest, Craziest Car Paint Colors for 2023 and 2024
According to research by PPG, grayscale shades from white to black comprised 76 percent of paint colors on vehicles sold in the United States in 2020. The next most popular color, blue, checked in at 9 percent of market share. Gone are the days when the roads were packed with cars colored like Skittles. But there are a few manufacturers that still like a little pizzazz on their showroom floor (or website). If you just want to be you and stand out from the crowd, here are some of the quirkiest and most outlandish paint colors available today.
Audi Q8: Dragon Orange Metallic
Like we said, there's an awful lot of orange going around these days. The Audi Q8's version is dubbed Dragon Orange Metallic, and it is worth mentioning because, well, the Q8 is an awful lot of SUV to be painted orange.
BMW M3 and M4: Sao Paulo Yellow
BMW understands what compact sports sedan and coupe buyers are looking for—at least when it comes to color. With an in-your-face front-end design, it’s no wonder that the new-generation compact M cars are available in this eye-catching Sao Paulo Yellow. Here it is on the M4. This way, as the meme goes, even if the turn signals aren’t used as often as they ought to be, rest assured the car is seen by everyone in close proximity.
Porsche Paint to Sample (PTS): Pick a Color, Any Color
Have you ever seen a vintage Porsche and thought its color would be an excellent match to a current model? Good news. That’s absolutely possible thanks to Porsche’s Paint to Sample program. For a five-figure dollar amount, you can pick through the catalog of old colors and apply any of them to your new Porsche. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, they’ll make a color custom for you, though be ready to shell out twice as much cash.
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio: Ocra GT Tri-Coat
If you’re in the market for a compact sports sedan cosplaying an SUV, look no further than the 2021 Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio. In the event the sound of the 2.9-liter twin-turbo V-6 isn’t enough to pique the curiosity of passersby, wrap your new ride in the optional Ocra GT Tri-Coat paint. That’ll get their attention. (We cannot, however, confirm whether that attention will be good or bad.)
Aston Martin Catalog: Lime Essence
There are a number of ways to tackle configuring the aesthetics of your new British luxury vehicle. You may choose the subdued white over tan or a stronger black-on-black look if you’re a more typical buyer. For the unconventional types, Aston Martin offers a wide selection of bold paint schemes, including Lime Essence. While you may think a hue so vibrant would be reserved for their sports coupes, the option is available across the entire lineup, including on the DBX, Aston’s new SUV. The buyer even has the choice of either a glossy or satin finish in this particular shade of green.
Bentley Continental GTC: Jetstream II Metallic
In the past, when it came to high-end luxury cars like Rolls-Royce, Duesenberg, and Isotta Fraschini, buyers seemed to primarily enjoy the black, white, and off-white colorways more than the rest. Nowadays, it seems the super-luxury car market is a hotbed for brighter and more expressive uses of their metal canvases. This is especially true for Bentley, as their Continental GT and Flying Spur are available in this light-blue Jetstream II Metallic paint—a soothing color to accent the luxury style while remaining bright enough to announce your arrival at the country club with ease.
Acura TLX Type S: Tiger Eye Pearl
While the dynamics of the new Acura TLX Type S are worth writing home about on their own, the Tiger Eye Pearl paint sure does add a little something special to the more driver-focused Type S, a trim returning to the States for the first time since 2008. As an exclusive option for the highest-performance-variant TLX, this gold color is sure to cause at least some gawking while jaunting down the road.
Porsche Taycan: Frozen Berry Metallic
Generally speaking, Porsche’s vehicles tend to stand out anyway. Whether it’s because of the exhaust, strong styling, or the murmurs of folks expressing their distaste for the pretentious, a Porsche is bound to be noticed. You’ll have to trade the engine note for an electric whir, but the Taycan keeps the attention of a crowd just as well as most other Porsche models. With a car wrapped in this gorgeous Frozen Berry Metallic purple, you can easily make up for the lack of audible announcement with the added visual flair the color brings.
Audi RS3: Kyalami Green
Audi has had some distinct colors in the past, and it doesn’t seem to be shying away from that past. Look no further than the new RS3. Available in stunning Kyalami Green, the RS3 continues the Audi tradition of always staying in the limelight. Sadly, the five-door variant isn’t available here in the U.S., but we hope buyers elsewhere will enjoy it as much as we would like to.
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