Do Darker Cars Get Hotter in the Sun?

Do Darker Cars Get Hotter in the Sun?

Posted on August 24, 2015

It's summer and that means the heat of the sun is beating down on your car when it's parked outside. It's going to be hot once you climb into the cabin but, Autotrader asks, does a black car get hotter than a white car? Well, they found the answer by taking two identical vehicles - one black and one white - and measuring the cabin temperatures after some time in the sun. They then saw which cooled down faster after having the air conditioning on. Take a look at their video below to see the results and see if you guessed correctly:

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