When black just isn’t enough

thezappa · 2 Sep 2019 at 12:44

Saw this today:

https://www.dezeen.com/2019/08/27/bmw-vbx6-vantablack-car-design/

Couldn’t spec it on the website though. Looks pretty smart although stone chips would be a nightmare.

VincentHanna · 2 Sep 2019 at 12:46

Did Bruce Wayne have some input in to that?

Nasher · 2 Sep 2019 at 12:54

At least it hides the ugly lines

Cant see it being safe at night though.

Diddums · 2 Sep 2019 at 13:00

Soon to be driven by 26 year old off licence owners on an 84 month PCP deal with zero down.

Malevolence · 2 Sep 2019 at 13:37

Dis86 · 2 Sep 2019 at 14:24

Diddums said:
Soon to be driven by 26 year old off licence owners on an 84 month PCP deal with zero down.

Wonder how Elliott is doing these days...

Burnsy2023 · 2 Sep 2019 at 21:24

They seem to have glossed over the road safety implications. Having cars you can't see isn't going to be great when the pedestrian walks out in front of you.

Dis86 · 2 Sep 2019 at 21:35

Burnsy2023 said:
They seem to have glossed over the road safety implications. Having cars you can't see isn't going to be great when the pedestrian walks out in front of you.

You seen the grilles on a BMW these days? They're visible from space.

Nasher · 2 Sep 2019 at 22:20

BMWs were ugly before, but there is no way any car designer took a step back and thought it looks good. I don't get it.

sideways14a · 2 Sep 2019 at 22:23

Great, lets play hunt your monster truck in the car park at night.
Best place for these disgusting things.

V_R · 2 Sep 2019 at 22:23

jigger · 3 Sep 2019 at 00:09

Wouldn’t this get really hot in sun light? Like really chuffing hot. 99% light absorption is lots of photons turning into heat.

wolfie138 · 3 Sep 2019 at 07:24

will be awesome for all of about seven and a half minutes until the first layer of dirt is on it.

Nasher · 3 Sep 2019 at 07:53

jigger said:
Wouldn’t this get really hot in sun light? Like really chuffing hot. 99% light absorption is lots of photons turning into heat.

Yea and it absorbs non-visible light too so the inside of the car is probably an oven. I dont think its the real stuff though as in the closeups you can still see some shape to it, with real vanta black you cant.

Ryan-3 · 3 Sep 2019 at 11:10

jigger said:
Wouldn’t this get really hot in sun light? Like really chuffing hot. 99% light absorption is lots of photons turning into heat.

This would be unbearable pretty quickly. Probably would cause the paint to degrade rather quickly too.

cheesyboy · 3 Sep 2019 at 11:13

"Any colour as long as it's AS BLACK AS THE DARKEST REACHES OF YOUR SOUL "

Conscript · 3 Sep 2019 at 11:17

Jokester · 3 Sep 2019 at 11:25

Was wondering the other day when someone would do this.

Didn't think it would be a mainstream manufacturer though!

mrk · 3 Sep 2019 at 12:08

So black you'll need a torch to find it at night.

(I know I know...)

Nomisf · 3 Sep 2019 at 12:15

Does it come with a lifetime supply of tyre dressing ? because they now look extra grubby brown against the body of the car...