Hot Weather Car Test

There is an old myth that the color of your car might affect how hot it gets inside in the summer. We take a look to find out if that's true. Reporter: John Stehlin

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[SoCoolinc001]

The only real difference in the car color is the speed it reaches it's top temperature. Lighter color rises more slowly, the darker more quickly.

[jockinwhatimrockin]

Color does matter. Darker colors attract heat. I studied this in biology.

[nadeem5476]

A fan wrote in and asked a follow up question: "Does the color of a car affect the way it heats up?". The MythBusters used two identical cars, one black the other white and left them both out in the summer heat with thermometers in both. By mid-afternoon the black car had heated up to a temperature of 135 °F while the white car topped off at 126 °F, almost 10 degrees cooler.

[nadeem5476]

go get life dear , this is not a good way to sell black cars :) myth busters already proved that the black cars get hotter more thn the white ones. !