Toronto, Ontario — Porsche unveiled its exclusive Celestial Jade coating for the Taycan Turbo S last week, blending two Chromaflair effect paints in an elaborate development process that allegedly takes around 80 hours to apply.
Chromaflair pigments contain thin flakes that appear to shift in colour depending on perspective. These flakes consist of an opaque, reflective core layer of aluminum surrounded by a glass-like layer. Porsche says these transparent layers look like different colours depending on the thickness.
Altogether, flakes are one µm thick—by comparison, human hair is 50 times thicker, says Porsche.
The Taycan Turbo S Celestial Jade celebrated its world premiere at the Taycan regional launch event on Sept. 5, 2024. From here, this exclusive one-off model will be displayed at various locations across Southeast Asia before being auctioned off for a good cause in 2025, said Porsche.
Another highlight, designed to match the Chromaflair paintwork, is the carbon-weave finish components in varnished Carbon. These replace the standard Turbonite-coloured inlays on the front bumper, on the side skirts and on the rear diffuser. The airblades on the wheels are also made from this special, hand-crafted material. The varnish allows the carbon-fibre compound to shine through. Depending on the angle you look at it from, the surface shimmers in different hues.
The program is intended to reinterpret Porsche’s Sonderwunsch programme from the late 1970s.
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