I agree, the daisy wheels are something that came in later in the Silver/Gold/Platinum era but I looked at photos of my past SS Platinums and they all had the gray daisy inserts. They might be unique to that model. But that I am not sure of.
Right, but I have not paid a whole lot attention to that aspect. I have two in the driveway right now and they both have the gray inserts. I don't think the Golds are the same however. I think they used the whites like the Silvers do.
Yah, they are classy looking, but I would imagine that being flush mounted, they would be very prone to wind issues, even with that shroud around them.
Yah, I am not sure if they are doing the same thing they are doing with the Genesis II and new genesis grills, selling both simultaneously. It seems odd they still have that much over stock on the older models to continue selling them new.
See, Josh has the answers.
But he also has something else that I don't. He has the physical traits to make that happen and clearly the dedication. Not me.