This Is How To Get A Porsche Paint To Sample Color Named After You

A Porsche owner was just bestowed one of the greatest honors by the company: his very own Porsche Paint to Sample color named after him. The cars you see here are painted in the newly-christened Essmanngreen, which is now available on Porsche's 2023 R Paint to Sample range under color code 24C, which can be specced on the Porsche 911, 718, and Taycan.

Michael Essmann has been painting his Porsches in the rich green color since 1992, using the brand's Paint to Sample Plus option to have it custom-mixed for him every time. The color originates from his family business Elektro Essmann, a master workshop for electrical installations and solar panel systems.

The shade was originally created through the Custom Color process for his 964-generation 911 Carrera RS 3.6 thirty years ago but was subsequently used on his 997 GT3 RS 4.0 and his 992 GT3 Touring. After painting a few vehicles in the shade over the years, Porsche eventually took notice.

Last year, the company announced it was expanding the Paint To Sample range due to a greater capacity at the Zuffenhausen plant; this led to Essmanngreen being even more refined and professionalized before it was applied to his 992 911 GT3 Touring.

The upgrades allowed the specialists to blend several dozen ingredients to recreate the shade. Porsche even says that with binding agents and additives included, the color contains over 100 ingredients. The Paint To Sample process is a tad extreme, and also means the colors need to be formulated individually to stick to the Aluminum, plastics, and carbon fiber/fiberglass of the vehicle. With the new workshop, the old Essmanngreen had to be reworked to be usable with all the new cars and processes.