When it comes to the choice of medium and large cars, I believe many consumers will turn their attention directly to BBA. After all, the phenomenon of human-to-human transmission seems to have replaced actual personal experience in today's Internet age. However, in this level, the Volvo S90, which has always maintained a low profile, has an outstanding reputation for safety and a niche and unique Nordic design. The editor of Feilu Auto believes that it is also a "treasure" choice worth recommending.
Today our topic is about the Volvo S90, a mid- to large-sized luxury sedan that focuses on safety. Let’s see if its performance in headlights can be directly proportional to its title of “the safest car in the world.”
Speaking of Volvo's headlights, judging from the two models we have tested before, the Volvo XC40 pure electric version and the Volvo S60, Volvo's performance in lighting is quite good. The most important thing is that Volvo has no headlight configuration. Stingy, the functions are basically standard in all series, and this is also the main guarantee for driving safety. So today we will take a look at the strength of the Volvo S90 plug-in hybrid version, a higher-status sedan in the Volvo family!
Model: 2023 Volvo S90 T8 plug-in hybrid four-wheel drive long-range Zhizhiya luxury version Guide price: 613,900 yuan
Light source: Both high and low beams are LED Special features: FAHB intelligent active high beam
Car light quotation: The headlights of the S90 plug-in hybrid version are quoted at 23,833 yuan each, which comes from the after-sales order price of the 4S store. This price is indeed in the headlight market, not cheap. However, having FAHB intelligent active high beam also makes the editor feel that it is worthy of the price.
As for the advantages of FAHB intelligent active high beam, let’s take a look below.
Lamp group composition & configuration analysis:
Friends who are familiar with Volvo must know the name of this headlight. Yes, it is "Thor's Hammer". The overall look is highly recognizable. The headlight structure is an "array" structure. There are three bulbs on the top, including two low-beam bulbs and one high-beam bulb. There are also three bulbs on the bottom, one on the inside is a movable narrow-range high beam, and one on the outside is a movable narrow-range high beam. The two are movable high-position low beams. The white light strip in the middle is responsible for daytime running lights, width indicators, and turn signals.
Is it because the headlights of the S90 look ordinary, but after getting to know them, I found that there is still something "something" about them. Yes, we can see that the words "Full-Led Active High Beam" are printed on the headlights of this S90. This is Volvo's updated FAHB intelligent active after AHB automatic high beam (Active High Beam). High beam. It is currently used on the latest SPA platform models.
It can be said that FAHB is a smart headlight technology. Although it is not as flashy as Mercedes-Benz's geometric multi-beam, its practical functions are basically the same. FAHB's high-beam headlights can use a detection device to scan the vehicle in front or oncoming vehicles. It uses a unique projection module system to automatically block the light in the corresponding area of the headlight group. It can also scan itself and the vehicle in front of it in time as the vehicle moves. The high beam will not be turned on automatically until meeting or overtaking is completed. In this way, dazzling high beams are avoided and driving safety is ensured.
However, one thing needs to be said. This FAHB does not have a lens and uses a reflective bowl structure, so this will also affect its high beam illumination distance. So let’s take a look at the lighting performance of the Volvo S90 plug-in hybrid version. How about it!
Car light brightness measurement unit: Lux (Lux)
Definition: When an object is uniformly illuminated by light and the luminous flux obtained on an area of 1 square meter is 1 lumen, its illumination (light intensity) is 1 Lux.
Note: In the actual test of Feiling Auto, in a dark room, an ordinary candle is lit, and when the human eye is 30cm away from the candle flame, the light intensity experienced is 10Lux.
In the aspect of car light irradiation distance, we take the brightness of 10Lux as the minimum illumination limit, and take the distance value when this brightness is reached, which is the end point of irradiation for the final measured headlight score.
20cm is generally the minimum height of the vehicle's front bumper from the ground. We choose this position as the lowest position illuminated by the light. The distance from this position to the headlights is the illumination distance.
Low beam irradiation distance test: static low beam irradiation distance is not far
The measured farthest irradiation distance of Volvo S90's low beam is 29.5 meters on the right side, 25.6 meters in the middle, and 12.75 meters on the left side. It can be seen that its low beam distance is very average because it has no lens. The left and right illumination distance deviation of low beam is quite obvious. Sitting in the car, it can be clearly seen that the headlight on the right side of the vehicle has a wide illumination distance.
Of course, this does not mean that the FAHB headlights will not illuminate when the low beam is turned on. In fact, this is the characteristic of FAHB headlights: when the vehicle speed increases, the power of the headlights will also increase to achieve a farther lighting effect. Because the shooting is static, you may feel that the low beam distance is not far.
High beam irradiation distance: high beam 116.8 meters, good results
Although the Volvo S90's excellence cannot be seen in the low beam, the high beam performance of 116.8 meters is quite good, and it can basically compete with luxury brands of the same level. It is also better than the high beam results of the Volvo XC40 and S60 we have tested before. It can be seen that the price is justified!
Adaptive high beam is indeed very practical!
For Volvo, which pays attention to safety, FAHB headlights have once again sublimated Volvo's safety concept. Judging from our actual testing, the adaptive high beam of this headlight is very practical!
This set of FAHB does not use matrix lighting that is common on the market. It does not have numerous LED matrix arrangements. Instead, it uses the projection module system and the information collected by the camera on the windshield to selectively block the light in the corresponding area of the headlights. "Blackout" effect.
When an approaching car or pedestrian is encountered while driving, the FAHB headlights can automatically adjust the height of the lighting to prevent the light from shining directly on the opposite pedestrian or vehicle.
(Automatic high beam on and automatic high beam off)
In the actual measurement, the automatic high beam will automatically light up when the starting speed is greater than 22km/h, and will automatically turn off when the vehicle speed is lower than 15km/h.
Editor's comments:
The final test results of the Volvo S90 plug-in hybrid version were relatively in line with our expectations. Although we did not see its strength in low beam, this FAHB headlight still brought us a lot of surprises, but its pricing made us feel a bit expensive. From this, we can also see that Volvo models have higher Zero to whole ratio.
Generally speaking, for Volvo, which focuses on safety, the illumination of headlights is very important, especially when driving at night. Only being able to see the road clearly is the most basic guarantee for safety. Of course, in terms of the performance of the headlights, Volvo is not lagging behind. I believe that Volvo, which has always regarded safety configuration as a standard feature, can also put this FAHB headlight on other models in the future and become a standard feature of the family. Provide more Volvo car owners with safer car protection!
