Image this: you roll as much as some seedy bar in north London in a brand new Volkswagen SUV and park subsequent to a tricked-out Harley Davidson. A burly character in a black leather-based jacket ambles out of the saloon and squints on the VW subsequent to his bike.
“Good trip, mate,” he gives. “Good coloration.”
You again away somewhat from the VW.
“Thanks,” you say and smile shyly. “It’s a brand new coloration.” You pause, then add, “It’s referred to as Rubber Ducky.”
This scene is imaginary, however potential now that VW in the UK is delivery its revised compact T-Cross SUV glowing in a reasonably distinctive exterior shade referred to as…effectively, we’ve mentioned it: Rubber Ducky.
No design genius in a Wolfsburg convention room selected the colour. No, it was chosen by the general public through VW’s social media websites, the place the Rubber Ducky identify rose to the highest of the ballot with 46 p.c of the vote.
“Some may say placing a paint identify to public vote is a quackers thought,” mentioned Oliver Lowe, T-Cross Product Supervisor at Volkswagen UK. “However we had been assured individuals wouldn’t get in a flap whereas making an attempt to determine on a brand new identify, and we expect Rubber Ducky yellow was a very eggs-cellent alternative.”
In trendy tradition, the ducky—generally it’s spelled “duckie”—is related to infancy and early childhood and with a toddler’s bathtub time. An essay on the toy within the Journal of American Tradition notes, “general vivid yellow in coloration, the geese are all the time posed in a swimming place. Facial options embody blue or black eyes and orange open-or-closed beaks. A small gap on the underside permits air to enter in order that when squeezed, a squeaking sound is produced.”
Presumably there’ll be no squeaks emitting from the T-Cross, which is on sale now at UK sellers for about $30,300. If ducky yellow doesn’t tweak the British patrons’ curiosity, there’s additionally blue and crimson metallic selections. The up to date mannequin additionally options new tools as normal, new tech and nicer cabin supplies.
However wait, there’s extra. January 13 is Rubber Duckie Day in Nice Britain as a result of a 1973 Sesame Avenue episode confirmed a calendar with Rubber Duckie’s birthday reported as January thirteenth.
As High Gear mentioned in it is report on the matter, “Welcome to the UK!”