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Confusingly, fascia is used for several different things in the automotive world. Many of these meanings are related to the appearance of the car.

In British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
, a car's fascia or facia is its instrument panel
Instrument panel

Instrument panel has several uses:*Control panel *Flight instruments *Dashboard ...
 and dashboard
Dashboard

A dashboard, dash, "dial and switch housing", and sometimes fascia is a Control panel located under the windshield of an automobile....
 area - which lies in front of the driver and front-seat passenger. It is used primarily in enthusiast and specialist circles.

In recent American English
American English

PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
 usage, a car's fascia is its front-end "look" - grille
Grille

A grille is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or other barrier, usually to let air or water enter and/or leave but keep larger objects including people and animals in or out....
, headlamp
Headlamp

A headlamp is a lamp , usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a automobile, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as darkness or precipitation ....
s, front bumper, and other details.






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Confusingly, fascia is used for several different things in the automotive world. Many of these meanings are related to the appearance of the car.

In British English
British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
, a car's fascia or facia is its instrument panel
Instrument panel

Instrument panel has several uses:*Control panel *Flight instruments *Dashboard ...
 and dashboard
Dashboard

A dashboard, dash, "dial and switch housing", and sometimes fascia is a Control panel located under the windshield of an automobile....
 area - which lies in front of the driver and front-seat passenger. It is used primarily in enthusiast and specialist circles.

In recent American English
American English

PhonologyIn many ways, compared to English language in England, North American English is conservative in its phonology. Some distinctive accents can be found on the East Coast of the United States , partly because these areas were in contact with England, and imitated prestigious varieties of English English at a time when those varieties we...
 usage, a car's fascia is its front-end "look" - grille
Grille

A grille is an opening of several slits side by side in a wall or metal sheet or other barrier, usually to let air or water enter and/or leave but keep larger objects including people and animals in or out....
, headlamp
Headlamp

A headlamp is a lamp , usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a automobile, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as darkness or precipitation ....
s, front bumper, and other details. This area is possibly the most critical in defining a car's identifiable look, and is also the easiest to restyle when a car's styling needs to be refreshed. Again, this word is mostly being used by the auto trade and automotive journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
s.

The term fascia is also used to describe the rear of the vehicle. The total of the front and rear fascias can make up a fourth of the exterior of the vehicle.

Furthermore, the fascia is used to describe the single panel that conceals the bumper, front or rear, and ties the bumper element visually with the sides of the vehicle -- often including a inlet for cooling. 93% of fascias are made of TPO
ThermoPlastic Olefin

ThermoPlastic Olefin is a trade name that refers to polymer/filler blends usually consisting of some fraction of PP , PE , BCPP , rubber, and a reinforcing filler....
 (thermoplastic olefin elastomer). This material is high gloss, has thin wall capability, improved paintability, and a low coefficient of thermal expansion.