Yaris Color and MPG Statistics/Summary

[marcus]

im assuming polar white get better fuel consumption ..heat deflects on light car compare to black absorbing it.

[voodoo22]

I'm thinking if there is any correlation it will have to do with the colour preferences somehow being linked to types of personalities. For example, red may be linked to more aggressive drivers.... no foundation with that statement, simply trying to illustrate why I think there make be a correlation between colour and MPG.

[drummerboy2004]

I believe blazin' blue would be correlated with awesome people... just something I know from experience... jk

[erickwen]

Originally Posted by voodoo22

I'm thinking if there is any correlation it will have to do with the colour preferences somehow being linked to types of personalities. For example, red may be linked to more aggressive drivers.... no foundation with that statement, simply trying to illustrate why I think there make be a correlation between colour and MPG.

I think there might actually be some merit to that...like the old statement that red cars are "cop magnets" because of the color, you know?

It's interesting because on some sites with car ratings the color criteria is noted and it does make a difference. Like mini cooper's carfunfootprint.com with its "fun scores" -- a red yaris is considered slightly more fun than my silver one, according to the polls they compiled data from.

So maybe that's another reason -- drivers with red cars (or whatever) like and enjoy their cars more, and so drive more, skewing the fuel consumption graph?