@@kimjohn8117 No need for name-calling. He's got a right to not do the effort to widen his horizon and learn new things. However, Mr JJJ Smith, should you decide to take up learning the metric system, you'll find that it is a very logical system and pretty easy to learn. A few examples on Celsius temperatures: Water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius, boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Easy to remember, right? A nice toasty summer's day is somewhere between 20-28 degrees Celsius (most start to sweat at 24-25). As for measuring length: 10 millimeter = 1 centimeter 100 centimeter = 1 meter 1000 meters = 1 kilometer And it's the same kind of thinking with liter, gram, kilogram, ton and so forth... When I was getting my education, we had an American exchange student in our class. He found it a lot easier to use the metric system compared to the US system (can't recall what the US system is actually called, but I think you get my point 😊)
I live in Dallas. We have 13 cars. 4 of them are white and one is black. There is a big difference inside the car with the white cars. Much cooler. This is true folks
Yeah you know.. typical Texas household with 13 vehicles 😂.. Love dark color vehicles, but that Texas heat will make you rethink life decisions. *Take Care & Safe Travels*
I agree! I had an all black car for the longest time and I just bought a white one about 3 months ago... I’m from Georgia and man the difference is huge!
@RS1 wow, it must've gotten worse since I've last been there like 5 years ago. Ima Cali brat now, so there's no way I could move back there if I wanted to.
@RS1 ya its rough out here. Your friend exaggerated a lil bit though, unless he's talking about San Francisco where homeless dudes really do have 6 figure careers and it's crazy. San Diego is reasonable though. :)
Paul Doodes I mean it sort of does. If the body of the car is hot that will transfer to the inside. Plus if the engine bay is cooler, the A/C will get colder faster. My guess is that the temperature difference inside the cabin isn’t as big as big a difference due to the windows.
In past studies (Mythbusters) there were very negligible differences observed. I'm reality the only thing that matters for comfort is the color of the interior.
WOW!! Big difference between the two colors for the same vehicle. Due to the fact that these were exterior temperature comparisons, just imagine what the interior temperatures would be. Much hotter for sure, especially for the black one.
In the rust belt / and canada, black cars rust a lot slower because it helps the wet saline slurry evaporate much faster when it's parked outside. I barely hear that mentionned. Even when it's -20c you can have a warm interior if it's sunny out!
lol I am surprised all of these folks are surprised....isn't this basic science stuff? Black absorbs more light throughout the spectrum. Either way, still a fine video, mate.
This is true. I work at toyota manufacturing. Brighter car colors have more cooler interior in context of temperature rather than darker ones. Good vid
great review, I had a black mx5 and now a white one, difference is huge. the black one, I can feel the heat radiating off of it when walking close to it in a summer day, not so much for white. Also I like to rest my hand out on window and some time touching the outside door paint, black one is unbearably hot, burning my hand, while white one is ok, not too bad for a sunny hot day.
I live in Central Texas and have a Navy Blue car with black leather interior AND an all-glass pano roof!!! Good thing my AC works really well AND my car is garage kept.
Nice information, but you have to realize the metallic in the paint will make the darker colors hotter than the plain white. Just my two cents. Raise the hoods on the cars and check the underside of the hoods for a truer temperature.
If surface is so much hotter, common sense that temperature will transfer even inside. Infact the interiors will be even hotter since heat gets trapped inside. Interiors of black cars are a bigger menace as compared to white cars
The color spectrum goes from no color (black) to all colors together (white). If you start from the white side, and move left, each darker shade absorbs slightly more heat than the last shade. That's why the silver car is somewhere in between the black and white colors. This is obvious to some, but not all. Thanks for the video!
Thank you Mike for this experiments and great idea. And finally some ones post video like this one! Good video! Make anothet video that shows how hot get inside at window close and with with window little open like 1/4 inch just to see temp and compare!
In the long run, a lighter color for your car will last longer than a darker one and even is it doesn't (around 10 years in the life of your vehicle), stains, spots of discoloration (usually appearing on the direct surfaces facing the sun like the engine hood and the roof) will be less visible because of the lesser contrast on a lighter background so it's even better. You might want to consider it when choosing your next car.
10 years... ive never owned a car less than ten years old, and most were close to 30 years. My current vehicle is 30 years old and it runs amazingly well for the age. The worst thing is leaks, because of pollution. And the fact that stuff can start breaking. But if it's a well cared for car and you take care of it and don't drive it too much or abuse it because you want a better one, well it can be ok. Just don't spend too much fixing it, because it makes more sense to buy a newer car instead of putting too much into an old one. Usually after 200000 miles everything can break, if the timing belt was never serviced and if it has had a lot of owners don't trust a car like that. Try to find a car like this commenter would probably sell, don't buy it from some kid who has put an upgraded intake on an eco wagon.
this is probably the best video on youtube comparing car temperatures... because you are usign the same exact model. while other videos are using different vehicle and year and all that. this is good. please do one with the interior of the car!
