The side sill panels and striking bumpers with bar-shaped LED daytime driving lights exude dynamism.
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While the driving lights are the first use of a laser beam reflected off a mirror, the daytime running lamps, with their characteristic "torch" effect, and the indicator lights use LEDs.
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With a larger radiator grille featuring the electric drive logo, stylish LED daytime driving lights below the headlamps, wider door sills and several modifications to the rear the new model is much more dynamic than its predecessor.
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With Newsbeat tagging along for the night, it's not long before they spot one guy driving without his lights on.
Concerns were raised by head teachers at two large secondary schools in the area due to the number of ambulances driving past on blue lights.
But correspondents say it was the measure to stop driving through red and amber lights that went down badly with motorists.
The vehicle was "driving down the street with the lights turned out, " he said.
The controversial rules imposed penalty points for motorists who drove through amber traffic lights, with a driving ban after two offences.
The rules imposed penalty points for motorists who drove through amber traffic lights, with a driving ban after two offences, as well as increasing penalties for speeding, drinking and driving and using a mobile phone while behind the wheel.
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In their report USAF security policeman Kevin Conde claimed he had been driving around in a police car with his lights flashing.
This is why Singapore, which wants motorists to be aware of the social cost of their driving, has deliberately designed a device that lights up with the amount being deducted from the driver's pre-paid card each time the vehicle passes an electronic toll gantry.
Driving within the speed limit and avoiding jack rabbit starts after red lights also help improve gasoline consumption.
For years, ambiguous dashboard lights have clued motorists in on internal issues, but driving to a body shop just to borrow a data port reader is so last decade.
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But today a fair number of lights had given up the long battle against brutal winds and driving rain.
Two witnesses said the police car was driving at 40 - 50kph (25 - 30mph) and had no revolving lights or siren on.
Traveling at expressway speeds with these lights fired up made me feel much safer and kept me from over-driving my headlights, meaning that the stopping distance is farther than can be seen with the headlights.
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