Has anyone ordered their vehicles in colors like designs Cardinal Red metallic or Emerald Green metallic or Brilliant Blue metallic? I'm seeing only the various shades of blacks, greys, and whites on the road and I'm wondering if and why people are rejecting these colors. For myself, I got Obsidian Black in my 450 because I liked it and also because it helps to disguise the awful plastic wheel wells. Overall, the spectrum of paint colors is way too short, it appears to be that folks are rejecting the other colors offered more often and I'm wondering why.

 

Many red GLEs on the other forum - color looks good, I think. But like interior choices, exterior paint selection could be better.

 

I like the red also and I think it looks great on the GLS, but better on the GLE. MB can spin it 8 ways to Sunday but the GLS ain't no S class of SUVs. Interiors aren't up to par, no matter how many do-dads you add to tart it up. I tried and it failed. Instead of looking inherently luxurious, it looks tarted up.

 

Agreed. I don't ascribe to the view that just because a vehicle is bigger it should be more luxurious. IMO, both the GLE & GLS should have better choices for those that want a truly luxurious vehicle. I think MB, at least with the GLS, is hoping the Maybach is the answer, but that's a whole different price point.

 

I'm not talking about size or ride. I'm talking about the fit and finish of the vehicle, its appointments, and how it is designed to appeal to touch, design, function, etc. and how it amplifies the history and zeitgeist of the brand.

 

I have come to the conclusion that the world has gone color blind. I sit at a traffic light in a nice suburb of Houston watch cars go by. Black, gray, white, black, black, gray, white, white. You get the picture. I think some of it comes from leasing. The dealers want to steer you to innocuous colors (or lack of color) so they'll have an easier time selling them when the lease is up. I saw an Emerald Green GLS at my local dealer awhile back. Fell in love with it. So I'll wait a couple of years and look for one that's a CPO. My '14 GL450 is Cinnabar Red. It sat for 3 months on my dealer's lot. When I decided to buy it (trading in a red '13 Durango), the salesman was trying to stonewall us on the price. I said "look, you've had the car 3 months. No one wants the color. Go tell the used car mgr to roll over and sell us the car". We eventually made a good deal. BTW I have a personalized plate. There probably isn't another Cinnabar Red GL within 500 miles of me. So if I get caught doing something wrong, I'll have a hard claiming it wasn't me......

 

Totally agree. I think the Emerald Green and Cardinal Red are awesome, and I rethink my choice often. But I think the lack of interior color choices to coordinate with may turn some buyers off to those colors.

 

Here's an article about color from Lincoln:

Here's Why Lincoln Says Blue Is Its Signature Brand Color

34 MINS AGO BY KARL FURLONG DESIGN / COMMENTSTen percent of Lincolns sold last year were painted blue.

Signature car colors are firmly entrenched in automotive culture. Sometimes, a certain shade is so deeply associated with a particular vehicle that everything else seems like a production line error. Examples that spring to mind include Ferrari's Rosso Corsa red (how many F40s have you seen without it?), pretty much any Lamborghini in yellow, and the Nardo Grey of multiple Audi RS models. However, not every signature color is associated with an exotic - Lincoln and its array of blue shades is a clear example of that.

Last year, ten percent of all Lincoln cars sold were painted in one of the brand's many blue shades. One of those is Flight Blue, said to be the marque's signature color. Used on the Lincoln Corsair and Aviator, for example, the shade is said to be inspired by aviation and the concept of freedom.
Color psychology impacts a lot of what we do. Red conveys passion and excitement, which explains why it's a popular choice for so many fast food brands attempting to lure us through their doors, and the same applies to a performance-orientated brand like Ferrari. It makes sense, then, that Lincoln - with a more practical focus on laid-back luxury - would align with a blue color palette.

"Of all the colors in the spectrum, blues are seen as the coolest, both in temperature and temperament, inducing feelings of calm and relaxation, projecting a quiet, cool permanence," explained Leatrice Elseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. To that end, Lincoln offers five blue options for the exterior: Chroma Crystal, Blue Diamond, Flight Blue, Artisan Blue, and Rhapsody.

