Castrol Toyota C-HR
Castrol's livery of red and green stripes over a white body was a common sight on Toyota race cars in the 1990s. It added a pop of color to the Celica and Corolla in the World Rally Championship and cars and looked similarly impressive on the Supra in the JGTC series – the predecessor to the current Super GT championship.
As this render shows, the combination of green and red looks stupendous on a C-HR, too. With a more aggressive body kit, we could easily imagine this little SUV competing in a modern rally, and it would have no problem fitting in.
Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet Traverse
Dale Earnhardt is an icon of NASCAR racing. For a significant part of his career, he drove a Chevrolet with GM Goodwrench sponsorship and the number 3. The predominantly black body with bits of silver and tiny touches of red created the aggressive look that perfectly fit the famous driver's Intimidator nickname.
Earnhardt's car has a fairly simple color motif in comparison to other vehicles on this list. The result makes this Traverse appear to be a standard black example of the SUV with the addition of a bunch of sponsor stickers. Chevy or an ambitious dealer could create a Traverse with this look fairly easily. While historically accurate, the Monte Carlo logo on the front bumper is very weird to see on an SUV because of the model's long legacy as a sporty coupe.
Gulf Ford EcoSport
There are few motorsport color schemes more famous than Gulf's combo of blue and orange. The livery has a close relationship with Ford due to the classic GT40 and modern GT scoring victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans with this vibrant look.
In this render, the classic livery drapes the body of the tiny Ford EcoSport. The combination of the racing-inspired paint scheme on such a mundane machine makes for an odd appearance. We could imagine it being a cute marketing gimmick for the Blue Oval to take to the track, though.
Renown Mazda CX-3
In 1991, the Mazda 787B was the first Japanese car ever to take an overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It wore sponsorship from the Japanese clothing conglomerate Renown, and Mazda came up with a combination of green and orange with white check marks that evoked an argyle pattern. The color scheme has become an iconic look for Mazda race cars since the big victory.
Like some of the other liveries on this list, the bright mix of green and orange still looks good on this CX-3. Take off the sponsor names, and it could be a cool color scheme for a daily driver.
Marlboro/Tommi Makinnen Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Sponsorships from tobacco companies were common in motorsports until fairly recently. However, these businesses weren't allowed to advertise their products in every country, so racing teams came up with alternate versions when competing in these areas.
For example, the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution had sponsorship from Marlboro with the firm's name across the hood, but the automaker replaced it with the driver's first name for some events. The most famous example of this scheme was putting Tommi on the front of Tommi Mäkinen's machine.
This Eclipse Cross wears the Marlboro version of the livery, and the red and white combo suits the crossover well. If Mitsubishi ever decides to take the model rallying, the company should consider using this classic look.
