It seems like car enthusiasts and automakers all compete to create the shiniest, most reflective paint finishes possible. More recently, however, some have turned to a different type of finish in ...

The first automaker to offer a matte paint job on a mainstream production car, Hyundai is helping the once niche offering go mainstream. In fact, according to Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik, ...

Not all paints are created equal. Back during the days of the horse-drawn carriage, paints used natural bases, of which linseed oil comes to mind. In the 1920s, that all changed with the ...

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 ...

Ralph Hanson February 4, 2008 Comment Now! Matte paintjobs used to be the choice of weekend racers who’d touch up their cars after a bingle with anything they could get their hands on to protect it ...

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 ...

A Toyota Supra racking up $2.1 million at auction is not something that happens every day, even if we’re talking about the first production A90 Supra finished in an exclusive Phantom matte grey paint.

Remember the fuss everyone made over the original Audi TT at its launch in 1998? That seems like a lifetime ago now. Last year Audi sold just 987 TTs in the whole of the U.S., whereas Ford shifted ...

Are matte black Lamborghinis are becoming too common? Maybe this matte grey Gallardo Superleggera is part of a new trend. In most situations the primer-paint matte grey says more "redneck" than ...

So you just squeaked in before the 2011 Frozen Gray M3 Coupe sold out, and now you're eagerly awaiting delivery. Then one day you find in your mailbox an agreement telling you just how fragile--and ...