Borrowing a development originally created for the twelve-cylinder Audi A8, the Audi R18 TDI is the first production car in the world to feature headlights that incorporate an array of ultra-bright light-emitting diodes, or LEDs.
"When you've driven once with full LED headlights you don’t want to have anything else," remarked Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen.
He explained: "The light is stronger and vibrates less than a normal headlight - this is a clear advantage and particularly at Le Mans, a track that has many dark braking points in the night."
The LED lights are more reliable than traditional lighting technologies - something from which both race and road cars can benefit.
The new technologies used in the R18 TDI's headlights will flow down into Audi's production cars, the manufacturer has confirmed.
Posted by Andre Dixon
