Is there a reason why 90% of turbo's are silver?!
#46
04-24-2010, 11:28 PM
Since I wanted silver there were alot of choices, was a little more picky on the options when I finally found the car, except for the NAV which at the time would of liked to have, but now I am glad I do not have it. So, I got pretty much a 100% custom order in options that I wanted for a CPO
I was also considering the "Speed Yellow" with a few cars, but I told the salesmen that I like to fly "under the radar" color wise, and Porsche=Speed anyway.
Have to admit that the Speed Yellow with the GT2 front bumper looks pretty awesome.
I was also considering the "Speed Yellow" with a few cars, but I told the salesmen that I like to fly "under the radar" color wise, and Porsche=Speed anyway.
Have to admit that the Speed Yellow with the GT2 front bumper looks pretty awesome.
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04-25-2010, 12:56 AM
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04-25-2010, 10:24 PM
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It might relate to the early years of F-1 when each country was assigned a color. Italy was Red, GB was green, France was blue, the USA was white, Belgium was yellow, and Germany was Silver.
#54
04-26-2010, 04:11 PM
I actually shopped for a silver one. The ones around me at the time were black and yellow.
LOVE the silver. It's what I expect a Porsche to look like too... kind of like expecting a Ferarri to be red.
Thankfully, to each his own. The world would be very boring if it was all the same.
LOVE the silver. It's what I expect a Porsche to look like too... kind of like expecting a Ferarri to be red.
Thankfully, to each his own. The world would be very boring if it was all the same.
You're right. I never thought of it that way. My favorite color for the 996 Turbo is red, but come to think of it silver is the 'flagship' color of Porsche.
#55
04-26-2010, 05:14 PM
I could not find any actual production numbers so did a quick survey based on vehicles on the market through two popular sites. Based on the numbers it may seem to indicate that people hate trying to keep a black car clean. On the other hand, I think that it safe to say that it only seems like 90% are silver.
Black 34
Silver 29
Grey 26
Yellow 9
Other 20
Black 34
Silver 29
Grey 26
Yellow 9
Other 20
#56
04-26-2010, 07:20 PM
My survey included all coupes and cabs from 2001 thru 2005 in the sample population. Any idea roughly how many 2004 black X50 cabs were shipped?
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04-26-2010, 07:29 PM
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oh boy....i can only imagine!
#58
04-26-2010, 07:37 PM
This could only be seen as a piece of automotive history and should be posted for all.
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04-26-2010, 08:08 PM
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Since the X50 was an option, there are no records that I have seen that indicate this.
