it is a thing of beaut!

 

Thanks, can you comment on the extra light (side shooting)when turning?

 

It's so nice @Bpraim . I had rented a van/car where the lights turned as you turned which I really liked but you lose visibility on the non-turning side. With this system I have a larger peripheral view now and it's wonderful, I really love it.

 

Thank you very much for your comment, We will be ordering a 21 this week!

 

I am also pleased with all of the new LED lighting. It is a huge improvement over the downgraded halogen when I went from my T&C HID back to the PacHy Limited trim in 2018.

Although I have never stood in front of the van and confirmed this, from what I can see from the driver's seat, the fog lights and the side lights are one in the same. If you have the fog lights on, you don't get any additional side light when you turn. When the fog lights are off, however, the side lighting is activated by either the turn signal or turning of the wheel (at low speeds). As someone who ran fog lights all of the time in my 2018, the wider lighting of the fog lamps, coupled with the automatic side-lighting behavior has led me to drive without fog lamps activated.

 

I love how the side lighting turns on when you either turn the steering wheel in that direction or you turn on the blinker in that direction. It’s so bright!

 

The "side lighting" is nothing more than activation of the fog lights. Nothing new or exciting there, but it's useful. Turn your fog lights on and you will have that light on any time your low beams are active (for whatever reason, they deactivate with high beams which I disagree with... they still add useful side lighting, especially on rural roads).

The LEDs on 2021 are excellent. I have owned a lot of newer vehicles, and these headlights are easily top 3.

 

The regulations permit only 4 operational lights at any time. It's either Lows+Highs or Lows+ Fogs. Why? I have no idea.

 

Even the DRL's are super bright, am sure this will ace the NHTSA and IIHS headlight safety tests.

 

Lighting is amazing at night. Side lights are awesome in parking lots.

 

I can also confirm they are miles above the 2020 HID lamps. But the big upgrade is the LED high beams. The high beams on the 2020 and earlier left much to be desired.

 

I'm quite certain that fog lights do nothing for visibility, and are only there for manufacturers to upsell for aesthetics anyways. This has been the case with every vehicle I've ever driven or ridden in for the last 30+ years. I've never driven a vehicle at night (in any conditions), turned on the fog lights, and thought to myself "Wow, I can actually see better now!"

 

Depends entirely on how the lights were designed. FCA fog lights, these Pacificas included, add noticeable visibility on the far sides of the vehicle. Useful for spotting deer in fields when driving on rural roads at night.

 

Fog lights are not designed to be deer spotters. They are designed to have a very low cut-off to prevent fog reflected glare back to the driver. The good ones do spill more light to the side, which aids in staying on the road in very dense fog. Spotting deer is a bonus.

I've had a couple of occasions in Door County Wisconsin to drive in dense fog. The fog lights on the Pacifica work very well for that purpose. I really could see better with them.

 

We love the lights on our 21’ limited awd, hands down the best factory lights we have had in our vehicles. This was well thought out by Chrysler, no comparison to the outgoing models lights.

 

We love the lights on out 21’ limited awd, hands down the best factory lights we have had in our vehicles. This was well thought out by Chrysler, no comparison to the outgoing models lights.

Good to hear that. I look forward to getting a 2021 later this year when my lease expires.

My 2018 Limited HID lights are decent but not great. I've driven a Touring and the lights are pretty mediocre.

 

Looks like they are the same for all models, So I'd say yes

 

According to the feature matrix, all Pacificas have the same lights.

 

So, had the first chance to drive the van under darkness yesterday to experience the 2021 LED lights. They are quite simply stunning. The lights are a very crisp white color, and throw light really, really well. The cornering lights (driven off the fogs) are a neat touch and do assist visibility.

Coming from a 2018 and 2020, the lights are a vast improvement - but that is to be expected with the halogen to LED move. Nice of Chrysler to put the same lights across the whole model line up.

John

 

The headlights are poor compared to my 2017 Forester and a 2021 Highlander .