The Meaning Behind The Color Of A Car
Most people are a little more decided in their preference. We know that blue is the most popular color in all cultures. This might have something to do with the fact that blue is the color of the sky. A very basic question: What exactly are colors? In physical terms, colors are different combinations of electromagnetic waves. Our retinas turn these mixtures of light into nerve impulses. These signals are transmitted to the visual cortex of the brain, which gives us the conscious sensation of color. So colors do not exist as such. They arise in our minds. Which also explains why they are extraordinarily subjective. Each person perceives color in a slightly different way. But there is a surprising amount of overlap, such as in the colors people prefer for their cars. According to surveys, 60 percent of people say that color is one of the main factors they consider when purchasing a car.
In this case, however, they don鈥檛 choose their favorite color but instead generally select something discreet and reserved. A few decades ago, red was the most popular color for cars. Now it鈥檚 white, followed by black, silver, and gray. Three-quarters of the new cars sold in 2016 were one of these colors. How do you explain this development? People simply used to take more pleasure in brighter colors, which also used to signify wealth. Dark suits only started becoming popular for men in the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, women鈥檚 fashion began to lose color as well鈥攐ne example being Coco Chanel鈥檚 鈥渓ittle black dress.鈥?By the way, you can observe a similar trend in architecture and interior design. Even fifty or sixty years ago, it wouldn't have occurred to anyone to paint the walls of their homes white. That has now become the absolute standard. And we鈥檙e seeing a similar trend in cars. As an aside, white is a good choice for safety reasons.
We know that white cars have the lowest accident rates, which is probably because they鈥檙e readily visible in all kinds of light. Why white is so popular? White is a very discreet color. It doesn鈥檛 clamor for attention. And that鈥檚 exactly what most people are looking for. If you want to have a low profile, then it鈥檚 good to choose something like white, black, silver, or gray. Nearly every tourist who visits Havana is thrilled by the colors of the cars on the streets. But that鈥檚 because those vehicles were made at a time when it was customary to paint them in vibrant colors. Back in the 1960s and 1970s, the same was true of cars on the streets of Paris or Stuttgart. People used to make greater use of the symbolism or power of colors than they do now. What effect do colors have on us? Countless studies have shown that colors exert considerable influence on us.
Mountain climbers feel the cold less when their parkas are red鈥攁 color that everyone associates with warmth. People who have a blue desktop on their computers produce around twice as many ideas as those with a red desktop. Colors have incredible power. Biological, cultural, and individual psychological factors all play a role. All cultures associate red with aggression and strength. That鈥檚 also true in the animal kingdom. When finches encounter members of their same species with red feathers, the level of the stress hormone corticosterone in their blood increases by fifty-eight percent. So the color red appears to have a direct physical effect on us, quite simply via the wavelength of red light. What about cultural factors? Red warns us of danger. But this effect is surely also learned. Every child learns that prohibition signs are always red. Red is also the color that we associate with Italian sports cars. But this isn鈥檛 a law of nature. It鈥檚 historical happenstance. At the famous Gordon Bennett Cup in 1900, the English team got the color green (British Racing Green), France got blue, Germany white, and Italy red. That鈥檚 why if I bought a Porsche, it wouldn鈥檛 be red. In my opinion that doesn't fit with a German sports car. Sports cars are less likely to have drab colors. That鈥檚 true. People who drive sports cars are a little more open to the mentality of play. It鈥檚 about pleasure and fun, not just the seriousness of life. Furthermore, many sports cars are simply gorgeous. I can never get enough of the elegant lines of a Porsche 911. You almost have to choose a color that stands out. I think we need more courage again in our choice of color.
The price hasn鈥檛 been revealed but all things considered, it is safe to assume the 2019 Porsche 911 will become at least marginally more expensive than the current car. So far we can confirm a few things about the new 911. All the test mules had a more aggressive angle for the front end. This suggests a better drag coefficient and a more aggressive design. On top of that, all the cars seem to have their exhausts further in the middle of the car. The wider track in the rear as well as the longer wheelbase also make for a slightly more muscular design than before. In the rear the cars also seem to boast an LED strip to act as the tail lights. 2 setup for the seats despite having a longer wheelbase. The overall design of the cabin is more than likely going to be heavily influenced by that of the Panamera sedan. Things like the massive wide-screen infotainment system or wide center stack should be seen in the production 911 as well. There might be some changes on the top end models.