Heat: If keeping cool is a top priority, the car absorbs less heat if painted white rather ... Typically, silver wheels look nice against black paint, however black wheels could be too much, and other ...

“Matte cars are cool,” said Sebastian Vettel, the 23-year-old driver for Red Bull’s team who has won seven Formula One races. “They come across as a bit aggressive.” Dull paint jobs are ...

There is a Nissan R33 Skyline cruising around in England that looks a bit different than most cars. It has an all-over custom heat-reactive paint job ... It appears black when cool and turns ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- From an environment standpoint, silver and white cars are cool; black cars are not ... found that using white or silver paint instead of black paint would raise fuel economy ...

A few months ago, I came across a very cool-looking car ... contrast to the modern cars around it, whose paint jobs—pearlescent white, iridescent silver, high-gloss black—suddenly seemed ...

It's hot as Hades in L.A. this week and it's only going to get warmer (in the immediate future and, likely, years from now). One of the most unpleasant aspects of the rising temps is how ...

A paint so impractical (and cool) -- think matte black squared -- you know some idiot will have to try it on a street car, even though it doesn't like being left outside, or washed. This nanotube ...

Nissan simply calls it “cool paint,” and it’s essentially a white paint that reflects solar energy. The cooler a car cabin is in the summer, the less air conditioning is needed. That’s ...