Matte black paint and wrap jobs can make high-end sports car look ominous. The same techniques applied to a Smart ForTwo falls a little ... flat. Hat tip to Tentacle!

The Matte Black BMW M3 manages to look even better through the lens of formfreu.

A note to BMW: if you're not going to bother designing attractive cars, you should at least give them to us in decent colors, like this matte black BMW M3. Also, the whole Joy thing is seriously lame.

The base price of the limited edition Lexus LFA is $375,000 MSRP. The even more limited edition Nürburgring Package will run $465,000 thanks to a $70K sport package and $20K matte black paint.

We're trying to figure out how TechArt's "Black Edition" matte black vinyl wrap, 22" wheels, and aero kit cosmetic upgrade for the Porsche Panamera makes the car look so much better. It's like a matte black cocktail dress.

When you see a mode of customization show up on Lindsay Lohan’s Rolls–Royce, you know it’s time to move on. Or is it?

We don't know the answer to that question, but we'll hazard an educated guess it's not something legal. Sometimes you just have to launder that cash at the Krylon and DTM bodykit outlet.

What's more menacing than a Rolls Royce Phantom? How about a Rolls Royce Phantom that's been covered in a matte black paint job? This Phantom menace wears the tough-guy paint scheme magnificently well — even the hood ornament, the Spirit of Ecstasy, is blacked out. Inside the black theme is carried throughout the…

Jason over at Audi tuner STaSIS just sent over these shots of a flat black R8 that they're using as a development mule for a new range of upgrades. We've been hankering for a matte black Audi R8 ever since we first drove one and are pleased to see this one is getting more than just a sexy paint job. First on the list…