i've seen matte finish in moscow left and right, and to be honest, did not like it myself - first time i saw it, i thought that the car was in a fire and the guy just never bothered painting it... satin stripe idea, on the other hand, may have a merit of its own - like a shirt, it can be plain white or black, but when you have same color in satin stripe, it projects some class, like a pinstripe suits used to do...

black car vs any other car... there are parts on the car's body that are black plastic or other black material - those black pieces stick out on a white or any other car unless they are done in body color... on a black car those pieces are already black, like the rest of the car - so, having the tires follow the "shadowline" was a natural extension of the idea... that is my point of going black... some people "buick" the sh!t out of their rides with chrome...
that picture is a computer rendering, not an actual car...