Don't Settle for Boring! Here Are Some of the Most Colorful Car Interiors Available

Not everyone wants a car with a typical black- or tan-colored interior. And gray? Boring! Fortunately, one needn't spend billionaire cash on an ultra-luxury vehicle from Bugatti or Rolls-Royce to nab an interesting, colorful interior. (Although, if you have the means . . . it's pretty easy to find off-color carpeting, upholstery, and trim in the six-figure range.) Plenty of mainstream automakers offer brightly colored interiors on their attainable rides, too. We've gathered a few of our favorites below:

2020 Volvo XC40

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The Volvo XC40 isn't like the other (larger) cars in the Volvo lineup. Eschewing the stately look of its siblings, the baby crossover features a boxy exterior design and a funky interior loaded with clever storage bins. Want to really kick things up a notch? Go for the optional "Lava" carpet, which has an unconventional bright orange hue that brings new, literal angle to the childhood game of "the carpet is lava!" Available for $100 on the R-Design trim, the bright orange carpet covers the floor, door inserts, and sides of the center console tunnel. Love it or hate it, the carpet makes this crossover stand out from the competition.

2020 Chevrolet Corvette

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MotorTrend's 2020 Car of the Year delivers the performance you'd expect from a supercar for a fraction of the price. The eighth-generation, mid-enginedCorvette also has a stylish interior that can be customized in countless ways. Red, blue, or—yes, even tan leather? Orange or yellow seatbelts? The choice is yours. See how we'd configure our dream Corvettes here. Combined with the Vette's adventurously styled interior, with its waterfall of climate controls between the seats and square-rimmed steering wheel, these funky color schemes can really make the C8 cabin pop.

2020 Lincoln Continental

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Lincoln's Continental flagship sedan has a lot more personality than you might imagine. Sure, on the outside, it's fairly conventionally styled and, yes, it's a big, front-wheel-drive-based sedan and not some rear-drive, world-challenging limo. But, if you really want to jazz up the interior, pick the aptly-named Rhapsody Blue color theme on the ritzy Black Label model. The seats, doors, and Alcantara headliner are bathed in a rich blue hue that is both elegant and calming. Silver mesh accents complete the look and, along with the orange-hued instrumentation and central touchscreen, give the Continental a mid-century, Mad Men-era vibe that reminds us of the brand's glory days.

2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia

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One of the best handling sedans on the market also has quite a colorful interior. On the Alfa Romeo Giulia, a red leather is one of the standard interior choices—no extra cost here! To make the cabin look and feel even nicer, spring for the available genuine carbon fiber trim.

2020 Toyota Camry

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We've never seen so much red inside a Toyota Camry before. The Cockpit Red leather interior really spices up this otherwise common mid-size sedan. You'll find the color option on the sportier XSE trim, which has a starting price just over $30,000, and just in case you were wondering, the outside can be spec'd up to similarly riotous levels. The same XSE trim that offers this red interior also gives buyers a choice of a contrasting-color roof—and have you looked at a Camry lately? The exterior styling ain't exactly subtle.

2020 Mercedes-Benz S-Class

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It makes sense that one of the most comfortable, most luxurious flagship sedans on the market, Mercedes-Benz's S-Class, offers plenty of color options inside and out. The red/black and brown/tan combinations are some of our favorites throughout the S-Class range, but there also are interesting blues and even near-pinks. Drivers can also choose between 64 different colors for the ambient lighting that runs through the cabin using the infotainment screen menus.

2020 Fiat 500X

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Few automakers have mastered whimsy as well as Fiat, even if that hasn't moved the sales needle much for the Italian brand here. So while Fiat may be trimming its lineup, the 500X crossover remains, and it offers colorful plastic dashboard options for buyers to choose from. The combination of a blue dashboard and brown leather seats on this 500X is particularly funky. Or maybe an orange dashboard better suits your fancy. The dash is yours to add a dash of color to.

2020 Honda Civic Type R

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Refreshed for 2020, the Honda Civic Type R gets a host of performance upgrades and a tweaked exterior design. And yes, the hot hatch receives a few interior changes, including a new steering wheel. The cabin looks sharp covered with red and black suede-like fabric. We also like the heavily bolstered front sport seats embroidered with the Type R logo, which, strangely are red—even though the rear seats, which are pretty normal Civic fare, are black.

2020 Porsche Panamera

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Despite its four doors and luxurious bent, the Porsche Panamera benefits from the kind of blistering acceleration you'd expect from the brand's 911 sports car. Its supple ride makes the driving experience that much better when you're not probing the deepest reaches of the accelerator's travel. Also, like the 911 and practically every other Porsche for sale, the Panamera can be customized ad nauseum by buyers, who face down a formidable options list when ordering their cars. As with some other cars on this list, the Panamera's upholstery, seat belts, trim, and more can be specified in a range of materials and colors. We think the available red interior will most remind you that you're driving something deliciously Porsche, however.

2020 Jeep Wrangler

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The Jeep Wrangler's exterior design hasn't changed too much over the years, and that's just one reason why we love the rugged SUV so much. The interior, however, has evolved with the times, and especially in the latest JL generation, it's no longer a spartan example in minimalism. Jeep has really upped the Wrangler's interior game with more pleasing design and about as good of materials as can be deployed in a supposedly splash- and dust-proof interior. (Remember, the roof and even the doors come off—and Jeeps live for the same environments your puppy loves: Mud, dirt, and general messes.) So, where's the color? Well, not counting how everything outside the Wrangler is practically part of its cabin—again, thank the removable doors and roof—Rubicon models offer a bold satin red dash treatment, as well as red contrast stitching throughout.

2020 Land Rover Defender

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Despite being a rugged off-road SUV, the 2020 Land Rover Defender has a rather plush interiorin keeping with its luxury price tag. It has crisp screens, comfortable seats, and plenty of room for passengers to stretch out. We might go with the greenish Khaki leather interior if we were to buy one, as this fits the Defender's adventurous, bring-your-Patagonia-catalog vibe.

All the Exotics

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If you're in the market for an exotic or ultra-luxury car, you can pretty much choose any color imaginable for your interior. Exotic carmakers have special divisions devoted to personalizing your car (Bentley has Mulliner, McLaren has MSO, and Aston Martin has Q, for example). The possibilities are endless, not only with colors but also materials. Want cashmere or crushed diamonds on your new car? It can be done for the right price. Applicable for the rest of us? Not really, but, hey, we're being thorough.

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