Black is Back
Since the early 2000s, the automotive world has drowned in a funereal wash of charcoal black car interiors. It’s easy to blame the Germans, who pioneered it in their prestige brands, and indeed it was often referred to as a ‘germanic’ in the literature.
These days, a non-black interior option is the standout, and a largely positive one at that. Why are car interiors so overwhelmingly black right now?
VW do a wonderful interior, but this colour scheme is so ubiquitous regardless of brand.
Conversely, exterior colour palettes continue to evolve. Let’s hope charcoal black becomes a trend and reverts to one of many options available to the purchasing public. In the meantime, here is a selection of mainstream cars going out on a limb with interior colours.
Hyundai Santa Fe. Tan dashboard in a Korean. Bravo!
2019 Lexus LS500. Plum and Black, one of many adventurous colour palettes for this model.
2019 Alfa Romeo Giulia interior.
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