lb535

The (optional) HID lights already do a decent job of illuminating the adjacent lanes. The adaptive headlamps that turn with the steering wheel should be better still, but are they worth giving up the Mark Levinson stereo, 6-disc CD changer, and wood steering wheel for? (since these items are in different optional "packages", and you can only select one).

Also, how does it work? Is there a mechanical connection to the steering gear (as in a '48 Tucker which also had steerable headlamps) or do the lights respond to electronic commands?

LexRX

I doubt it's a mechanical link like the Tucker had. My guess is that the new RX has electronic steering and it is linked to the headlights. Even if the steering isn't electric, the headlights most likely have a control module linked to the steering assembly.

salimshah

You, yourself is the right person to answer the question you are asking. Do you mostly drive during night time in a un/low lit winding road? How large is the appeal for the options you will have to give up.....

Pure speculation here .... The factory HIDs have self-levelling gizmo in the lamp, which is activated by sensors that detect the level of the vehicle. All that needs to be added is another gizmo which would now move the beam in the horizontal plane. Sensor can be mounted between the chasis and the wheel assembly.

Salim