Originally Posted by
Troutman
do you have any idea whats all involved in headlamp design? lead times from concept to production part will take more than a year. tooling costs are insanely high, (thousands and thousands.)
there is a ton of testing that has to happen...heat tests, leak test, weathering, vibration, light pattern studies, lifecycle testing, how it works with the vehicles charging system....etc. it has to meet world homologation tests...the list goes on and on. its ridiculous how many man hours and dollars it takes
so how much did Lambo save by using a headlamp that is currently in production, and getting a vehicle out in the market sooner (making sales), rather than delaying launch because of headlights? hundreds of thousands.