Are they they much more capable now that they’re enormous than 15-20 years ago when they were normal sized? I do not remember a pickup truck having a grille abo

Are they they much more capable now that they’re enormous than 15-20 years ago when they were normal sized? I do not remember a pickup truck having a grille above the head of the average pedestrian when I was a kid, and I have a hard time believing that this is somehow important to any of other functions other than intimidating (or actually harming) other road users.