Tesla has showcased one of its newest colours at an auto show in Zurich, Switzerland. It came in the form of a Berlin-built Tesla Model Y in Quicksilver paint. Deliveries of vehicles with this paint colour are expected to start in November. Some photos were shared by AllThingsTSLA on Twitter.
Tesla Model Y
Quicksilver pic.twitter.com/9KP7li3INL— All Things Tesla (@AllThingsTSLA) November 12, 2022
Visitors to the show have been uploading pictures and videos of the colour which happens to be the darker Midnight Silver Metallic paint Model 3.
Tesla describes this paint colour as “A dynamic, liquid metal effect colour that accentuates the shape of Model Y”. It appears brighter and offers a Cybertruck body-like sheen under low lighting.
This is one of the two unique paints to be offered in cars produced at Tesla’s GigaBerlin factory. The other is Midnight Cherry Red.
These colours are achieved by layering multiple coats of paint that change with the light. As Tesla puts it:
“Developed in our advanced paint shop at Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg, the colours are designed to accentuate your Model Y under every sky. From bright highlights to dark tones, our multi-coat paint adds a new dimension that subtly changes with curvature as you walk around your Tesla.”
Tesla is known to do things differently regarding how it manufactures its vehicles compared to legacy automotive companies. One of these key differences is the limited amount of colours a customer can choose.
At the moment, these paints are only available in Europe and the Middle East.
With new colours available from newer Tesla factories, upgrades may be on the cards for Tesla’s other factories like GigaShanghai and Fremont over the coming years.
One thing is for sure, just like the multi-coat red that Tesla currently offers for a premium, it’s unlikely that these will be a hit in Australia. Last month, the multi-colour red made up only 7% of Tesla models delivered to NSW.
The Driven’s view: It’s great to see Tesla innovating in paint technologies and offering an alternative to what is being offered by most manufacturers of premium vehicles. We look forward to seeing some of these new colours on our roads over the next few years.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.