The LED revolution
Unique to this class of car, the A8 L is available with full-LED headlights.
These optional headlights give the car an unmistakeable appearance during the day, but especially in the dark. With a colour temperature of 5,500 Kelvin’s the light produced closely resembles daylight, vastly reducing strain on the eyes when driving at night.
The dipped beam is made up of ten single modules, forming an arc beneath the chrome contours of the ‘wing’. Directly beneath it, in a secondary arc are 22 white and 22 yellow LEDs create the daytime running lights and indicators. Above the ‘wing’ is the full beam, generated by two powerful, four-chip LEDs and a free-form reflection system. An assistance function switches between the dipped and full beam whilst further high-performance LEDs produce the motorway and cornering lights. A dedicated fan and heat sink keep each headlight at exactly the right temperature.
All of this whilst being vastly more efficient than traditional headlights.
