Hottest car colors

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Bob64 @ Sep 22 2007, 11:39 AM) [snapback]516239[/snapback]</div>

that is such a myth..... i can't believe people in this day and age buy into the "black is hotter" myth!

 

I think it is probably more accurate to state that silver is the most acceptable to people, not necessarily the most popular.

I think dealers order more silver because more people are likely to say "I guess silver is OK" even if they came in looking for another color.

That's what happened with the two silver priuses my wife and I own. We bought what was on the lot. We wanted the blue, but silver and red is what they had, and the red was definitely not acceptable to my wife.

My father has a silver prius too. Not because he was looking for one, but rather because that's what the dealer had.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sufferin' Prius Envy @ Sep 24 2007, 01:06 AM) [snapback]516758[/snapback]</div>

For 2006, they changed the color to a darker red and now it's "Barcelona Red Metallic".
I liked the "Salsa Red Pearl" color and name much better.
Sean Blumenthal, thanks for posting the link to the Prius colors.
Treehggr, great photo with the trees reflecting in the bumper, is that your Prius?
Melody

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(desertbriez @ Sep 24 2007, 10:27 AM) [snapback]516936[/snapback]</div>

I'm not sure why you say it's a myth. So-called "black bodies" do absorb more radiation. It's just physics. But don't take my word for it, check out this experiment done with several different colored cars on the same day: