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I think that's actually quite common on new car models. The dazzle paint job makes it harder for the press to see the shape.

E.g.: https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/prototype-cars.html

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I don't want my car "harder to see" going at 100 miles down the highway.

Oh no, it's super easy to see, just harder to tell if it's a coupe or a sedan or whatever. New lines in the body panels get drowned out by the pattern, etc.

I always wondered if this still worked with a IR/UV camera too...?

I vaguely recall reading (probably in the book All Corvettes Are Red) that the C5 Corvette was driven around with Camaro body panels to fool the media.

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