ELI5: Why is there a grill in front of the front door in on this car?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/26201585
So, I don't know much about cars, but I generally expected for that part to be flush with the body. Is there any reason for there to be a grill like thing in front of the front door?
Looks like brake vents, has them on the rear end as well. The black triangle on the left side of the rear end / bumper.
To appear sporty
Is that an enthusiast thing? I initially thought it was a manufacturing defect.
It should be a pressure relief channel coming from the wheel arch: wheel rotation creates a complex air flow and I think this channel lets trapped air flow outwards (and stay attached to the vehicle sides, improving aerodynamics). Probably I got much wrong and more probably still, it’s of no real use for a road car driving under 200km/h.
Edit: could also be linked to brake cooling, now that I think of it…
My understanding has been that these are mostly for cooling the brakes
Probably about as useful as a spoiler or some flames on the side