maugust24

Own Laguna blue
2nd shark gray
3rd black

roadsterboy

White
White
White
I ONLY buy White sports cars. Nothing shows the lines like white, just my opinion.

Although I wish GM would offer bright colors like Lamborghini does. I've had Vettes in Red, Orange and Yellow all from the 70's, all bright colors.

Playboy2

Currently have Velocity Yellow, but kept going back and forth between VY and Torch red both great colors IMO.
1 Torch Red
2 Laguna Blue
3 Arctic White

sTz

My first choice was Black, but didn't have the energy of maintaining a third black vehicle, so I went with my second choice- Arctic White. Third- Shark Gray.

addybuddy

1. yellow (love to own it)
2. dsom
3. laguna blue/admiral blue

Fcal

Never thought I would like Yellow, but what can I say. I got Yellow Fever.
#2 DSOM
#3 Torch Red

It's a sports car! Should be a bright color.

L8ter

Not to hijack your thread Dave, only to break up the monotony of redwhiteblueyelloworangegraysilverblack.

Just a little side note from KBB:
"In the world of automotive car colors, the chicken and the egg arrive simultaneously. In other words, vehicle colors that consumers demand heavily influence which colors the manufacturers create. So why do we demand the colors we do?

There are people in the car color business who spend a great deal of time trying to predict this phenomenon and they have many theories. One such person is Robert S. Daily, color-marketing manager of DuPont Automotive, a major paint supplier to the automotive industry. For example, he believes it's our affinity for technology that lures us to silver. He writes, "Silver and gray reflect our fascination with technology, such as seen in the brushed chrome cues on laptop computer covers and other electronic devices. Secondly, silver and techno-gray seem to accentuate the angular, 'new-edge design' of the latest luxury sport vehicles." Others believe that silver relates to "feelings of superiority" and "great mental powers."

Whatever the reason, silver continues to lead every car segment in popularity except for Trucks/SUVs/Minivans, which are still dominated by white. Even in that case, silver comes in a close second. All these findings are based on an annual color popularity study conducted by DuPont Automotive.

The Monetary Value of Color
So, you might ask, "Why does color matter?" Like many vehicle features, color plays a role in the residual value of your car. Put simply, today's popular color will probably make your vehicle more popular to a buyer five years from now. The "probably" factors in the cyclical nature of color popularity, but the general rule still holds true.

It also follows that less popular colors depreciate your vehicle's value. By how much, you ask? That's the tricky part. It actually can vary from hundreds to thousands of dollars depending on the vehicle and the color in question.

Sticking to neutral colors such as silver, white, black and gray are your safest bets. But, if you feel moved to more chromatic colors, bright yellow, orange, or purple vehicles could put you at a disadvantage when selling or trading in your vehicle.

A study by the Yankelovich Partners found 39 percent of consumers were likely to change brands if they couldn't get the color they wanted—another example of the power of color.

Top Three Overall Colors
Looking at the top overall popular colors in the U.S., for all vehicle categories, silver leads the way with white in close second, followed by black.

Silver - 23%
White - 15%
Black - 12%
Popular Colors for SUV/Minivans/Light Trucks
SUVs, Minivans and Light Trucks, which make up 50.9% of the new vehicle market, are unique from all other categories in that white is the preferred color for these vehicles. This has been the case for more than 10 years. Silver and black round out the top three color choices and medium/dark gray advanced 5% last year to take fifth place.

White - 19.3%
Silver - 18%
Black - 12.4%
Med. Dark Blue - 11.4%
Med. Dark Gray - 7.5%
Med. Red - 7.1%
Med. Dark Green - 6.7%
Light Brown - 5.1%
Bright Red - 4.5%
Gold - 1.8%
Popular Colors for Luxury
Silver is the main color of choice for Luxury vehicles, which make up 8.6% of the car market. Silver rose nearly 14% in one year's time in this category resulting in a whopping one-third of all Luxury vehicles sporting silver tones. Two variations of white made up another 30% of this category, leaving the remaining colors to round out the mix. An interesting observation is that black, which was once the premier color for luxury vehicles, has hit its lowest mark in years at 8.5%.

Silver - 32.1%
White Metallic - 17.7%
White - 11.8%
Med/Dk. Blue 8.6%
Black - 8.5%
Med./Dk. Gray 7.2%
Med. Red - 6%
Gold - 3%
Med/Dk Green - 1.8%
Light Brown - 1.7%
Popular Colors for Sedans, Wagons and Hatchbacks
Passenger vehicles, which include sedans, wagons and hatchbacks, make up 26.4% of the current new car market. In this category, silver accounted for about 28% increasing 3% in one year. Light brown, the sixth most popular color in 2001, jumped to third place at 11.6% in this category, just behind second place white. Med/dark gray joined the top ten colors at seventh place with 6.2% of the color choices.

Silver - 28.1%
White - 11.8%
Light Brown - 11.6%
Black - 11.2%
Med Dk Blue - 9.5%
Med Red - 7.6%
Med. Dark Gray - 6.2%
Med Dark Green - 5.3%
Gold - 3.4%
Dark Red - 2.6%
Popular Colors for Convertibles and Coupes
This category makes up 14.1% of the current new vehicle market. Silver, black and medium/dark blue respectively held on to the top three spots for favorite color. Medium dark gray made significant gains, jumping to sixth place with 6.7% up from tenth place.

Silver - 24.6%
Black - 14.3%
Med Dark Blue - 12.9%
White - 8.8%
Bright Red - 6.9%
Med. Dark Gray - 6.7%
Med. Red - 5.5%
Light Brown - 4.3%
Gold - 4.1%
Dark Red - 2.6%
Because there are always exceptions, it's good to remember that certain colors look better on specific vehicles, for instance, a little yellow convertible is much more desirable than a bright yellow minivan. In many cases, we can only speculate on the affect color will have on your bottom line. Because at the end of the day, only you can answer the question: "What's your favorite color"
Back to thread.

RedC7AZ

Got Red (Torch)
White
Blue

greaser2

I have a Laguna Blue
#2 Shark Grey
#3 Daytona Orange.


All been cancelled.

CETA 256

1-Velocity yellow
2-laguna blue
3-torch red

JDM111er

.1) Have Laguna blue
.2) Shark grey
.3) Torch red

OnPoint

I had to go with 2nd choice because my #1 choice, cyber grey, was dropped. With four colors being dropped/replaced this year, there may be some people who have to consider their #2.

One of these days I'll get a red Corvette. Fun fact - - - they've dropped and brought back, several times over the generations, Torch Red (my theory is they do this to keep it in demand), so hopefully when you get your next one it's available. Or you might have to consider 2nd choice.

Bill17601

1. White. 2. Red

Playboy2

STINGREYES

#1 Black
#2 Shark Gray, Silver, Red
Most of my Vetes have been Black I figured it's time to try the other favbs gotta say the Shark Gray is sharp IMO

rovingit

I own LBR
#2 DSOM
#3 All Black - inside, outside, wheels, badges

VETJAZZ

Own 14' Laguna Blue
#2 DSOM

pdpratt

1) Red
2) Black
3) Yellow

SK360

If not Velocity Yellow then...

Race Yellow
Arctic White

Hwy501

Have Corvette Racing Yellow

1. DSOM, (wish it was a bit brighter)
2. Sliver

I like the metallic paints.