They were yellow like that on Motorweek when they were showing the typical series of videoclips of it driving.

 

That's the first time I've seen amber DRLs. Didn't know they were legal in the U.S....normally, DRLs are just slightly dimmer versions of regular headlights.

 

1st gen GX had them as well as a few GM vehicles (the minivans of late 90s and C6 Corvette I want to say?) that I can recall off the top of my head.

 

My 4Runner has amber DRL. I was talking more “parking” lights. Like when you put it in part it goes to that colour

 

The amber DRLs are definitely only on the top trim.

 

Really? I've never seen one with white DRLs, every one I have seen has amber.

 

According to the Kia website, the amber DRLs are paired on models with the LED headlights.

https://www.kia.com/us/en/telluride/specs

Daytime Running Light (DRL), LED
A streak of crisp lighting to identify the position of your Telluride on the road. Models with LED headlights feature a unique Amber color.

 

Lol yep. I'll be on lookout but I'm 99.99999% sure, because I remember seeing on Motorweek it driving and remembering that the amber lights looked sharp, and the ones here I see on the roads have white DRLs.

 

Ah, well I guess the ones I see aren't fully loaded, but otherwise they look it.

 

Interesting - I have seen a few with amber and a few with white. Good to know why.

 

The current Kia Cadenza (which anyone would be forgiven for never seeing in public) also features Amber LED DRL on the top trim only.

 

I'd gladly be seen in public anytime, anywhere, under any condition, in a Cadenza. To my tastes, it's the best product Kia sells in the American market, with the possible exception of the K900 (which costs almost twice as much). In fact, when I bought my Lacrosse, the Cadenza was in the Top Five consideration.

The current mis-mash of lighting and styles/colors, IMO, is just getting too confusing....plus the fact that on some vehicles, the headlight/DRL stays lit when the front turn signal is on, and on some they don't. I'd like to see legislation (or DOT regulations) across the entire American-market spectrum standardizing lights, functions, and colors once and for all.

 

I saw a new Cadenza on the road a few days ago. They are a rare sight. Nice looking car. If you're interested in one, you might want to move quickly. Kia is only selling around 100 per month. In September they sold 92 (-54%). It makes you wonder how long Kia will continue to sell it here in the U.S.

 

Saw the new Telli today with amber lights. I don’t like it. I think it looks like they forgot to turn their lights on and just left the parking lights on. The white lights look better. Those small fog lights are a nice touch.

 

I'd still like to see Kia bring the Mojave over here. Both interior and exterior look better than the Telluride IMO





vs Telluride interior