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Erik Smith (Teenferrarifan)
New member
Username: Teenferrarifan
Post Number: 21
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 8:21 pm: | |
Thanks for the responses. I never even thought to think about how aerodynamic they are when they are up. Also I agree that the new light are amazing and they take up a lot less room then old glass rectangles. |
william speer (Wspeer)
Junior Member
Username: Wspeer
Post Number: 183
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 8:03 pm: | |
headlight technology has helped as well. in todays world, homofocal and zenon lights allow for a much smaller bulb area and still allowing for maximum output. it is much like the benefits we see with tire technology in that now we can have much larger diameter rims. |
mike 308 (Concorde)
Junior Member
Username: Concorde
Post Number: 158
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 8:02 pm: | |
Pop up headlights aren't very aerodynamically efficient if you're trying to go 130 miles per hour in the dark! |
Jack (Gilles27)
Member
Username: Gilles27
Post Number: 679
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 7:27 pm: | |
I think one of the big reasons Ferrari, as well as other car companies, moved away from pop-ups was to eliminate a component that can ultimately fail. No matter the car, it looks stupid driving around in the one-up-one-down position. |
Erik Smith (Teenferrarifan)
New member
Username: Teenferrarifan
Post Number: 20
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 02, 2003 - 6:39 pm: | |
I have noticed over the last 10 years or so that Ferrari has gone from every model having pop up headlights to today only having the 456 with them. I am curious to know if there are any benefits of either exposed or concealed headlights? Does it save a significant amount of weight?
Erik |