Do you know what color your dash lights are? It may seem like a little detail, but no detail's too small for Ford's engineers. That's why Ford vehicles use Ice Blue™ instead of red or green--a fact that makes life much easier for anyone with color blindness. But Ford's focus on light doesn't end at the dashboard. The automaker has also come up with a headlight design that not only saves energy, but might help boost your mood as well. 3Birds Template has the details.

The Crystal Diamond Light is an LED technology that uses a lens with diamond-like facets. This allows for broad, even distribution of light that, when combined with the bulb's small size, gives it a number of advantages over conventional lighting sources. First of all, it allows designers to create even more attractive headlight designs. Secondly, the even color of the light can help reduce irritation in drivers. As Arun Kumar, Ford optics expert and design engineer, says, “[We] know the eye wants to focus on contrast changes and other inconsistencies in lighting – it’s an automatic function of the brain that can irritate mood.”

Your average headlight bulb may irritate the eye, worsening your mood, but the steady light produced by the Crystal Diamond Light is much kinder on the brain. And couldn't we all do with a way to make our commutes less stressful? Besides the potential psychological benefits, a smaller bulb uses less energy as well, improving efficiency by up to 62%. As Kumar says, "The efficiency of this lighting not only helps to stabilize the psyche, but also has the potential to affect global environmental savings. As we democratize this lighting innovation to a broader audience, the impact could be significant, with millions of gallons of fuel potentially saved on a global scale" (emphasis ours).

In other words, the Crystal Diamond Light is a headlight bulb that looks great, boosts your mood, and improves your efficiency. What's not to love? To experience it for yourself, call, contact us online, or just stop by the dealership today. We'd be more than happy to set you up with a test drive of the Ford F-150 or the all-new Ford Fusion, both of which use the lighting technology, or any of our other new or used models.

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