It’s a known law of the universe, like gravity: Europe’s turn signal will always be better than America’s. Although the amber turn signal light is completely legal here in the USAutomakers often assign us the boring old red — a color that both appearance and function are worse. Amber is simply better.
Looks like Land Rover made a mistake – it accidentally put better, European-spec rear turn signals on five Range Rover Sports for US roads. But instead of letting those owners bask in the beauty of their cars, the company is recalling all five cars.
In case you lost it:
Jaguar Land Rover states that amber turn signals do not meet NHTSA safety standards and should be replaced with US-spec units. If that’s true, it’s not because of the color – related statutes, 49 CFR 571.108Specifies that the rear turn signal may be red or Amber.
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The more likely culprit in making European signals fail American standards is size. U.S. turn signal regulations includes size requirements for each lights in a traffic light, which is different from the European standard. If the Range Rover Sport’s amber lights are smaller than Americans need, converting all brake lights into indicator lights is the classic solution.
Whatever the reason, these five Range Rover Sport owners will soon have the graceful majesty of their turn signals destroyed, in favor of the blocky turn signals that make the tails of so many American vehicles disappear. must curse. what a shame to see an objectively better — and safer — design ruined by regulations, but that’s the world we’ve built for ourselves. Better to have a flashy Euro-spec taillight for a while and then lose it, than never have it.
H/t Scoop Cart
