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"55Buick, Oversteer Scientist" (55Buick) 03/05/2014 at 12:14 • Filed to: Mclaren 650S

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As Aya said, the 650S configurator is up. However, I can't get over this here. This kind of plastic vent belongs on a Corolla, not a super car. I am disappoint.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:16

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Well, you know, so you'll tick the carbon fibre pack! :D

f86sabre > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:16

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Is it used on the race car?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:17

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Oh, the blocked off for aero vent?

55Buick, Oversteer Scientist > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 03/05/2014 at 12:18

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Is that what it's for? If that's it, then I'm ok. If it's for cost saving, that would be bad.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:20

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They want to make the grille wrap around stylistically, but an amount is blocked off for aerodynamic and cooling reasons.

McLarry > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:32

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Now that you've pointed it out, I simply can't unsee it...

Victorious Secret > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:42

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Except the Corolla isn't designed with that in mind for cooling reasons, the 650S is.

Mercedes Streeter > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:56

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It's actually MUCH more common than you think...on every car really...

It's there for a multitude of reasons, usually to limit air intake, but also sometimes the design doesn't permit an actual vent to be there (because there could be a crash structure behind it, electronics, yadda yadda).

Here's the same kind of thing on the Lexus LFA

Takuro Spirit > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 12:59

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If it was a pop-out unit for a headlamp washer of something I would not mind as much but yeah, that's one of my biggest automotive pet peeves (other than exposed ffasteners apparently) of recent years. EVERY motherfucker is doing it, and it looks cheap and silly.

Just make the holes fucking holes. K?

Jayhawk Jake > Takuro Spirit 03/05/2014 at 13:27

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There's a reason they aren't holes though.

DocWalt > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 13:41

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That's very likely there to hide the crash structure behind it.

Takuro Spirit > Jayhawk Jake 03/05/2014 at 13:55

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I know, I know, but then they can just design around it, eh?

Jayhawk Jake > Takuro Spirit 03/05/2014 at 14:23

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You'd think so

Rico > Jayhawk Jake 03/05/2014 at 15:23

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What is the reason? I've always wondered this, back when my cousin had an older Mustang it had what I thought were vents near the doors but turned out to be filled with plastic tabs and never could understand why.

Jayhawk Jake > Rico 03/05/2014 at 15:40

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The engineers probably didn't want/need as much air as the full section required.

On some cars this crap is just for show, like the 'scoop' on a Camaro SS, or the vents on the hood of a Veloster.

Rico > Jayhawk Jake 03/05/2014 at 15:55

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I wonder what would happen if you removed the plastic.

Jayhawk Jake > Rico 03/05/2014 at 16:00

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On this? You'd get more drag and be slower.

Rico > Jayhawk Jake 03/05/2014 at 16:38

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This is the Mustang my cousin had, I figured if the vents were filled with plastic they probably wouldn't go anywhere anyway.

Philbert/Phartnagle > 55Buick, Oversteer Scientist 03/05/2014 at 22:21

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Are you this disappointed?