I see many F Paces that are white in the wild. But, I have only seen one XKR and it was an offwhite/creme color which was a beauty! I'm having trouble telling the difference between the three whites. I don't care for the flat/dull colors ~ prefer a little sparkle. Has anyone seen any of the whites and/or have pics?

Thank you

 

Completely irrelevant - but my first "Jag" was white. It was a 1976 Daimler Double Six Coupe, in "Old English White". It was slightly cream in tone and was a gorgeous colour. The interior was the darkest shade of blue.

 

^^^^ What a beauty Do you have any pics ~ would love to see that combination!

 

I don't have a picture of it any more; I owned that car in the days before digital cameras and I've lost the pictures I had from those days. I found a public image of one but for some reason I can't upload it.

 

I don't have any pictures, but automotive whites are usually categorized as such;

Pure white solid (no metallic)

Metallic white

Saddle, or satin, or ivory or whatever the soft slightly creamy white is called by different manufacturers which usually has metallic.

 

I have to agree that I’m partial to “the right” white.

Sparkle isn’t the important criteria. Its the shade. I find a few shades of “winter white” quite luxurious. Unfortunately, I’ve only seen the version I prefer, on an RR. without a metallic flake.

Cheers.

 

I test drove this eff type while having my XKR serviced - was ok - V6 was quite nippy - that said I'm not a real fan of white cars:

 

I’m not a fan of white, but that’s the only color my wife wants. Her previous Acura was sort of a flat white, while the current Mazda is called white perl IIRC, and has more depth.

 

My 08 XK and the earlier x150 cars are the "porcelain" white, while I believe the later cars are "polaris" white?

 

I am reminded of a conversation I once had with a salesman from a Ford dealership about Best Selling Car Colors.
He was describing how most of dealership sales were of either white or silver/gray cars and that it seemed to be highly desired.
I told him to turn around and look at the entire lot of Dealer-owned new cars... a full 90% of ALL the vehicles listed for sale were white or silver/gray... so I asked him "Do they have a choice???"

 

Agree 100%
Some people just have no imagination. Others, due to cultural upbringing (“conform, blend in, don’t stand out”) are drawn to those colors (I suppose if 90% of the cars on the road were pink, they’d want a pink car too).

 

I like the white on my xk100

wj

 

My 2013 XJ 5.0LSC is Polaris White. Details are in my signature below. Don't ask me which one I like better, I haven't figured that out yet.

 

Polaris white XKR:

 

It's unfortunate that so many places require a license plate on the front, as it really ruins the clean design.

I just remembered why - it keeps convicts busy learning a skill they can use when rehabilitated and released.

 

Karen,
I think white is one of the prettiest colors on an XK/XKR. They look really stunning in white, imho.
My '58 XK150 DHC was white (more of an old English white actually) with red interior . It was gorgeous.

 

What is the name of this white? Seems to be a softer white/eggshell

 

White is usually not on my radar. There are usually so many more striking colours that I don't think I would ever pick white if I was speccing a new car. And like black, grey and silver, its also now too common! My white one came up locally and was otherwise in great condition and very well specced so I ended up with it. By far the most common alternative was black, which I really did not want. There were very few other colour choices and then they usually had odd interior colours! The white has grown on me and yes, I agree now that the XK150 does look particularly good in white, even if like me, you are a little biased against it.

 

2005
NEG
White Onyx

I agree on your description, a warmer 'old english white' would have been a winner on this body style (I think).
wj

 

Reminds me of the Supra Turbo that the now ex got me ~ White Pearl Mica over the deepest royal blue with gold custom wheels, MT! Loved driving that car