Litronic (Xenon) beam effectiveness...

[Boxtaboy]

And hey, while I'm on the subject of xenon lighting, why is it that with premium Japanese cars, they give you xenon lighting standard (eg. our 05 FX came standard with it) while Porsches, Audi (until just recently), BMWs, etc. come with halogens, and then you have to pay out the wazoo for a lighting package to get the xenons?! We replaced the FX with a 12 ML350, and it came with yep....halogens.

[Deserion]

Originally Posted by Boxtaboy

And hey, while I'm on the subject of xenon lighting, why is it that with premium Japanese cars, they give you xenon lighting standard (eg. our 05 FX came standard with it) while Porsches, Audi (until just recently), BMWs, etc. come with halogens, and then you have to pay out the wazoo for a lighting package to get the xenons?! We replaced the FX with a 12 ML350, and it came with yep....halogens.

Because Ze Germans like to $50 and $100 you for options.

Hell, my '07 Volkswagen GTI had standard bi-xenons. They made them optional on the next generation though. For the past few years I've thought Porsche had standard no-xenon and went up from there though I'm probably wrong.

[Boxtaboy]

Originally Posted by Deserion

Because Ze Germans like to $50 and $100 you for options.

Hell, my '07 Volkswagen GTI had standard bi-xenons. They made them optional on the next generation though. For the past few years I've thought Porsche had standard no-xenon and went up from there though I'm probably wrong.

Yes! It's embarrassing when a $60K plus vehicle comes with those darned halogens! You see folks in the street driving in their new BMWs with those ugly halogens and then a Toyota Corolla pulls along with LED headlamps!