Used to be one of the maxims in design, form follows function. The truth is that reality shows that this is not always the case — just look a little closer at the cars on the road to see it. The new Toyota GR Supra is no different.
The design of the sporty, curved and very dynamic, has several cuts and recesses along the bodywork that, at first glance, we would have no problem in saying that they are air inlets and outlets for cooling or aerodynamic functions — but no...
In fact, almost all of them seem to be covered. Its function appears to be purely aesthetic, with Toyota officials indicating that its presence will make sense with the development of competition versions of the Supra.
It's not a new topic, it has already been addressed by us, but now it reappears due to the video (featured) of a youtuber, Jackie Ding, who, apparently tired of being always asking him to “uncover” the openings of his recently acquired Toyota GR Supra, demonstrates “black and white” how futile this exercise would be.
As he says, even cutting the plastics that cover them, they would hardly serve the function we would expect of them. Whether as wheel arch air extractors, or air channels to cool the brakes, Jackie Ding's revealing images show how these are essentially purely decorative in character — a common feature of automotive styling these days.