The Wrangler has a nice burgundy colour...that would make a great Patriot colour I think.
A good burgundy should look almost black in shade, only revealing itself as it enters brighter ambient light.
Anyway...make sure you check out any colour of vehicle you are considering (if such things are important to you) in deep shade and bright light. Under sodium streetlights is nice too, if they will let you test it overnight.
Orange gets my vote. I think yellow would look good as well but unfortunately it is not available. I believe there was a similar discussion before where one of the members was thinking to paint his Patriot yellow like Wrangler yellow back in the days.
Ok found better pics. Rescue green is definitely first choice.
No on silver too common.
What happened to blue streak? Listed on motortrend as new color. Not on jeep.com
I like the Copperhead color. It was my second choice behind black. Traditionally, I like bright colors. I think the Pat would look sweet in Gecko Green like they offer on the wrangler, especially with the black "Altitude" package wheels.
Nothing beats Black (I have Black Pearl) or the Dark Grey Metallic.
Funny how some colors look great on one vehicle in the lineup and not so great on others. For instance, White looks great on a Liberty but I don't think it looks as good on the Patriot.
I love the copperhead myself (It would hide dirt between washes nicely too)
, but find sometimes that more extroverted colours seem to wear off for me after a while.
If I were buying new, I would likely go black, grey, silver or white.
None of this really matters. What color do YOU like most. I chose red, because I like the look of a red vehicle. I would have considered a dark, hunter green but not rescue green, which to me is hideous. I also did not care for Copperhead because I personally don't like orange. But again, that is my view. Go to a lot and look at them in person. Photos on a website do not do the colors justice.
I went to the lot close to my work. Alk they had was one patriot in mineral grey. They had a few comasses one was orange. So I need to get to another lot. Closes rescue green is 350 miles. I think its worth the trip.
2 dealerships told me that rescue green is not made any more. Was just in the beginning of the year. Also said production stopped in may for 2012 . Jeep is building 2013's now.
My first choice was rescue green, then black, then a navy blue they had on the 2007s. So why do I have Inferno Red??? Because when I bought my 2007, it was April 2008 and at $8700 off sticker because the 2009s were on the way, I couldn't pass it up...
Plus with the beige interior, when I got it home, my wife said it was perfect for me since I am a Tampa Bay Bucs fan and the interior does sort of look like the Bucs pewter and add that with the red exterior....