OK, what is it?

[Tritone]

right, you grrrr8 bunch of experts on here; what is this thing on a car in Canada, and why isn't there one on my USA car?

[wedouglas]

Has to do with low speed collisions. It's required in Canada, but not in the US.

[peterh]

"bumperettes"

Audi did the same thing on the Canadian TT's which looked like little tumors on the front and rear bumpers. I think many people ended up having them removed because they looked terrible.

[Tritone]

"bumperettes"

Audi did the same thing on the Canadian TT's which looked like little tumors on the front and rear bumpers. I think many people ended up having them removed because they looked terrible.

thanks all. as I suspected. and yes, they are aesthetically-challenged.....