Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. You can't help but notice high-intensity discharge (HID/xenon) and light-emitting diode (LED) headlights—the light they ...

Cars' headlights have come a long way since charming yet potentially dangerous acetylene headlamps debuted in vintage automobiles. The later halogen headlights are still around, but the world has ...

Not all headlights are created equal, and in the modern automotive market, LED lighting has become the standard, having pushed HID bulbs to the side over the past decade. There are still a few models ...

Reliably generating light with the limited resources at a car’s disposal was a problem for early automotive engineers. Tungsten filaments, similar to the kind found in household incandescent light ...

When driving off-road at night or even down rural roads, it becomes very apparent that the factory headlights and fog lights leave a lot to be desired, even with the high beams on. In the past, ...

Check the sales brochure of a high-end new car and chances are you’ll find that the headlights are HID units. But let’s start at the start: What are HID headlights? HID actually stands for High ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Automakers have embraced light ...

This article is part of the GM Authority Wish List series for the Cadillac ATS — a collection of changes, updates, and modifications we’d like to see made to the family of compact luxury vehicles. The ...

Modern car buyers are no longer choosing between “dim” and “slightly less dim” headlights. They are deciding between two very different technologies that shape how far they can see, how tired their ...

The headlight aisle at your local auto parts store is daunting, full stop. It seems every time we return it’s expanded with new colors, new names, new technologies, gold, platinum, vibranium, etc., ...