[QUOTE]From the NY Times online:
CHRISTOPHER WEBB was standing in the middle of a ring of model cars, about to pose for a photograph, when he noticed a troubling presence: a green one.

"I definitely don't want to be near green," he declared, his British accent flaring. Coming from a man poised to become one of North America's leading arbiters of color, this was a notable pronouncement. Not only is green out, apparently, but it has always been a somewhat star-crossed hue.

"You have to be aware of the historical sensitivities to color," Mr. Webb explained. In China, "it's a color worn by men when they've split from their wives," he said. "So it's not a highly popular color."

It is? It's not?

Mr. Webb, 28, is not a household name, but soon it will be hard to miss his work. He is the manager of color trends in North America for General Motors, the world's largest automaker, which means he has the lead role in picking the exterior colors for Chevrolets, Pontiacs, Cadillacs, GMC's, Buicks, Saturns and Hummers, beginning with the 2005 models, which go on sale this summer.[QUOTE]

So, Green is out? Sometimes, it just makes me wonder where they find these people. I certainly don't agree with him at all.

You can find the entire article here: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/fashion/25WEBB.html (Free Reg Req)

Yahoo!!! Green is out. That's gonna make my Nordic Green 8 all the MORE SPECIAL TO ME!!!! (I've never been a crowd follower. That's one of the reasons I have the only type of car currently made with a rotary.)

I agree Q (if you will pardon the familiarity), where do they find these guys and why do people listen to them??????

LOL

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Gee, when I read the title, I though Doug "No highs, no lows, it must be Bose" Green had been banned for some reason! :D

I wasn't going there, but that's what I was expecting...

Positron and I will have the local market cornered .....

Didn't this guy ever hear of "British Racing Green"? Mazda even did an anniversary (or special, at least) Miata in that color.

Apparently, green was the color of the 90s, and titanium/dark metallic grey is the new in color.

Mine is Nordic Green.
I like Green

"It's not easy being green ... having to spend each day the color of the leaves."

Kermit The Frog ("The Muppett Record")

An interesting tidbit regarding a green car: I read somewhere (can't remember) that the surface temperature of the color green on a car sitting in the sun is actually higher than any other color incudling black! I am not sure of the validity or scientific reason for this, perhaps someone knows?

As for the way the RX-8 looks in green is a personal preference, I like it and it was one of my three choices for color. I just chose silver because silver looks cleaner between washes.

Originally posted by 6speed8
I read somewhere (can't remember) that the surface temperature of the color green on a car sitting in the sun is actually higher than any other color incudling black!

At the moment, up here, that ain't such a bad deal. It might explain some things observed in July / August, however.

Originally posted by khoney
Gee, when I read the title, I though Doug "No highs, no lows, it must be Bose" Green had been banned for some reason! :D

That he was...

He's on my ignore list, so I didn't even think of that ;)

I actually have a green truck and looked at the Nordic Green 8, but there are so few in my dealer's stock I'd have had to order and I wasn't willing to wait.

quote:
Originally posted by 6speed8
I read somewhere (can't remember) that the surface temperature of the color green on a car sitting in the sun is actually higher than any other color incudling black!

...yeah, it's due to the enzymatic reaction of the chlorophyl in the paint....not to much help up in the north due to the leaves falling off an all.

....I think this guy is the one who invented that metallic green/blue tone a while back for GM - now that color was hideous!

Nordic green looks good

In Italia we drive red cars

Welcome, Supraman. But some of my favorite Ferraris seen on the street have been British Racing Green!

I have never seen a green Ferrari.

Originally posted by Supraman
I have never seen a green Ferrari.

I saw a gorgeous BRG 308 (as I recall) parked outside a college fraternity house that our band had a gig at. Of course, that was 1970 ....

Originally posted by shebam
I saw a gorgeous BRG 308 (as I recall) parked outside a college fraternity house that our band had a gig at. Of course, that was 1970 ....

"If you can remember the 70's you really were not there".
George Carlin