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I wish we had the lights they turned with the steering wheel as a standard option. Is there any reasonably priced car with this feature, or is it only in Europe
by Simulacra 6y ago
I wish we had the lights they turned with the steering wheel as a standard option. Is there any reasonably priced car with this feature, or is it only in Europe?
- spdustin 6y agoThat exists now with a number of models here in the U.S., and is sometimes called "cornering lights." The original article refers to what this Motor Trend article [0] calls, "Adaptive Driving Beams." [0]: https://www.motortrend.com/news/get-lit-adaptive-headlights-tech-work/ https://www.motortrend.com/news/get-lit-adaptive-headlights-...
- Simulacra 6y agoHave a look at this advertisement for the Citroen from the 60s. Why did it take so long to get "adaptive" headlights? https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=rRHogyYXFiQ&feature=emb_logo https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=rRHogyYXFiQ&...
- kube-system 6y agoCornering lights were a thing on US cars in the 60's too. https://jalopnik.com/a-tribute-to-the-most-un-appreciated-light-the-corneri-1625241633 https://jalopnik.com/a-tribute-to-the-most-un-appreciated-li...
- rimliu 6y agoMy Honda Accord (~2013) had "cornering lights". And they do not sell Accords in Europe any more, though they are available in the USA.
- mrep 6y agoWhat is reasonable for you? I'm in the US and my 2018 subaru crosstrek limited does that and the current 2020 limited version has LED Steering Responsive Headlights and starts at 27,395.