Patent ID: 8277096

Claim:
A motor vehicle comprising: a controllable exterior motor vehicle light, which has a light housing with an at least partially transparent light glass, and at least one light source arranged in the interior of the light housing; a vehicle system adapted to control a manner of driving the motor vehicle, wherein the vehicle system is selected from a group consisting of a throttle response system, a steering system, and a suspension system; a control device in operative communication with the motor vehicle light and the vehicle system, the control device configured to provide commands to operate the motor vehicle light and the vehicle system in at least two operating modes, wherein a first operating mode comprises a first set of driving properties associated with a sport mode of the vehicle system, a second operating mode comprises a second set of driving properties associated with a non-sport mode of the vehicle system, when operating in the first operating mode, the control device provides commands to the motor vehicle light to radiate light only by way of a first portion of the light glass to provide a first appearance associated with the sport mode and to the vehicle system to provide the first set of driving properties, when operating in the second operating mode, the control device provides commands to the motor vehicle light to radiate light by way of a second portion of the light glass which is at least partially different from the first portion to provide a second appearance associated with the non-sport mode and to the vehicle system to provide the second set of driving properties, wherein the second set of driving properties include at least one of a firmer suspension, more direct steering or more spontaneous throttle response; and a manual switch connected to the control device to specify the respective operating mode.