In seriousness, these Bimmers are built with a whole different approach. The Germans build a floor and frame, mount a driveline, then sculpt inner struts and frames to hang the sheet metal from. US builders structure a tub to hold the running gear, (and act as a monocoque), then attach the body panels to the tub around all the edges. I didn't see that hole because when I lifted the hood, (bonnet), the primed strut seemed to be the inner wall of the fender - I didn't even notice that 3 inches outboard, there was another seam where the side fender panel met the subframe and had the 'hole' in question. Ingenious actually, but a bit odd to an American who is used to 'heavy metal' construction. The last US car I had that had 300+ horsepower, weighed 5400 pounds, was 20 feet long, had "fins" on the fenders, a single speaker for its AM/FM radio, got 9 miles to the gallon, and had a trunk, (boot), the size of an average walk-up flat.