Check out our gallery of the most eye-catching colors at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show.
There’s no better place than an auto show to see a broad range of brand-new vehicles up close, and there’s also no better place to check out the latest trends in factory paint-color offerings. One of our Chicago Auto Show traditions is to scour the show floor on the hunt for interesting new or recently introduced colors—“double-take” hues that are more eye-catching that the usual whites, silvers, blacks, and grays (and, for that matter, straightforward fire-engine reds).
Here are the colors that made us look twice at the 2018 Chicago Auto Show (you can check out last year’s crop here). Some of these are extra-cost options, or are available only as part of a special package, but all are factory hues—no one-off custom stuff here. We’ve arranged them below in roughly Roy G. Biv order (who remembers that from grade school?), with a couple of outliers at the end. Which one is your favorite?
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Royal Crimson Metallic
2018 Ford Mustang in Royal Crimson Metallic
Frozen Dark Red
2018 BMW M5 First Edition in Frozen Dark Red
Cinnamon Glaze Metallic
2018 Ford Escape in Cinnamon Glaze Metallic
Hot Pepper Red Metallic
2018 Ford Fiesta in Hot Pepper Red Metallic
Catalunya Red
2018 Audi RS3 in Catalunya Red
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Sunset Orange
2019 Hyundai Veloster in Sunset Orange
Orange Fury
2018 Honda Fit in Orange Fury
Sebring Orange
2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Convertible in Sebring Orange
Sunshine Orange
2018 Subaru Crosstrek in Sunshine Orange
Saber Orange
2019 Ford Ranger in Saber Orange
E-Copper
2019 BMW i8 Roadster in E-Copper
Orange Burst Metallic
2018 Chevrolet Sonic in Orange Burst Metallic
Galvanic Gold
2018 BMW X2 in Galvanic Gold
Turmeric Yellow
2019 Volkswagen Arteon in Turmeric Yellow
Sunset Yellow
2018 Kia Rio in Sunset Yellow
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Racing Yellow
2018 Porsche 911 Carrera T in Racing Yellow
Lime Twist
2018 Hyundai Kona in Lime Twist
Java Green
2018 BMW M3 (accessorized) in Java Green
AMG Green Hell Magno
2018 Mercedes-AMG GT R in AMG Green Hell Magno
Jasmine Green Metallic
2018 Subaru Forester in Jasmine Green Metallic
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F8 Green
2018 Dodge Challenger T/A 392 in F8 Green
ALPINA Green
2018 BMW ALPINA B6 Gran Coupe in ALPINA Green
Performance Blue
2019 Hyundai Veloster N in Performance Blue (an N exclusive color)
Tide Pool Pearl
2018 Toyota Prius C in Tide Pool Pearl
Nitrous Blue Quad-Coat Metallic
2018 Ford Focus RS in Nitrous Blue Quad-Coat Metallic
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Cavalry Blue
2018 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro in Cavalry Blue (a TRD Pro exclusive color)
Blu Denim
2018 Fiat 500L in Blu Denim
Purple Silk
2018 BMW M4 (accessorized) in Purple Silk
Destroyer Grey
2018 Dodge Charger SRT 392 in Destroyer Grey
Rhino
2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk in Rhino
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