The Audi A1 will have its public debut at this year's 2010 Geneva Motor Show, but until then the Ingolstadt manufacturer will gradually release information referring to the vehicle's design and equipment as well as a few test-drives along the way. The subject of today's release are the Audi A1 Headlights, which define the car's character through the innovative LED lighting technology also displaying decisiveness and concentration like an athlete poised in the starting blocks. Audi's light designer, Andre Georgi says the Audi A1 Headlights were also influenced by the new A8's headlamp design and as the LED technology with fiber optics enabled continuous lines drawing then in the A1's case the daytime runing light was inspired by the lightness of an eagle’s wing. ![]() You can also watch the video below as Andre Georgi talks about the Audi A1 Headlights design. Audi press release : Ingolstadt, January 15, 2010 – Can a car look concentrated and decisive? Yes, it can. The headlights play an important role in this; they are the eyes of a car, so to speak. People convey emotions such as happiness, joy and sadness with their eyes. On a car, the lights influence the character of the front end – and this also applies to the Audi A1, which in future will be the smallest member of the Audi family. “On the A1, the front gets its character from a completely new form of LED daytime running lights. We have given our newcomer the sportiness of the R8 and the elegance of the A8,” says André Georgi, light designer at Audi. “The new LED technology with fiber optics enables us to draw extremely precise, continuous lines. In this way complex graphics are created in the interplay between the daytime running lights, the turn signals and the dipped headlights.” The form of the daytime running light, also known as the “wing”, was inspired by the lightness of an eagle’s wing on the A1. The dipped headlight is incorporated into this graphic element. The turn signal is located a little way below the “wing” in order to ensure that it is easily visible. Audi plays a leading role in the automotive industry with regard to the development of LED light systems. All models can be ordered with LED daytime running lights; the Audi R8 and the new A8 can in fact be ordered with full LED headlights. The daytime running lights have become a striking hallmark of the Audi family. The technology is very efficient, has impressively high light intensity with a pleasant “color temperature” and an almost unlimited lifespan. Audi A1 Headlights Video : Related ArticlesLeave a Comment | Latest Car NewsRelated Specs
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