HD Matrix Headlights

[babylou66]

This post is for USA (maybe Canadians) residents. The expensive HD Matrix Headlights (USD 1800) are said to be worthless for us because of archaic governmental rules but now Consumer Reports says this will change for the Cayenne. I cannot vouch if this is correct and wonder why Porsche would then still say the following in the Note:

 

[ocflyer]

But that article references a Consumer Reports Article from 2022 regarding a change in US regulations- which- obviously has not happened. I won't spend money on this until it was working in the US. Right now, it's a very, very expensive static cornering light.

There is a long discussion of this in the Macan EV forum https://www.macanevowners.com/forum/threads/european-matrix-lights-some-thoughts.24380/

 

[Jayyvr890]

I can confirm in Canada we now have full matrix enabled.

In the US it was finally made "legal" in 2022, however the actual specifics are so unique and different from European and Canadian laws most European manufacturers still choose to simply deactivate them for the US market. Rivian is making US-compliant Matrix though.

On the configurator the key word to look for is "matrix -design'. Design = dummy matrix.

 

[ocflyer]

In the US, and have now paid for these 4 times! But not again.

Overheard in Stutgart "They don't work in the US, we tell them they don't work in the US, and they pay for them anyway! Is that great or what?"

 

[babylou66]

Looks like I'm saving some money.