May 15 2008
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If you're happy and you know it, you probably drive a green car
Meaning a car with a green paint job, and not, say, a Prius. That’s the news according to CNW Marketing Research, who just released a survey about how choice of car color reflects drivers’ attitudes toward life. Turns out the Batmobile’s hue isn’t a coincidence—sad sacks like Bruce Wayne are most likely to drive something noir. Full results are below:
-Emerald green: Drivers have 5.5 percent above average confidence
-Dark blue: 3.2 percent above average confidence
-Silver: 1.2 percent above average confidence
-White: average confidence
-Sunny yellow: 3.7 percent below average confidence
-Orange: 4.1 percent below average confidence
-Bright blue: 5.5 percent below average confidence
-Bright yellow: 8.3 percent below average confidence
-Red: 8.8 percent below average confidence
-Black: 14.6 percent below average confidence
via GQ
This is idiotic. I drive a bright blue car because it’s the Subaru WRT color. I had a black Cadillac because black cars look fantastic and mean. My old wagon is painted flat black for the same reason—it looks vicious. I had a red Mazda MX-5, and that should speak volumes towards my self confidence. Miatas are great drivers’ cars but you have to constantly tell people why they aren’t “gay cars.”
As a general rule, I think cars look best in either white, silver, gunmetal, or black. Once you start getting into actual colors, it just depends on the car. Burgundy looks fantastic on a Porsche but burgundy Chevrolets make me nauseous. Yellow looks fine on an Integra Type-R but I wouldn’t want a yellow Maserati. Et cetera, et cetera.