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by cesarb 2595 days ago
For some reason, automakers seem to like to cover their under-development vehicles in garish camouflage. Like this one from 2016: https://electrek.co/2016/07/27/daimler-etruck-first-all-elec...
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sk0g 2595 days ago
Isn't the reason obvious? They don't want to give you a good look at the car just yet, and would much rather make your eyes bleed till proper PR shots are done and dusted.

Plus it looks cool as, when you spot the most jarring car on the road!

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uxp100 2595 days ago
It makes it hard to determine details of the body shapes from candid photos.
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