Black is the worst colour to keep clean, and is suited only for limos and hearses. Oh, and London cabs.
True. But some cars look really good in black.
white is worse
A pal's pal is a car designer (my dream job when I was about 15). He says that when a proper. physical model (still in use, it seems) is done to really get a grip on looks, it's always painted in silver to show the lines at their best.