What’s happening to the color of L.A. cars? Inside the obsession with muted earth tones

...The hues are muted earth tones — grays, tans, browns and others — that lack the light-reflecting metallic flake that is typically mixed in with car paint. And it’s a look that’s gone — over the course of a decade — from rare to near ubiquity in car-obsessed Los Angeles. Companies including Porsche, Jeep, Nissan and Hyundai now offer this sort of paint...


https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-03-07/la-fi-car-paint-trend-nissan-porsche-hyundai

 

Maybe car sales are slowing down? Changing the color is the easiest fix to unveil a "newest & greatest" model.

 

I’ve noticed it. Kind of played out already, like dark green metallic in the early’90s.

The light grey on the 911 Sport Classic is sharp, but these putty/primer-look cars … not working for me.


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Just another style. Kind of like the flat paints but easier clean up. It works really well on some cars.

 

I always wonder why people by cars in puke green or crappy brown.

 

We followed this when I was in the home building biz. When times are uncertain, people go for muted earth colors. When times are good, people want to Rock N Roll!

Great question.


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My wife is enamored of the Porsche "chalk" grey. V on trend... Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Mine too.

 

I really like the earth tones on the new Taycan and anthracite brown metallic on the 911s myself.

 

Residual Kardashian and Kanye effect - he pushed those flesh tone Yeezy shoes and clothing and wrapped his Urus a blah sand color. It caught on. These solid gloss colors are totally meh.

 

This is just a Cali thing?

Right....

I actually like a lot of these colors.

 

My thinking is the paint’s just cheaper.

I understand we’re supposed to be living in a market driven economy but….

 

Wet putty.
Friend of mine says some of those colors should have the US Navy logo/seals on the doors.

 

Again, it’s the economy stupid.


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They do look military… no depth.


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Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Walking around town today, US navy vehicles were present. OR, the 'wet putty' look.
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I was on trend briefly.

 

Not even MB is immune to the 'wet putty' look.....
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I can’t stand any gray cars and also can’t stand the matte finishes— nice cars should be shiny and pretty, not look like my kitchen pots and pans. [emoji2]


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