BEST & WORST Car Rear light design

K a s h · 24th October 2008, 09:19

IMO the VW Jetta rear lights are superb. If you have seen the rear LED indicators flashing, then you know what i mean.

Aditya · 24th October 2008, 09:20

Most unimaginative rear light designs
Baleno, 118NE, Contessa (yeah, my car), Sumo.
Put them in any order. They are just as bland as designs can get.
Best - Mercedes Benz CLS

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Originally Posted by vittalnrv

Foreign:
Worst - Any ferrari

Never thought I'd hear something so shocking.
BTW, I don't think Ferrari has set up shop in India. Wouldn't qualify as an option.

greenhorn · 24th October 2008, 09:29

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Originally Posted by JayD

3)Indicab!!

I like the indicab taillamp. was thinking strongly about putting them on my car

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Sumo.

put them horizontally on a 70's car design, say like the contessa, and they'd look very attractive !

anachronix · 24th October 2008, 10:15

Best - BMW 5 Series, Palio(Retro)
Worst - Dzire, Baleno, NHC

Tejas@perioimpl · 24th October 2008, 10:38

Oh ya, and i forgot to mention the Audi. The A4 has the best front lights and in comparison the most drab tail lights!

lamborghini · 24th October 2008, 11:28

I sort of would agree with Vittalnrv. The car is great no doubt, but the tail lamp of the ferrari's are pretty unimaginative and similar.
The front has the whole agressive thing going and the rear looks a bit bland in comparison, don't you think?

prabhusati · 24th October 2008, 11:34

I am not commenting on the looks. But as driver of a vehicle during night time, i hate to have a Hyundai Santro in front of me. The tail lights (2 of them) are very irritating. If the person driving the Santro is brake-happy, then more irritation. I make it a point to have them behind me as much as possible.

Tejas@perioimpl · 24th October 2008, 11:41

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Originally Posted by lamborghini

I sort of would agree with Vittalnrv. The car is great no doubt, but the tail lamp of the ferrari's are pretty unimaginative and similar.
The front has the whole agressive thing going and the rear looks a bit bland in comparison, don't you think?

No chance! I disagree. Ferrari has the win afterburner jet look which i feel the civic copied. The ferrari looks equally brilliant from both sides.

Look at the images below... they are like torpedoes ready to launch. I think that's aggressive enough.
Check out the smoked lights of the ferraris as well. The twin lights perfectly complement the twin exhausts!

And guess what? this is my hundredth post and what a coincidence that it's about a car i love!

anachronix · 24th October 2008, 12:11

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Originally Posted by Tejas@perioimpl

No chance! I disagree. Ferrari has the win afterburner jet look which i feel the civic copied. The ferrari looks equally brilliant from both sides.

Look at the images below... they are like torpedoes ready to launch. I think that's aggressive enough.
Check out the smoked lights of the ferraris as well. The twin lights perfectly complement the twin exhausts!

And guess what? this is my hundredth post and what a coincidence that it's about a car i love!

cheers: I second that!

@lamborghini: Any specific Ferrari that made you feel that the tail lamps are ugly! You could share it here for us.

car'zy · 24th October 2008, 12:22

Baleno for sure has one of the worst rear light clusters. I like the Audi R8 rear LED cluster. I also like the rear lamps on the Cedia Sports version.

blue_pulsar · 24th October 2008, 13:15

Best tail lamps: Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, Maruti Swift, Hyundai i10.
Worst tail lamps: Tata Indica, Tata Indica Vista, Mahindra Scorpio

The older Indigo tail lamps looked good and classy but look awkward in the present model after they've been enlarged.

I found the NHC tail lamps pretty good, if not the best in business.

I also like the Civic Coupe tail lamps.

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The 2007 Accord Tail lamps look cool too.

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Sahil · 24th October 2008, 13:22

The 5 series rear lights when switched on at night look amazing. Have heard people call it the "eagle eyes"

Jetta's look ferrari type.

grvanand · 24th October 2008, 13:31

I quite like the tail lights of earlier generation Palio for its looks as well as functionality.

