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Old 08-23-2019, 01:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
redpoint5
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The shape always seems to favor driving in reverse rather than forward.

My guess is the speaker grill retains most of the aerodynamic properties of fully enclosing, while still allowing heat to radiate through. There's somewhere around a 0% chance that would get carried over into production.

I'm not crazy about the look, but then vanity isn't that important to me. As long as vehicles don't have enormous faux grills, I'm fine.
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