Thanks Steve - actually it is the placard that I find hideous!! It looks like something you might see on a tractor, milk truck, vending machine - not a fine Italian automobile. When I first saw a pic of it, I thought it was added by an owner!
I'm shocked at how/why a design studio would do this (sorry - I spent many years as an automotive program manager working with the design studios - they would lose their minds over this)!