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A car's face, engineered to look like it means business even while parked.
means A grille is an open metal or plastic grating covering an opening, typically on a car's front end, that lets air reach the engine and radiator while keeping debris out.
from From French 'grille,' meaning grating or lattice, which descends from Latin 'craticula,' a diminutive of 'crates' meaning wickerwork or hurdle. The same Latin root gave English 'crate' and 'grate' — so a car's grille, a fireplace grate, and a shipping crate are all linguistic cousins, united by the idea of a lattice of crossed bars.
- function first
- Lets air cool the engine without letting rocks in
- brand signature
- BMW kidneys, Rolls-Royce Parthenon, instantly recognizable silhouettes
- ev problem
- Electric cars barely need one, yet keep fake ones
- size inflation
- Grilles have grown steadily larger decade over decade