Ditto on the bull bar, that's the only reason I left it off of my build. And you're probably right, an engineering decision. Unlike the winch mount, they wanted it out of the front camera FOV, and centerline of the grille makes the most sense shooting from the hip aesthetics. Unfortunately, they ended up blatantly covering a key design cue. The smartest design engineers on the planet can be practical morons on stuff like that. Growing up working on cars and seeing stuff like that is what drove me to get an engineering degree so I could "fix" them. Throughout my career I have been able to educate a lot of them and steer a whole bunch of critical decisions in the right direction, but not sure if I've ever successfully "fixed" an engineer.
And no, I do not work for Ford...
7/14/20 Res, took delivery 4/7/22!!
A51 2 door Badlands, 2.7L, Sasquatch, Lux, MGV, MIC, Roof Rails, Tow