VW: Don't know which color to choose?

Did you know that you can choose from 360 colors when you want to order your VW? Us neither.

Volkswagen customers can choose from a huge spectrum of more than 360 colour finishes and variants. And it is easy to spot new colour trends. Alongside classically favoured black, new shades of silver are now setting the scene on the market, while design enthusiasts are opting for trendy Candy White.

In recent years, Reflex Silver Metallic and Pearlescent Black Magic were the most popular choices of finish for the Polo, Golf, Passat and Co. But Volkswagen offers a spectacular range of finishes for all its vehicles, from the Fox to the Phaeton. Its offering includes a total of 63 series finishes as well as some 300 special finishes, including Broom-Flower Yellow, Rape-Field Yellow or Sulphur Yellow, to name just some of the variants. One colour finish that has been around since the days of air-cooled engines is classic Black an immortal choice.

The forecast is for a greater demand to develop in future for variations on silver and special-effect variants such as the heliochrome finishes offered in the Phaeton programme. And that means the new Polo BlueMotion caters ideally to the current trend, with Volkswagen's new Ice Age metallic finish, a variation on silver in light green/turquoise, premiered on this model.

Another trend is already foreseeable: For some months now, a growing number of customers has ordered the Golf GTI in one particular finish, in white. In contrast to red or black, the traditional GTI colours, Candy White gives the Golf GTI a particularly sporty-cum-elegant look and one rich in contrast. The colour favoured by purists and design enthusiasts, white radiates puristic elegance and clarity.

In search of new colour trends, Volkswagen designers direct their observations to a variety of sources: fashion shows in Paris, furniture fairs in Italy or the designs produced by star architects from around the globe.