Why no Silver?

[BRN9121]

I am today in the process of finalizing the options for my brother's CLE53 AMG Cabriolet. Production is due to start August.
For the life of me, I have no idea why no Silver paint is offered. Can someone shed some light on this?

Mercedes AMG, no Silver paint???? Am I missing something here?

 

[DSM10000]

Have you asked Mercedes?

They would know

 

[KennyN]

Maybe no one was buying silver cars anymore , regardless of the Merc traditional colour being Brilliant Silver.

I honestly cant remember the last time i noticed a new silver vehicle . loads of greys around but not silver.

No demand then no point offering it as an option , possibly available as a pint to sample all be it at a price.

K

 

[markjay]

Is this a worldwide thing? Or limited to certain regions/markets (in this case, Bahrain)?

If the latter, then the answer might be that there's little demand for certain colours in these markets?

 

[WilliamMaldivess211]

It’s strange that you can only have high tech silver on regular cle convertibles but not the cle53.

 

[SpikyMikey]

Is this a worldwide thing? Or limited to certain regions/markets (in this case, Bahrain)?

If the latter, then the answer might be that there's little demand for certain colours in these markets?

UK website shows the same - no silver on the CLE53

 

[BRN9121]

Looks like the AMG model does not get silver at the moment. I'm even more confused.

 

[Jukie]

The rate they're going it will be black or white and then any colour you want as long as it's black......

 

[MSG2004]

I guess it's marketing reasons as they try to plan ahead for the next model update. So, I can see the silver coming as a possible, so-called 'special edition'?

 

[BRN9121]

I guess it's marketing reasons as they try to plan ahead for the next model update. So, I can see the silver coming as a possible, so-called 'special edition'?

Ironically, there is only one special edition available for the CLE53 in the configurator, and it's only available in blue.

 

[jotter22]

You say only available in blue as though it's a bad thing? I like blue

Thanks Tony.

 

[ALFAitalia]

Silver is boring anyway....yes mine is silver, but it's a used car and I wanted a light interior so choices were limited. But I would not buy it on a new car. Nearly every Merc I see is silver.....be different! The best thing about silver is that is does not show the dirt....against that is that it will never show a shine like a red or blue car can.

 

[Abzynthe]

Most AMGs nowadays are always coloured somewhere on the greyscale. They should be bright, vibrant and loud

 

[SpikyMikey]

Most AMGs nowadays are always coloured somewhere on the greyscale. They should be bright, vibrant and loud

If you think the MB palette is boring, take a quick look at the Cupra website... 50 shades of

 

[Abzynthe]

If you think the MB palette is boring, take a quick look at the Cupra website... 50 shades of

Yeah, a lot of manufacturers are steering away from colourful cars.

 

[BRN9121]

I have a theory, as silly as it may seem.

I think AMG is continuing to separate itself from Mercedes by having certain models offered only in AMG and now even common Mercedes colors not being offered.

Anyways, I went with Solid Black with Macchiato Beige interior.

 

[SmartAmg]

Yeah, a lot of manufacturers are steering away from colourful cars.

Agree, boring farts.

 

[Abzynthe]

I have a theory, as silly as it may seem.

I think AMG is continuing to separate itself from Mercedes by having certain models offered only in AMG and now even common Mercedes colors not being offered.

Anyways, I went with Solid Black with Macchiato Beige interior.

Probably.
I know hyacinth Red is really rare on my GLE53, but it’s definitely what sold me on the car. They don’t offer that on the new GLE AMGs. I think you can opt for a very dark blue.

 

[Jukie]

I can now see why some people choose to wrap their car. I think it’s good to see some colour on the roads.

I don’t find myself thinking “nice colour, that” as often these days

 

[ALFAitalia]

Quite the opposite..I quite often find myself thinking "who the hell chose that when it was new?"