Performance-oriented drivers enjoy a bright, vibrant and street-legal bulb compliant with relevant regulations. Between the near-matching light outputs on offer and the similarly world-class standards and reputations of OSRAM and Philips, there really is no weak showing here. Besides the breathtaking improvements to vision and visibility, the Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation) and RacingVision each offer a level of comfort, safety and awareness that you’ll wonder how you lived without.

The optimised bulb design provides higher luminance for a better view of the road ahead, giving drivers a safer, more exciting drive. This huge extra provision of light translates to a massive amount of extra light on the road: the Philips RacingVision GT200 headlight bulb projects a bold light up to 80 metres farther than standard. Thanks to Philips' precision-engineering and expert grip over light beam technology and positioning, the Philips RacingVision GT200 is able to put all of its extra brightness to good use. Let's start by taking a look at some of the features of the new Philips RacingVision GT200 halogen range of bulbs. The RacingVision GT200 is truly a landmark Maximum Performance bulb, offering up to 200% more brightness than a standard halogen headlight bulb. Not only is this the brightest performing halogen bulb in the entire Philips portfolio, but it may just be the brightest halogen car headlight bulb available, full stop. What this extra brightness amounts to is masses of extra vision on the road ahead. The Philips RacingVision GT200 allows you to illuminate up to a whopping extra 80 metres farther than a standard halogen headlight, allowing for a more alert, focused driving experience. The RacingVision GT200's extra coverage of light comes courtesy of Philips' world class engineers, whose expertise and use of the finest materials ensure a perfect framing of the road ahead, meaning no extra light goes to waste.In awarding the Philips RacingVision GT200 the coveted “Best Buy” status, Auto Express reported that our bulb had scored the highest Figure of Merit (the combined measurement of light at both 50m and 75m on low beam) by some 10% compared to any of its competitors. As both the Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation) and RacingVision ranges are classed as Maximum Performance bulbs, the factor of extra brightness seems the most obvious – and pertinent – place to start. And neither range lets us down here. This year, however, the UK industry’s most respected bulb test also noted the consistency of product quality matching between each of the pair of bulbs tested. Ultimately, it's up to the driver to weigh up bulb lifespan and extra light and decide which is the best option for their specific lighting needs. Whatever the choice, you can be sure of a stellar halogen light performance and optimal bulb design. Bringing you a brighter light projection by up to 200%, these vision-optimising bulbs will extend your view of the road ahead by up to 80 metres further than the standard. This allows you greater confidence while driving at night-time thanks to improved visibility allowing for faster reaction times. <./p>

Each range is able to achieve a massive increase to light output, producing a light of up to 150% more brightness than a standard halogen bulb. This powerful light is crucial not only in enhancing your vision, but also in illuminating your presence to other drivers, keeping you safer on dark roads. Where the Philips RacingVision GT200 surpasses its predecessor, the RacingVision range, for light output, it does so at no cost to bulb lifespan. In fact, miraculously, where the RacingVision offered a bulb lifetime of up to 200 hours, the experts in Philips' engineering teams have endowed the new RacingVision GT200 range with an expected bulb lifespan of up to 250 hours. Given the enormous enhancements to light output already achieved, this extra lifespan is a definite bonus. Thankfully, Philips RacingVision GT200 is also fully tested and ECE-certified for road legal use on all public roads and highways. Bulbs are placed in a headlamp - a reflector type from a Fiat 500X for halogen bulbs, projector from an Audi A3 for HID - allowed to burn in to settle output, then an image is taken of the beam pattern on the wall.

Where OSRAM provide a guide as to how much extra light their Night Breaker Laser (Next Generation)s puts on the road, Philips does not. That being said, with each bulb range offering such similar levels of brightness, it’s possible to presume that similar distances should be covered.