Porsche North Houston Just Increased its Paint-to-Sample Program
So You Now Have More than 160 Exterior Colors Available for Your Sportscar
Your Porsche is a symbol of you and your lifestyle.
So why settle for anything less than perfection when it comes to every detail of your sports car, including exterior paint color?
Porsche knows how important these details are to you. So it recently expanded its “Paint to Sample” choices to more than 160 colors.
The new colors are available on every single model in Porsche's lineup, from the 911 to the Taycan, from the Cayenne to the Panamera.
Already known for its seemingly endless array of customization options, Porsche says its simply responding to what its customers want: More custom colors.
The new expanded color program is courtesy of a new color mixin bank at its factory in Zuffenhausen, Germany. Many of the new Paint-to-Sample colors are modern takes on historic Porsche colors such as Rubystar and Acid Green.
And if none of the newly available colors strike your fancy, Porsche’s Exclusive Manufaktur program will help you find your perfect match. .
But keep in mind that personal colors can take some time. That’s because Porsche conducts a feasibility study on each new color you send to them and that process can take up to 11 months and cost up to $25,660 if you are choosing the color for the 911 Turbo/Turbo S or GT cars.
Porsche has been providing customization to its cars since the 1950s. In 1978, a special department was created, Porsche Exclusive or (now) Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur, that makes even the most personal color possible.
How does it work?
If your color, is outside the Porsche range you simply send a color sample to us, the local dealer, and then Porsche carries out the feasibility study.
But with the newly revamped “Paint to Sample” program you have more than 160 pre-approved colors available.
These colors are in addition to the wide selection of paint choices Porsche already offers, including several no-cost non-metallic colors, and additional-cost metallic colors, ranging from $650 to $840 depending on the Porsche model.
Special color options are also available for between $2,580 and $3,270 depending on the model.
For most of the newly expanded 160 colors delivery times are shortened via the new mixing bank. At the Porsche Paint shop in Zuffenhausen: batch comparison plates are painted and serve as color reference samples during the final inspection of the vehicle.
Paint to Sample costs $11,430 for most 911 and 718 models. For 718 GT and 911 Turbo, Turbo S as well as the 911 GT3 models, the price is about $12,830.
“Individualization is at the core of Porsche. Customers have been making special requests to personalize their cars since our earliest model, the 356,” said Kjell Gruner, President and CEO of Porsche Cars North America. “Paint to Sample is integral in satisfying that demand. With this offering, we bring many historic colors back to life and expand the catalog to a total of more than 160 choices.”
In the future, it will also be possible to visualize the extensive Paint to Sample color palette on the Porsche Car Configurator.
This means you can have a Porsche sports car as individual to you as your own fingerprint. An unmistakable symbol of your own lifestyle, all within a stunning interplay of craftsmanship and attention to detail that is Porsche.
Along with the individual customer vehicles, Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur also produces limited series and editions. This is where high-quality materials are combined with modern production technologies to create a seamless overall concept.
We can provide advice on the range and possibilities offered by Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur as the first point of contact alongside the online Car Configurator.
All told, about 100 Exclusive Manufaktur partners are available to customers all over the world to help fulfill particularly individual wishes. These are Porsche Centers that are specially equipped and trained to provide advice on the Exclusive Manufaktur product range.
