2024 Q8/SQ8 Turn signals
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Curious question.
Are the rear turn signals on the new refresh orange/amber or red on the new models?
I know the headlights are orange/amber, but previous Audi's I have seen in Canada had the red dynamic indicators in the back.
Someone commented yesterday on a Youtube video that their US SQ8 has orange turn signals ("The turn signals are amber, it is a line above the brake lights").
Would love some comments on this, especially for Canadian cars if there is the chance for a difference in specs for them.
Are the rear turn signals on the new refresh orange/amber or red on the new models?
I know the headlights are orange/amber, but previous Audi's I have seen in Canada had the red dynamic indicators in the back.
Someone commented yesterday on a Youtube video that their US SQ8 has orange turn signals ("The turn signals are amber, it is a line above the brake lights").
Would love some comments on this, especially for Canadian cars if there is the chance for a difference in specs for them.
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Interesting for sure. I thought it would be.
Wonder if the OLED's are simply red or if they are just coded red in the software. Considering they are manufactured in the same assembly plant for global distribution and the savings in parts doesnt seem to be tangible.
Perhaps its like the Matrix function for the headlights where its just software that keeps it a certain way.
Does anyone know perhaps?
Wonder if the OLED's are simply red or if they are just coded red in the software. Considering they are manufactured in the same assembly plant for global distribution and the savings in parts doesnt seem to be tangible.
Perhaps its like the Matrix function for the headlights where its just software that keeps it a certain way.
Does anyone know perhaps?
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Found this in Consumer Reports:
The advantage of amber rear turn signals is shown to be statistically significant. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined that amber signals show a 5.3 percent effectiveness in reducing two-vehicle crashes where a lead vehicle is rear struck in the act of turning left, turning right, merging into traffic, changing lanes, or entering/leaving a parking space.
So why does the U.S. even allow red turn signals? It could have to do with design aesthetics and the potential that it’s simply cheaper to use red for all rear lamps. And changes to standards require a rigorous scrutiny of cost vs. benefit.
This article has been adapted from an episode of Talking Cars.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars...20U.S.,benefit.
It’s common to see red turn signals in the U.S., even though many foreign countries use amber. In terms of safety and effectiveness, is there a difference when it comes to the color of your turn signals?
“There are different laws in different countries. In the United States, they still allow red turn signals,” says Mike Quincy, autos editor at Consumer Reports. “Yellow, or amber, makes more sense, because there’s a sharper contrast between the red brake lights and yellow turn signals.”
“There are different laws in different countries. In the United States, they still allow red turn signals,” says Mike Quincy, autos editor at Consumer Reports. “Yellow, or amber, makes more sense, because there’s a sharper contrast between the red brake lights and yellow turn signals.”
The advantage of amber rear turn signals is shown to be statistically significant. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined that amber signals show a 5.3 percent effectiveness in reducing two-vehicle crashes where a lead vehicle is rear struck in the act of turning left, turning right, merging into traffic, changing lanes, or entering/leaving a parking space.
So why does the U.S. even allow red turn signals? It could have to do with design aesthetics and the potential that it’s simply cheaper to use red for all rear lamps. And changes to standards require a rigorous scrutiny of cost vs. benefit.
This article has been adapted from an episode of Talking Cars.
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my guess is the canadian indicators will be yellow. a friend of mine just got a new tesla model y performance, canadian, it has yellow indicators. US ones have red indicators.
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