Why is Whiteout FRS So Popular?

[Nevermore]

I hate white cars with a passion. A passion. My parents had a white camry and I thought it was the most dull, lifeless car ever. They joked about giving it to me as my first car and I always thought I would go carless before I let that car be mine. I just can't find any appeal in them. That being said, I will admit that the FR-S looks good in all the colors, including white. I still want nothing to do with it, but it's a good looking car.

You would think though, that the one color that costs extra would be less popular. Completely not the case here. A lot of people have given plenty of good reasons why it's so popular. It still strikes me as a little odd though, but to each their own. I like hot lava best.

[MmmHamSandwich]

Because pearl + sun llight.

[husker741]

I just really like how it won't show swirls and will be easier to keep clean.

[kthxbai]

White is a classic color, like black, and red. I personally went with the Whiteout because it's like my FRS is always dressed up in a white tux wherever we go, classy 24/7/365.

Side note: I wanted to get a raven initially for the same reasons above regarding the tux comment, but living in Florida with the sun beating it down everyday and the ease of swirl marks to show made my decision to go with the Whiteout feel a bit more practical.

[Justin.b]

My miata is white, and it took me a while to bring myself to buy it because of that. I kept watching for other similar cars to come up for sale in a better color but it just didn't happen. I got used to it now, but I'm still not sure that's a color I'm ready to choose on a new car.

-Justin

[cyde01]

Originally Posted by draggin_az

mr leno explains it in this video

cliff notes.....colors take away from body lines and lets face it, the 86 has sexy lines

i love how jay mentions the historic country racing colors in this video. italian red, british racing green, american white and blue stripes or blue and white stripes, French (bugatti) blue. germany was historically white before they stopped using paint all together, and became silver. even today when you think of benz or audi you probably think of silver. after germany adopted silver japan started using white, usually with a red dot somewhere. japanese sports cars became associated with white as a result, the 2000GT was first revealed in white, the Type R NSX's and Integras were championship white, every single picture i've seen of the mazda cosmo has been white. it's also a very common color for the old school Z cars, used for the iconic panda scheme of the ae86, etc etc. white and japanese sports cars just works, just like italian exotics and red.

[Zaku]

White is the most popular color for cars right now period. look it up they did some study on it, It beat Silver out a couple of years ago as the most abundant color wanted by people and driven on the road.

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by Justin.b

My miata is white, and it took me a while to bring myself to buy it because of that. I kept watching for other similar cars to come up for sale in a better color but it just didn't happen. I got used to it now, but I'm still not sure that's a color I'm ready to choose on a new car.

-Justin

Yup, I know exactly how that is. When I was Celica shopping, the only GT-S 6MT I could find was white. At first I was iffy about it, but it was the only one for hundreds of miles, and a very good price on top of that. I eventually got used to it and even liked it a lot, but if I had to replace it with the exact same car I doubt I would have gone white. It actually wasn't until recently when they started offering pearls that I started liking white, and if I planned on buying one, I could see myself absolutely getting a pearl white 370Z, Genesis Coupe, or Mazdaspeed 3.

Per the comment on separating silver and gray, I think that's because of the resurgence in the early 2000s (I think?) of gray becoming a popular color again. The road is definitely a sea of neutrals though.

Originally Posted by Zaku

White is the most popular color for cars right now period. look it up they did some study on it, It beat Silver out a couple of years ago as the most abundant color wanted by people and driven on the road.

I posted the DuPont infographic on the previous page.

[Cade01]

I love the Whiteout/Satin White pearl that's why I bought mine, I would love it even more if it looked like VWs Candy White.

[FastLane1000]

Alot of the Supras looked good in pearl white

[StilesA70]

When I got my car I considered getting white or asphalt. But when it came down to it the pearl really makes the white just that much nicer. Plus I am suprised no one has mentioned this, but I think that the red interior clashes with some of the colors.

[n2oinferno]

Originally Posted by StilesA70

When I got my car I considered getting white or asphalt. But when it came down to it the pearl really makes the white just that much nicer. Plus I am suprised no one has mentioned this, but I think that the red interior clashes with some of the colors.

Uh huh. I love the blue, but it would bother me to no end having all of the red. The stitching I don't mind so much but the other red accents.. meh..

More reason to have the whole thing reupholstered though, right?

[MVJ1975]

Originally Posted by n2oinferno

Uh huh. I love the blue, but it would bother me to no end having all of the red. The stitching I don't mind so much but the other red accents.. meh..

More reason to have the whole thing reupholstered though, right?

Now that you mention it, I'd honestly like to have the red interior accents redone in dark blue. Ah, well, so many mods, so little time (and money).

[naikaidriver]

Originally Posted by animal007

Why? is White a sports car color? I would expect Firestorm or Raven to be the most popular color for this car but I seen 4 FRS on the streets where I live and 2 are white! hell even the copilation thread here has Whiteout up by like 20 pages on the next closest.

Asking this question is like asking "why are boobs good"? I'm sure the answers will be just as varied. Ranging from comical, to practical, to just plain absurd.

Scott