Tesla seems to be teasing a model new coloration whereas it was testing the refreshed Mannequin S and Mannequin X, which was noticed final week in California.
Tesla presently affords six paint choices in the US, however they’re all fairly primary. This has not been an issue for homeowners as wrapping the automobiles is a typical apply, however some individuals would doubtless see extra versatility from Tesla when it comes to their commonplace paint colours.
That is particularly related as Europe has been capable of have each Midnight Cherry Crimson and Quicksilver, which had been, at one time, unique to the market.
Quicksilver made its strategy to the US, and Tesla did launch a brand new Crimson final 12 months with “Extremely Crimson,” however Midnight Cherry Crimson by no means made its method exterior the partitions of Gigafactory Berlin.
Final week, as the primary spy photographs of the brand new Mannequin S and Mannequin X had been taken and launched by The Kilowatts, there was a really noticeable distinction with the automobile, as different adjustments appeared to be comparatively underwhelming: a brand new paint coloration.
New manufacturing unit blue, coming quickly to a Mannequin X close to you pic.twitter.com/3CuN4j1ipq
— The Kilowatts 🚗⚡️ (@klwtts) Could 22, 2025
Many believed this was merely a wrap, however Ryan Levenson of The Kilowatts, a former Tesla worker, dispelled that rumor after a number of questions on it.
He mentioned that that is completely a manufacturing unit paint coloration and never a wrap:
New coloration too! If you understand what you’re searching for you understand that that is manufacturing unit paint and never a wrap. pic.twitter.com/jBYrimZIQT
— The Kilowatts 🚗⚡️ (@klwtts) Could 22, 2025
Extra photographs had been shared by @supergeek18 on X:
New paint coloration for Mannequin S/X 🤩 pic.twitter.com/Pb27JruhXs
— Henry (@supergeek18) Could 24, 2025
Tesla launched a brand new coloration earlier this 12 months, however it was only a revision to Black, now referred to as “Diamond Black,” that includes speckles that give a mirrored image and refraction of sunshine as a diamond would.
Nevertheless, this new coloration is definitely fairly totally different than something Tesla has beforehand supplied within the U.S. earlier than. It’s comparatively much like Glacier Blue, a coloration Tesla launched in Asia. Earlier this 12 months, Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s Chief Designer, talked about bringing the colour to the U.S.:
“Glacier Blue is only a coloration that we’ve been speaking about with our staff — the staff is like proper by means of that window by the best way — and we had been wanting on the affect of silver, how will we get pigment into silver and actually add just a little little bit of character to it. Should you have a look at our palette, you understand it was both darks or white, and so we had been searching for one thing in between. Blue is at all times a reasonably common coloration.”
It could be a refreshing addition to the choices Tesla presently affords, and a breath of recent air for individuals who have been wanting a distinct look altogether.
