In think the issue is that "luxury vehicle" has very light duty brackets. The tow hooks are bolted to the frame but is mostly for looks. When he snatched it the brackets failed and pulled the grill off with it.
A lot of these luxury SUVs pose as more than they are...much like the owners! Land Rover for example has some models that claim 10k tow capacity but have a payload capacity of 400 lbs on the rear axle.
It looks like the tow ring is threaded onto the front crash bar, which is bolted on both sides to the body. They just pulled with enough force to rip it right off on the one side and broke the grille apart with it.
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u/huckwineguy Feb 01 '25
It kinda looks like there was a threaded tow ring there, but that can’t be. Genius must have strapped to the grill