• Alqueva, Portugal, one of the darkest areas in Europe, is the ideal place to test the lights developed by the SEAT Lighting Team
• It took 800 hours in the dark to test the headlamps and rear lights of the new Leon
• Their 100% LED technology opens up new possibilities for engineers in safety, comfort and design
• The wraparound arc of interior light, a technological challenge that will incorporate new functions by the end of the year

The Dark Sky Alqueva reserve in Portugal is a unique place in Europe to observe nebulae and constellations, such as Orion. It is a realm of darkness where the engineers of the SEAT Lighting team feel right at home. In the darkest areas of the planet they monitor the behaviour of other types of constellations, those that make up the headlamps and rear lights that they develop for models such as the SEAT Leon. “Here we have once again verified that the lighting we have designed for the fourth generation adapts perfectly to the road thanks to the range and width of the headlight beams and the contrast and definition of the rear lights” explains Carlos Elvira, head of Lighting and Signalling Development at SEAT.