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I think 3 factors drive the greyscale migration:
1. Fleet sales probably account for a larger percentage of the vehicle market than ever before
2. Buyers are so hung up on tech doo-dads, they forget to look at the body color. Seriously, cars have always been a personality extension...and today, that's expressed more easily in tech than color.
3. Vehicles today are ginormous....widebody...3rd row seating?...4th row? If cars today looked more like MGBs, we'd have a much more lively palate.
1. Fleet sales probably account for a larger percentage of the vehicle market than ever before
2. Buyers are so hung up on tech doo-dads, they forget to look at the body color. Seriously, cars have always been a personality extension...and today, that's expressed more easily in tech than color.
3. Vehicles today are ginormous....widebody...3rd row seating?...4th row? If cars today looked more like MGBs, we'd have a much more lively palate.
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Maybe this is a dumb question, but when I go to the Ford Bronco page and go to the bottom and select a 4dr Big Bend to reserve, the picture that comes up shows what looks like a dark green Bronco. Is anyone else seeing this or are my eyes shot and I should get them replaced?
You don't remember the Teal that was really popular ? Sorry for anyone that likes this - but I do not see may of these in the collectors garages.
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Folks can only buy what's offered. Green has always been a unicorn with Ford.
Interesting to see the growth of white at the expense of silver.
Initially, my first choice for Bronco color was Oxford white, and its still one of my top 3, jumping around between Race Red and Area 51, depending on day of the week.
But I saw a Race Red F150 and a Race Red Mustang on the way home from work the other day, so I figured it must be a sign from God thats what Im supposed to get, thus its my #1 right now.
Initially, my first choice for Bronco color was Oxford white, and its still one of my top 3, jumping around between Race Red and Area 51, depending on day of the week.
But I saw a Race Red F150 and a Race Red Mustang on the way home from work the other day, so I figured it must be a sign from God thats what Im supposed to get, thus its my #1 right now.
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And Neither had a white top....so the rumors must be true
Im not sure if my sarcasm went by you and you think I was being serious, or you are just adding to it!
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I understand that this graphic represents "fact" regarding color sales. That said, it is also titled "Cars by Color". Safe to assume then, that this is "every" car/truck/etc. lumped into one. The Hondas… the Bimmers… everything. Pretty sure we can all agree that the Bronco is NOT "every" car. It's an icon, reborn. It's... okay, you get the idea. So—although the odds may be slim because these decisions are made by those that pour over consumer data, they have clearly also spent plenty of time pouring over the "what if" as well—and have already made a lot of really cool things happen in the Bronco's design that will ripple through this segmant of vehicles for years. That's awesome.
I know my "wishing" for an army green/GPW green makes it no closer to reality—but in my head, this is EXACTLY the type of vehicle that those colors were made for. It fits it's personality. It blends with "the wild", and it seems both tough and earthy at the same time. Teal Corvettes and lizard green Civics do nothing for me personally, but I'd happily welcome an olive green off-road machine. And I think it would be a welcome addition to the other colors already in the offing.
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The chart can be misleading when you only give people a handful of options....
Green can't make a resurgence if nobody is offering it as an option.
Green can't make a resurgence if nobody is offering it as an option.
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