2023 Hyundai Palisade teased
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Sadly, it's what people want. They want these bold, in your face designs. Probably because they crave constant attention. It's the same with driving a giant, lifted 4-door truck with a broken or modified exhaust.
more strict pedestrian and crash testing standards result in higher hoods, higher belt lines, more bloated designs, what else are you going to put on the front of a car? Big grilles allow more cooling for guess what....turbo engines, i wonder whats driving turbo engines nowadays. Because the exterior of a car is basically predetermined because of regulations, guess how you have to stand out now? Why do you think cars are starting to look the same?
Last edited by 4TehNguyen; Apr 14, 2022 at 02:55 PM.
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more strict pedestrian and crash testing standards result in higher hoods, higher belt lines, more bloated designs, what else are you going to put on the front of a car? Big grilles allow more cooling for guess what....turbo engines, i wonder whats driving turbo engines nowadays. Because the exterior of a car is basically predetermined because of regulations, guess how you have to stand out now? Why do you think cars are starting to look the same?
1) Cooling requirements for turbos do not require these gigantic grilles. In fact, if you look, you’ll see that most of these gigantic grilles are blocked off with a much smaller portion used for cooling.
2) Designers know they don’t have to put on big grilles, they do it for consumer taste reasons. This started long ago.
3) Safety regulations have certainly caused some common themes across cars, but gigantic grilles are far from the only way to stand out. Cars like the Jeep Cherokee made a statement upon debut without the grille being the focal point.
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