We earn commissions from purchases you make using links in our articles. Learn more. Recently, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. While I had an internal debate on ...

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, ...

Having a matte paint finish is one way to make your car stand out, but there are many drawbacks as maintaining the finish and keeping it clean takes a lot more effort than a regular gloss finish.

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 ...

Savannah Vallier’s car already stood out. A red Mini Cooper, it had Union Jack-style red, white, and blue side-view mirrors. Then the 21-year-old Hudson, N.H., native got a job detailing cars at ...

Automobile maniacs and automakers have locked horns over the years to generate the most reflective and eye catching paint textures possible. However, now-a-days to float in the recent market, many of ...

A tour around the halls that make up the SEMA show confirms the growing popularity of the matte finish for car exteriors. So what's new now? Two things: 1. All the colors of the rainbow are fair game- ...

Change the color of your car parts at home with this DIY process using Plasti Dip. This project requires 3 cans of Plasti Dip ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Lindsay Lohan stepped out of a black Rolls-Royce Phantom last year, her car wasn’t shining. Lohan’s choice of a matte-finished vehicle from BMW’s ...

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 ...

A car company launching a matte paint color from the factory isn't unprecidented, but it's still unusual. That's what Genesis has done in creating the launch edition for the redesigned G70. In doing ...