Baleno lights though they look ordinary are very functional and visible.

Santro Xing is the ones I hate, they are highly irritating to view from behind due to brightness like mentioned before here. Infact there seems to be some functional defect even with its headlights which give a high beam kind of glare even on low beam mode.

Another unimaginative design I would agree with is that of Scorpio.

Torqy · 24th October 2008, 14:07

Scorpio with those "Christmas Tree" tail lights.

itwasntme · 24th October 2008, 14:41

Aveo (especially a black coloured one) with the 4 'afterburner' type tail-lights.

Very very coincidentally I own one :-)

24th October 2008, 09:19	#16
K a s h BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 156 Thanked: 136 Times View My Garage	IMO the VW Jetta rear lights are superb. If you have seen the rear LED indicators flashing, then you know what i mean. Attached Thumbnails
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24th October 2008, 10:15	#19
anachronix Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Madras Posts: 3,286 Thanked: 1,336 Times View My Garage	Best - BMW 5 Series, Palio(Retro) Worst - Dzire, Baleno, NHC
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24th October 2008, 10:38	#20
Tejas@perioimpl Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bombay Posts: 4,431 Thanked: 9,719 Times View My Garage	Oh ya, and i forgot to mention the Audi. The A4 has the best front lights and in comparison the most drab tail lights!
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24th October 2008, 11:28	#21
lamborghini Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 6,152 Thanked: 5,893 Times View My Garage	I sort of would agree with Vittalnrv. The car is great no doubt, but the tail lamp of the ferrari's are pretty unimaginative and similar. The front has the whole agressive thing going and the rear looks a bit bland in comparison, don't you think?
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24th October 2008, 11:34	#22
prabhusati BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 254 Thanked: 17 Times	I am not commenting on the looks. But as driver of a vehicle during night time, i hate to have a Hyundai Santro in front of me. The tail lights (2 of them) are very irritating. If the person driving the Santro is brake-happy, then more irritation. I make it a point to have them behind me as much as possible.
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24th October 2008, 12:22	#25
car'zy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 100 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Baleno for sure has one of the worst rear light clusters. I like the Audi R8 rear LED cluster. I also like the rear lamps on the Cedia Sports version.
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24th October 2008, 13:15	#26
blue_pulsar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,114 Thanked: 407 Times	Best tail lamps: Toyota Camry, Honda Civic, Maruti Swift, Hyundai i10. Worst tail lamps: Tata Indica, Tata Indica Vista, Mahindra Scorpio The older Indigo tail lamps looked good and classy but look awkward in the present model after they've been enlarged. I found the NHC tail lamps pretty good, if not the best in business. I also like the Civic Coupe tail lamps. The 2007 Accord Tail lamps look cool too. Last edited by blue_pulsar : 24th October 2008 at 13:25.
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24th October 2008, 13:22	#27
Sahil Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 6,332 Thanked: 7,882 Times	The 5 series rear lights when switched on at night look amazing. Have heard people call it the "eagle eyes" Jetta's look ferrari type.
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24th October 2008, 13:31	#28
grvanand BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 0 Times	I quite like the tail lights of earlier generation Palio for its looks as well as functionality. Baleno lights though they look ordinary are very functional and visible. Santro Xing is the ones I hate, they are highly irritating to view from behind due to brightness like mentioned before here. Infact there seems to be some functional defect even with its headlights which give a high beam kind of glare even on low beam mode. Another unimaginative design I would agree with is that of Scorpio. Last edited by grvanand : 24th October 2008 at 13:35.
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24th October 2008, 14:07	#29
Torqy BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 967 Thanked: 244 Times	Scorpio with those "Christmas Tree" tail lights.
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24th October 2008, 14:41	#30
itwasntme Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 7,485 Thanked: 13,470 Times View My Garage	Aveo (especially a black coloured one) with the 4 'afterburner' type tail-lights. Very very coincidentally I own one :-)
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