Car design changed quite a bit around that 2016 time when the pedestrian safety stuff started...it’s when the front ends of cars started getting very blunt and tall. They wanted pedestrians to hit the hood I think vs. being thrown up into the windshield. I remember it being a very big deal for...
This is what I had remembered reading when I fell down the DPF hood hole a long time ago...
"70 Series whisperers will note the bulky new bonnet. It’s muscled up to improve pedestrian safety by creating a larger gap between the bonnet and the top of the engine."...
I put one on for the top mount intercooler I got from Cross Country....they did one for a truck similar to my build with the 1HDT and the wide nose. The larger hood scoop has to do with pedestrian safety....I would guess they wanted a crumple zone between the unlucky person who ended up on the...