I want to get a Black vehicle because I just simply like look, kind of more classier, but maybe a lighter color would be more practical. Hmm, decisions 🤔
my favorite color is bright silver, no white or black or dark, bright silver is easier to maintain, lower temperature absorbed, easy to repaint, camouflage the dust and dirt, and lot of car use this color, especially at tropical country where i live.. and more, by a research, crash at night is dominated by dark colors vehicles
I always used to scoff at people with white cars looking like a kitchen appliance. However after many years of owning dark cars in a warm climate white cars are all I own these days.
This is very useful to know, thank you. It would be interesting to compare premium paints vs regular. For example, a pearl coat vs clear coat, same color but different quality.
Great job. Like a mythbusters episode. We all heard the stories, now confirmed with science. Also so glad you tested the silver and grey as well. Well done.
I have two vehicles that are both white. Temperature in AZ, TX and FL is a reason I chose white. I also happen to like white on a car. It looks good to me.
One thing I want to see is a timelapse of internal temperature of a black and white car left in a hot parking lot. I'm sure the white one will increase in temp much slower. But i'd to see HOW much!
Straight to the point and good video. I have a black car and its my first black car. The difference is noticable even in england where its rarely sunny.
This hands down is one of the best tests done. Although not fully scientific but drives home the point between temp differences of colors. Please do one with interior temperatures.
Our deck is painted an off white color and it helps with the cooling in summer for sure, it’s just blinding when it’s the middle of the day and you look outside.
I was hoping you tested both silver. Be cool to test red vs yellow also. Red being darker closer to black and yellow being closer to white in reflection of heat and light. Dark and light blue would yeil similar results. Unless they are the same year & make of vehicles the type of paint might also make a difference. Metallic may absorb more heat and cold than plastic
I already know about Black color vehicle is much hotter than other color vehicle. I always buy white, gray, silver, and blue instead of black color vehicle. This is a no brainer.
Only bought one black car many years ago...never again. The heat was not my big concern, the black paint showing dust and dirt constantly made my decision to never own another.
@@bextar6365 I agree with you but some say black color dont get as dirty, grease and dust than other color. I dont believe that. But i think all color get dust and dirt fast no matter what color you pick. You still visible see dust, dirt and grease on your car any color. Black color get better visible dirt more than other color.
To measure any delta T on a reflective surface as your trying to do, you must apply a none reflective flat colour tape on the surface of the cars. Then you use your thermal on the areas you applied the tape. FLIR teaches this in there level 1 thermography. Your camera is picking up a whole lot of reflective heat from everything around even your own body which is not giving you true temperature readings. I do this here in Canada when measuring HVAC ductwork while the furnace or AC are running in there heating or cooling modes. Another tip, your camera needs to be 90 degrees to the surface your scanning, so if you want to get a reading of the hoods, the camera needs to be pointed down from above, not from the angle your scanning from. Think of it as scanning a mirror, are you messuring the temperature of the glass or your own image reflecting heat from the mirror. Hope this helps.
Are you sure the colours affect delta T? From what I remember, emissivity is the one that affects the delta T and not colour. You can get a shiny black (reflective) while having a matte white (non reflective). Correct me if Im wrong
I like a fancy white sports car because of all the attention that it gets. I have one that I keep very clean, power wash, and air dry. No scratch. when I pull up in it, I get lots of compliments
I always wanted to know, but I guess it's opposite for humans, cause I saw that white people feel heat more than me (brown) and black people don't bother heat as much as me
I love black cars and have a black car with black leather. It's insanely hot inside it when parked outside in the Florida sun. I don't understand why so many car companies are doing black roofs these days. My next vehicle will be not be black.
I had a black on black 2016 4Runner premium which means it came in the synthetic leather. It was impossible to just get in the car and go in the summer time. Scalding hot seats, steering wheel, arm rests ect. Got rid of it and will soon be looking to buy a white 4Runner with cloth interior
@@Utubewatcher2024 nah, i got 4 cars, 2 white 1 silver 1 black. My job was not an detailer, but my hobby is. Even a small mistake when washing your car, you'll end in swirl make.
Ahhhhh. no wonder the majority of cars in my tropical country are white! Got mine in silver, cuz I couldn't wait for the black model. Now thanks to this vid, I'm grateful I never got black. Thank you for this!
I live in Az. I work at a dealership . My boss, when trying to sell the black vehicles, always tells customers color doesn’t make no difference in the sun. He says hot is hot. I personally believe it does make a difference for different reasons. First you have the cooling and heating of you engine, you also have your climate control in the cab, and hot black cars are so messy and hard to dry when washing in the heat.
