Old v New side by side

[Mike and his Macan]

Oh .... I have them on my GTS with leds... probably one less thing to get hit by a stone! Thanks learn something new each day

[Guy]

Where are the fog lights on the new one?

Fog lights are apparently not needed with LEDs as the greater light pattern means they are unnecessary.

I thought that fog lights had to be mounted low down in order to penetrate under the fog, and to avoid the light being reflected back into your face. It'll be interesting to see how the new lights cope, and whether the LEDs even have a 'fog-mode' operated by the headlight switch.

Did some googling and found some discussion here: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/auto ... ppear.html

[Mike and his Macan]

Interesting article.. I agree with your thoughts of fog lights being low down, not fully convinced off the claims being made.

[johnd]

Interesting article.. I agree with your thoughts of fog lights being low down, not fully convinced off the claims being made.

Can't' honestly say that I've found any added value whatsoever from having front fogs on top of Macan LEDs, even on very foggy days (which are relatively rare). So I for one won't miss them. And rear lights seem to be so much brighter than they used to be that I'd almost question the value of the rear fog too though (1) it obviously doesn't have anything like the styling impact of front fogs; but (2) omitting it on other cars would stop them dazzling me except on the foggiest of days.

[Dandock]

Could it be that the launch pics are a ‘for China’ model and that Europe may differ in what is ‘standard’? There are slots but it’s difficult to see if they’re functional or not.

The NYT piece is interesting but what is the legislation for Europe?

[VanB]

I thought fog lights were mandatory in the UK?

[Paul]

I thought fog lights were mandatory in the UK?

One off-side rear high intensity is but fronts aren’t

[VanB]

I thought fog lights were mandatory in the UK?

One off-side rear high intensity is but fronts aren’t

Interesting. Thank you

[Paul]

I thought fog lights were mandatory in the UK?

One off-side rear high intensity is but fronts aren’t

Interesting. Thank you

Even more interesting (OK, maybe not!)

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989 ... le/11/made

[John_M]

Can't' honestly say that I've found any added value whatsoever from having front fogs on top of Macan LEDs, even on very foggy days (which are relatively rare). So I for one won't miss them. And rear lights seem to be so much brighter than they used to be that I'd almost question the value of the rear fog too though (1) it obviously doesn't have anything like the styling impact of front fogs; but (2) omitting it on other cars would stop them dazzling me except on the foggiest of days.

I am trying to think of how many times I have found front fog lights useful - I don't I have in last decade, so tbh I doubt I would care if car had them or not