Audi R8

Car Technology

LED lights on the road

The R8,with which the Audi entered to the super car turf,is estimated to cost around 130 US grands when it is released this year.The Audi R8 has everything you need,like,advanced new technology, including a direct injection mid mounted V8,an aluminum space frame,and a 465-watt twelve speaker sound system.The Audi R8’s shock absorber is also new,which is filled with viscous fluid whose viscous property can be changed electromagnetically.But this is not new,its already working in SRX and Cadillac XLR.

These technology aren’t new,they have been in the other cars,but not each and everyone of these technologies have appeared in one car,which makes the Audi R8 special.The two seater R8 owns something else which makes it distinct,LEDs for the day time running-lights.LEDs have many advantages compared to normal lights as automotive lights,which includes low-power and longer life.The famous lighting company,Hella says that just 10W for a couple of LED lights,compared to the usual 150W from a standard incandescent-lights.LEDs life time is around 100 years or 50,000 hours for an ordinary car,which is more than enough.Wait there is more for Audi R8,it is small which gives the stylists/designers great freedom on front design.But nothing comes free,same here too.LED lights costs $1000 per two lights,if you ever want to replace those.Thats 10 times costlier to normal lights.So currently LED lights are only available in some high end Audis.But how ever,R8 beats its siblings ones step by using an LED to illuminate the 4.2 liter, high revving V8,309-kilowatt , which is cooler when you look through the window which is on the back of the seats.

The running lamps of Audi R8 has twelve separate LED lights group in a sinusoidal fashion.Each one of the LED gives out eighteen lumens @ 140 milli amperes.Mean while Audi is not alone at the race to bring LED lights to cars,Audi is being chased by Lexus.Observers say that Lexus will win by its LS600H-the ultra luxurious hybrid-electric title of the LS series-is expected to come to showrooms any time.

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