I recently emailed SOA about the possibility of HIDs in future models, I got an email back within 24hr that stated this...

"Dear Mr. Connolly:

Thank you for visiting the Subaru Web site and for taking the time to contact us. The most valued opinion of any business is that of its customers. Your comments are valuable to us in that they provide us with a clear picture of our products as seen by our customers. We also appreciate your compliments on your Legacy GT and your enthusiasm for Subaru products.

We appreciate your suggestions for improvements to our Legacy GT. We have taken the liberty of forwarding your suggestions to our Product Planning Department for their possible consideration on future Subaru vehicles. Input from our owners has been helpful in initiating changes to our newer models. We hope to continually improve our products and we appreciate your comments.

None of our Forester, Legacy, or Outback models are available with HID lighting. We have tried to stay away from this for several reasons. There are physiological disadvantages to HID auto headlamps that do not exist with glowing-filament lamps.

Probably the biggest issue is HID headlamps' significantly worse color rendering index (CRI), which is in the high-60s to low-70s range. Halogen headlamps' CRI tends to be around 90 to 97 or so. In laymans terms, this means that the human eye's color perception and differentiation is much, much better under halogen light (lower color temperature) than under the light produced by automotive HID headlamps.

There is research showing improved distance perception with headlights of *lower* color temperature, for any given intensity. Certainly any kind of shift towards the blue (as with HID headlamps) is a step in the wrong direction in inclement weather (fog, rain, snow, etc.).

Based on this and other factors, we have focused our efforts on halogen projector beam technology, which offers a sharp, precise beam pattern, and a strong spread of light without the drawbacks of a HID lamp. While HID is a 'status symbol', safety comes first!

If you have any further comments or should you need assistance in the future, please contact our Customer Dealer/Services Department by phone at 1-800-SUBARU3 (1-800-782-2783) or by email through our Web site ' Contact Us' section. Thank you for your comments."

spectrul HID-ului nu e complet discontinuu, chiar daca intr-adevar unele lungimi de unda sunt mult mai puternice decat restul. Exista un coating al becului si atmosfera din interior care absoarbe unele lungimi de unda (inclusiv in banda UV) si le re-emite sub forma de lumina vizibila.

Eu am avut ceva cu tenta galbuie si le-am schimbat cu altele ce fac o lumina alba. Pana acum am obs ca pe ploaie nu vad mai nimic cu astea noi, cu celelalte era putin mai bine, in schimb pe uscat si faza scurta si lunga lumineaza foarte bine si sunt multumit.