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Categorization of future new Porsche body colors & process of creating new Porsche colors

Posted date: January 20, 2024 Updated date:January 21, 2024

Until now, Porsche body colors were divided into the following categories.

For example, looking at 911:

Standard color (0 yen)

Metallic color (186,000 yen)

Special color (407,000 yen)

PTS (1,451,000 yen)
PTS Plus (3,314,000 yen)

*Price is for 911 Carrera as of January 2024

New Porsche body color categories

It is said that these will be changed to new categories in the future, and the color selection of the new Panamera is divided into the following categories:

Contrasts

Classic and timeless colors. For example, black and white create maximum contrast.

Shades

Color tones such as white, gray, and black are categorized as shades, which also includes silver tones such as ice gray metallic.

It is said that the subtle color nuances make it easy to personalize your Porsche.

Dreams

Strong, bright and impressive colors are in the dream category. Colors that allow customers to express and assert their individuality.

For the new Panamera, Lugano Blue and Madeira Gold Metallic are in this category.

Legends

Colors in this legendary category are those that combine rare colors with something special. The tones of the various color fields are elegant, modern, and timeless.

For the new Panamera, this category includes Montego Blue Metallic, Oak Green Metallic Neo, and Slate Gray Neo.

And of course, with PTS (Paint to Sample), which now offers a total of more than 170 colors for all model series, you can even create the color you desire. PTS Plus (Paint to Sample Plus) is also available.

It was written that all model series would be classified into this category for color, but when I looked at the configurators both overseas and in Japan, this category was only applied to the new Panamera. (as of January 2024), so it may change in the future when a new model is released.

How Porsche's body color is made

It seems that Porsche's exterior color has been developed for several years.

And because it takes several years, the experts at Style Porsche (who handle the development) need to stay ahead of the times.``A new color is not just a trend, it has to be something that will stick around for a long time.'' "It must be done."

It has been said that everyone at Style Porsche needs to identify trends early on, or set the trends themselves.

The color selection process involves the executive committee selecting the colors that will actually be developed from among approximately 12 to 15 new colors designed by the team each year. If the color paint is proven to be technically feasible, mass production will begin within the next three years.

The process from coming up with a color to actually painting it

The process by which Porsche's new body colors are created is as follows:

Designers analyze the colors that already exist and make sure that all color areas are used.
A mood board is created (a visual representation of the concept and vision)
Suppliers participate once a new color vision is created (suppliers come up with new colors using different color pigments → leading to different interpretations of color and the creation of multiple colors)

A wide group of Porsche experts from production, technical development, design, sales and marketing discuss paint samples
It is also necessary to respond to market demands → Asian customers tend to choose bold colors, while American customers tend to prefer muted colors, etc.
Consider future interior materials as well: Body color must match interior color, and compatibility with leather, lacetex, and other materials must also be considered.
Painting Color Frog with colors → Color Frog is a miniature car in the shape of a current 911, and you can see the color effects on the larger 3D body.

At the same time, Porsche's virtual reality experts scan the paint samples and visualize the new color photo-realistically on a 16-meter-wide LED screen - allowing you to change the body color of your new series and more with the touch of a button.
The final decision on whether to create a new color will be left to the Executive Committee → Pre-painted vehicles will be introduced color by color, and various models will be digitally visualized and evaluated under sunlight and on LED screens in the studio. decision

First, approximately 50 to 100 kilograms of paint patches will be made - enough to paint approximately 300 steel plates, and these will also be used as color standards for suppliers of add-on parts.
These are called color matching, which is a very important quality function that must be matched because metals and plastics have different colors.
In addition to creating the color, it is also necessary to test when repairing → confirming whether spot repairs can be done, etc., and field tests will also begin about a year before mass production begins.

A dress rehearsal is carried out during the painting process at the Porsche factory → The paint is sent from the tank to the pump in the atomizer via a hose, which prevents the possibility of color shift due to the shearing force on the ring-shaped hose, and Because each factory has a different number of painting robots, different cycle times, different hose lengths, and different system capacities, paints also need to be modified to suit each factory's conditions.
Before the color actually appears in the configurator, a process called ``Weather-o-Meter'' takes place, in which the sample plate is continuously illuminated with intense UV light for 3,200 hours. This test proves the durability of paint, which is theoretically equivalent to being exposed to direct sunlight for a year in Florida.
New body colors will only appear in the configurator after other tests such as fire protection tests, flying stone tests, and salt water tests are also conducted.

It turns out that there is an extensive process that takes many years to create a new Porsche body color.

However, there are rumors that Miami Blue was removed from Porsche's body color because it was confirmed that the color fades in sunlight in places like Florida, so even if you spend 3,200 hours on it, something unexpected could happen. Maybe. *This is just a rumor.

Since PTS and PTS Plus have become more available to choose from than before, I hope that we will be able to see many more wonderfully colored Porsches in the future.

Anyway, personally, I don't think it's okay to just add "Neo" to everything...or maybe I don't think so ^^?

Source:(Official)The courage to be colorful: the new Panamera paints and how they were made

Rika (911supercars.com)

I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).