I believe the change in shades is by design, and probably the metallic flakes in the color help to create the effect. I've looked at a Focus and a Ranger in HPR. The color will change depending upon the lighting, and how the light hits it. At times it has more of an orangish appearance, other...
I'd like to read up on this ceramic also. For the first ten years or so after buying the Miata, I used Zaino products on it. It always looked like it had a layer of glass on the paint.
The Hot Pepper Red color is also used on the 2018/19 Focus and the Fiesta. Look for one of these cars at a local dealership to get a first hand look at the color.
Originally posted in another thread on this forum, you can see the HPR with stone leather interior within the first minute of the video. I really like this combination.
Per the owner's manual (Pg 294-95, available online), it depends upon the cab type.
SuperCrew, the jack appears to be stored behind the rear seat back on the passenger side with the "tools" stored beneath the rear seat bench on the driver side.
SuperCab, the jack and tools are stored beneath...
I found out earlier this week that Ford uses this color on the Focus and Fiesta. So, we drove over to a dealer this afternoon who advertised they had a Focus in HPR. We were finally able to eyeball the color in full sun. It seems to me to be a 50/50 cross between the Tacoma's Barcelona red...