Susan Lampinen, Lincoln group chief designer of color and materials, drove home the message, saying that blue "inspires trust, serenity, confidence, [and] harmony." Blue shades extend to the cabins, too, where the Corsair is offered with a Beyond Blue interior package. While it may sound like a lot of abstract marketing talk, it's fascinating to get an insight into the design decisions and inspirations of the latest cars.

We think this added attention to detail is why models like the Aviator impressed us so much when we first drove it. Not only does it offer a beautifully smooth drive like Lincolns of old, but it's sexier inside and out (and yes, that Flight Blue shade really did blend well with the SUV's lines).

If you had no idea what color to order your new Lincoln in, well, now you do.

 

Most buyers seem to like black, white and gray, so those end up being the bulk of the GLS's on the road. Some of the other colors, like Lunar Blue and Emerald Green, tend to look pretty close to black in some light conditions. That leaves Brilliant Blue and Cardinal Red as the only clear color alternatives. It would be nice to see some other choices like copper or burgundy, but those colors don't sell as well as black, white and gray.

 

I chose Brilliant Blue. I would have gone for the red but it was $1500 more than the Blues here in Canada and I thought that was a ridiculous premium. Lunar blue is the color of my old ML but I found it a bit dull - very close to some blacks except in very bright sunlight. Black - never again for me I am too **** trying to keep it clean, everyone has white, grey/silver is what you pick if you can't decide or run a fleet of rental cars. I was in the rental car business for years and color can have an impact on resale value and had nothing to do with the cost of the option. Black was usually the most consistent to get an extra few bucks on resale provided it was without swirl marks etc. Each year on some models there would be a hot color that got more money but that would only last a year till the next hot color came out. I couldn't say if there is a hot one for the GLS this year IMO.

 

This is a subject near and dear to my heart. I am a huge fan of the better MB vehicles, but am utterly disappointed in both their interior and exterior color offerings. For years now, the color choices—pretty much across all product lines—has been unchanged, with very few exceptions. And, some of the great colors—Palladium Silver & Mars Red come to mind—have been dropped. I really wish they would have more solid color choices instead of metallics. Remember that soft yellow the early Cayennes came in? Or how about a British Racing Green? Look at some of the wonderful colors the new Corvette is available in.

When it comes to interiors, WHY so much black? Why can’t you get an ALL saddle tan interior or an ALL gray interior, or an ALL red interior? Why must every color be /Black? My feeling is that it is cost cutting. The fewer interior bits you need to make in more than one color, the cheaper it is, and that’s what “half black” interiors look like to me: CHEAP!

Here are a few examples of what I would like to see MB do in the way of exterior colors and interiors:

 

My wife got the gls 450 in red. Looks great. Better in person than in the pictures. Gives a reddish/maroon hue in person.

 

Brilliant blue has a nice color shift to it from bright blue to a very dark blue depending on lighting. emerald green was an amazing color you have to see it in person and is not for everyone. It shifts from black to a sparkly green. It looks great.

 

in my experience green and blue colors get worse resale and trade in value than white,grey,black .these colors are hard to match when doing touch ups and have less buyers when for sale

 

Wow that's a great demonstration of the power of color. The choices we've got pale in comparison. Thanks for that.

 

Looks fantastic in red. I can't really tell from the pictures, but what interior choice did she make?

 

Nice. Emerald green was my second choice and it really shows well in the sun, but looks black in the shade. I think it looks best with Macchiatto Beige interiors. Still think the red is super also. I've seen the colors in dealer showrooms, but none on the road. That may change soon.

 

Just got a GLC300 for my wife in Selenite Grey Metallic . Why I do admit it is a sharp metallic color, especially in light, I was kinda hankering for the Emerald Green. Unfortunately, you have to move up to a GLE or GLS to get that color, which is another pet peeve of mine about Mercedes. The restriction of colors, based on models.

As for interior light colors, it's either Macchiato Beige or Expresso Brown...that's it; everything else is a combination of black.