We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Consider me guilty for riding the matte paint bandwagon decades ago. Fueled by the relentless prodding of my idiot friends to make my ride ...

Cars are perceived visually, and so the type of paint used can help define a vehicle’s character and styling. Often, the colour of paint used can even help to highlight key features of a car’s ...

Savannah Vallier’s car already stood out. A red Mini Cooper, it had Union Jack-style red, white, and blue side-view mirrors. Then the 21-year-old Hudson, N.H., native got a job detailing cars at ...

When we bought our long-term Kia EV9, a trendy matte-finish paint job was not high on our must-have options list (actually, I don’t think it was on our list at all). However, the EV9 we ended up ...

Automobile maniacs and automakers have locked horns over the years to generate the most reflective and eye catching paint textures possible. However, now-a-days to float in the recent market, many of ...

DETROIT - You can get a matte finish on your photos or your cell phone, so why not on your car? Dull was the new shiny at last month's North American Auto Show in Detroit, where at least eight cars ...

A car company launching a matte paint color from the factory isn't unprecidented, but it's still unusual. That's what Genesis has done in creating the launch edition for the redesigned G70. In doing ...

One thing’s always been true at the dealership: a vehicle can have all the right options and the right price, but if it’s the wrong colour, the customer will likely turn it down. And if there’s a ...

Mercedes-Benz announced today it has become the first automaker to offer matte paint finish as a factory option for its vehicles.The matte paint, which turned to be a popular tuning feature in the ...