Taillights are an extremely important part of car design. The taillights of a car sometimes directly determine the appearance of the entire car. When talking about through-type taillights, what car do you think of first? The new Audi A7 produced by the lamp factory? American Lincoln? Or a German Porsche? In recent years, through-type taillight designs have been favored by major automobile manufacturers. How did this design become popular?
When talking about through-type taillights, we have to mention Lincoln. In 1970, Lincoln launched the fifth-generation Continental, which integrated a large number of taillights into the rear bumper. This was the prototype of early through-type taillights. However, since the license plate occupies a small part of the space, the taillights are not completely connected and can only be said to be a semi-finished product.
After the mid-term facelift of the fifth-generation Lincoln Continental, the taillights all ran through horizontally. Although they were abandoned for a period of time, Lincoln pioneered the use of through-type taillights.
In 1974, the Porsche 911 was redesigned. The second-generation model had the taillights connected together. This design continued to the fifth-generation model.
In 1978, the second-generation Dodge Challenger came out with all the taillights running through.
In 1987, Toyota launched the eighth-generation Crown, with a small part of the taillight above the license plate connected to form a through pattern.
In 1989, the Honda NSX, known as the "Japanese Ferrari", was born. Until today's Acura NSX (picture), the through-type taillights have been used, which can be said to be a deep love.
In 1991, the ninth-generation Toyota Crown came out. The initial model had all the taillights running through it.
In 1997, Buick launched the fourth-generation Century. The through-type taillights were somewhat similar to the eighth-generation Crown.
In 2002, Maybach, which had been dormant for more than half a century, was resurrected and used through-type taillights as soon as it was launched.
In 2012, Lincoln picked up this technology again, and its second-generation MKZ model returned to the use of through-type taillights, forming the family's iconic design, which has since been used in all Lincoln car series.
In the same year, like Lincoln, the Porsche 911 also reused through-type taillights, and also formed its own unique family style, which has since been applied to Panamera, Macan, Cayenne and other models.
Also in the same year, the domestic independent brand BYD launched the hybrid model Qin, which used through-type taillights for the first time. Later, the Tang and Song Dynasties to the present Han Dynasty all used this design.
In 2014, Honda's SUV model XR-V began to experiment, and the subsequent UR-V continued to use it.
In 2015, Bugatti, known as an artist in the automotive industry, launched the Chiron supercar. The slender straight-shaped taillights were placed on the supercar. I don’t need to say much about this feeling, so just take a closer look.
In 2017, Changan Group’s CS35PLUS and CS75 began to be used, and they are very recognizable.
Since 2018, through-type taillights have entered a stage of explosion. Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Aston Martin, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen, Lexus, Toyota, Buick, Mitsubishi, Hongqi, Geely, Hyundai, Kia and many other brands have successively used through-type taillights. So far, the through-type taillight has gradually evolved into a trend and fashion in the automotive design world.
