Tesla’s Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen has hinted at potential future availability for the highly sought-after Glacier Blue and Midnight Cherry Red colors for the Model Y, though he stopped short of confirming any definitive plans.
Speaking on the 500th episode of the Ride the Lightning podcast, hosted by Ryan McCaffrey, von Holzhausen discussed his design philosophy and various aspects of Tesla’s evolving color palette.
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When asked whether the Glacier Blue Model Y, currently available in Asia-Pacific markets, could be introduced in the U.S., von Holzhausen did not provide a direct answer but offered insight into the color’s development.
“Glacier Blue is just a color that we’ve been talking about with our team … we were looking at the impact of silver, how do we get pigment into silver and really add a little bit of personality to it,” von Holzhausen said. “If you look at our palette, you know it was either darks or white, and so we were looking for something in between. Blue is always a fairly popular color.”
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While he declined to confirm whether the color would come to North America, von Holzhausen hinted that Tesla’s past patterns could offer clues. “If you look at the history of how things evolve and change in the ability to order things … you could extrapolate maybe something out of that? I can’t guarantee you either way,” he added.
On the topic of Midnight Cherry Red, a color produced at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, McCaffrey asked if it was being discontinued. Von Holzhausen responded cryptically, saying he was “not going to answer it” and urging fans to “stay tuned.”
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Tesla has previously expanded paint options selectively by region, with colors such as Quicksilver and Midnight Cherry Red offered exclusively from its Berlin plant due to the facility’s advanced multi-layer paint technology. However, von Holzhausen’s remarks suggest that Tesla may still be evaluating its global color strategy.