Distant Traveller
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Hi all. Long time lurker, first time poster. I'm considering buying a 2023 Expedition (not released yet I know), but I am skeptical of the redesigned headlights for the 2022 Expy. Can any of the 2022 Expy owners chime in on the light output of the headlights at night? Throw distance, dispersal, color, etc?
I think they cheaped out on the design, going with reflector housings, instead of superior projectors. Kudos on at least going with LEDs, but that's almost the industry norm in this price range/category anyway. They saved the superior headlight design for the Navigator, but it sucks that even on the Expy Platinum they don't have upgraded headlight housings, with the Platinums costing around the base trims of the Navigator.
There's things I can overlook, but crappy headlights at this price range and era (where there is far superior headlight tech than mere LED projectors) I think is unacceptable. Especially since the pre-refresh (2021's) had projectors in upper trims (albeit Halogen projectors). I have a CX-5 now with the LED projectors that are curve adaptive (bending) with good throw, decent brightness and great color (I think 5K), and want to retain similar or better light output for our next family cruiser.
Sorry for the mini-rant, I'm just peeved with the redesigned front end on a whole, the headlights being the icing on the cake. The Expy is still a contender, but I just need to find out about the night time performance of the new headlights. There aren't any night drive reviews on Youtube, nor IIHS ratings of this vehicle (they don't rate BOF vehicles unfortunately).
Thanks all in advance for helpful information!
I think they cheaped out on the design, going with reflector housings, instead of superior projectors. Kudos on at least going with LEDs, but that's almost the industry norm in this price range/category anyway. They saved the superior headlight design for the Navigator, but it sucks that even on the Expy Platinum they don't have upgraded headlight housings, with the Platinums costing around the base trims of the Navigator.
There's things I can overlook, but crappy headlights at this price range and era (where there is far superior headlight tech than mere LED projectors) I think is unacceptable. Especially since the pre-refresh (2021's) had projectors in upper trims (albeit Halogen projectors). I have a CX-5 now with the LED projectors that are curve adaptive (bending) with good throw, decent brightness and great color (I think 5K), and want to retain similar or better light output for our next family cruiser.
Sorry for the mini-rant, I'm just peeved with the redesigned front end on a whole, the headlights being the icing on the cake. The Expy is still a contender, but I just need to find out about the night time performance of the new headlights. There aren't any night drive reviews on Youtube, nor IIHS ratings of this vehicle (they don't rate BOF vehicles unfortunately).
Thanks all in advance for helpful information!