Just an observation. I know chevy does have this figured out already but it does make one wonder about that big gaping hole on top of the hood.
It will no doubt take in LOTS of water when the car is parked or being driven in a heavy thunderstorm. There is no way around it. Big hole, the water has to go some place. I suspect passing rain water would go straight to the ground as it passes in front of the engine inside the engine bay. But, I can see one side of the hood is sectioned off for what it looks like isolation to pass air into the breather duct work. The air intake tube looks to have two large holes to allow cooler air to partially inter the system. Maybe someone that has seen the mighty ZED EL ONE in person with the hood up can comment on this more.
I realize there are baffles, filters, and one knows not what from preventing water from entering the air intake system, but it don't take much water to make things act up as far as performance. Is there 110% guarantee while the car is running 60 MPH down the road in a heavy thunderstorm or even idling at a red light in a heavy thunderstorm there is no danger of water causing a performance issue? Cold 30 degree water being dumped right on top of an engine running 190 to 220 degrees temperature etc?
