Philips launches new RacingVision halogen

Philips has launched the RacingVision GT200 halogen bulb, which it claims offers 200 per cent more light than the industry standard bulb.

A successor to the Philips RacingVision headlamp, the RacingVision GT200 is the most powerful road-legal halogen bulb yet produced – delivering the super-bright visibility of a rally bulb in a format that can be used on public roads.

Richard Armstrong of Lumileds, global licensee of Philips Automotive Lighting products, said: “RacingVision has long been the pace setter in top-end performance halogen bulbs, but the new RacingVision GT200 has really raised the bar to a completely new level.”

The new bulb’s performance makes driving even safer than its predecessor, giving an additional safety distance of up to 80 metres with the area of the road it illuminates on dipped beam, compared to the industry standard bulb.

The RacingVision GT200 also boasts excellent lifetime for a bulb with such stellar performance.

Users can expect as much as 250 hours for the H7 variant, rising to up to 400 hours for the RacingVision GT200 H4.

These advances are made possible thanks to a high luminance filament and a new coating on the glass.

The Racing Vision GT200 also features new diamond precision quartz glass, which offers increased translucency for a brighter light on the road.

As with the Quartz glass long-used on Philips Automotive headlamp bulbs, it helps protect the headlamp optic from UV damage. The new diamond precision quartz also has increased pressure and shock resistance properties.

The Philips RacingVision GT200 is available in the most common headlight bulb types, H4 and H7.