Modern car buyers are no longer choosing between “dim” and “slightly less dim” headlights. They are deciding between two very different technologies that shape how far they can see, how tired their ...

Nighttime driving these days can turn into a dazzling — even blinding — light show from the different types of headlights available on newer vehicles. The familiar warm, yellow glow cast by halogen ...

The early 20 th century had the first automobiles fitted with kerosene oil lamps for night travel, which used an open flame and couldn't provide any visibility ahead. Luckily, automotive technology ...

You may one day feel that your car does not have good enough headlights, especially after taking the wheel of a more modern or luxurious one than yours. You will inevitably miss the vision that the ...

Be prepared to encounter a new kind of bright headlamps coming at you on the road. I recently ventured out to GM's Milford, Michigan, Proving Ground to try out the Cadillac Escalade Platinum's ...

Modern headlights are a technology that is hardly explained or discussed. It's mainly due to their complexity and also as it's no where near as sexy as say power or torque figures, but when it comes ...

No, LED headlights do not use more battery than traditional halogen or HID lights. In fact, they use significantly less. A ...

Reliably generating light with the limited resources at a car’s disposal was a problem for early automotive engineers. Tungsten filaments, similar to the kind found in household incandescent light ...

When driving off-road at night or even down rural roads, it becomes very apparent that the factory headlights and fog lights leave a lot to be desired, even with the high beams on. In the past, ...

Not all that many fans of the Porsche 911 spend their nights thinking about the kind of lights available on the rear-engined machine. Nevertheless, when you actually head into a dealership to buy a ...

Cars' headlights have come a long way since charming yet potentially dangerous acetylene headlamps debuted in vintage automobiles. The later halogen headlights are still around, but the world has ...