Tesla Model Y “Mercury” painted real car unveiled: excellent texture, optional price over 20,000 yuan

According to news from IT House on December 25, Tesla launched two new car paints “Quicksilver” and “Midnight Cherry Red” on the European official website in October this year, priced at 3,000 euros respectively. and 3,200 Euros (approximately RMB 21,000 and 23,000).

Nearly three years after Elon Musk announced that the Gigafactory in Berlin, Germany, would have the “world’s most advanced paint shop,” we’re finally getting a close-up look at Tesla’s shiny new Mercury paint. A photo of the Model Y in this special livery was taken at a service center in Frankfurt.

Tesla’s new “Mercury” car paint will have a relatively strong reflective effect. In some specific environments, it is similar to chrome-plated materials, and the texture is very good. Compared with the “Cold Silver” car paint currently sold in North America and China Be more transparent. According to Tesla’s official introduction, the number of paint spraying layers of “Mercury” car paint will reach 13 layers, and will produce different visual effects according to the sight and light.

IT Home learned that the Tesla Model Y “Mercury” car paint can only be produced at the Berlin Super Factory, so the sales scope is also limited to the European and Middle Eastern markets. Not long ago, the Model Y with “Mercury” car paint has been rolled off the assembly line in large quantities, and the order is now expected to be delivered from March to May 2023. Musk once said that in the future, the Fremont and Shanghai super factories will also upgrade the paint workshop, so there is also the possibility of launching “mercury” car paint in the North American and Chinese markets.