Originally Posted by botlfed98 (Post 3690604)

any ideas why Infiniti decided to have different front bumpers between coupe & sedan?? It sure would have been nice if they were interchangeable

Originally Posted by oliveview (Post 3691088)

Different everything (on the outside). They don't share a single common body panel. But that's exactly the same as every other manufacturer. Coupes and sedans are always different sheet metal.

Originally Posted by crazjayz (Post 3691640)

I definitely agree with you on this one. It would be really nice to be able to interchange the coupe/sedan bumpers, even if it took some "extra" work like the pre-10 to the +2010 sedans.



For most of the sheet metal, I can see why, but for the front bumper specifically, it really doesn't make sense. I would think to save on development costs, you would try to use as many cross parts as possible, and while having different style bumpers would be ideal (to differentiate between coupe vs. sedan), what doesn't make sense is having the dimensions, brackets, braces, mounting points, etc, of the cars so different as they're essentially the same up front. I can understand different lengths, so fenders, doors, and rear would be different, but the front, from an accounting point if view, it never made sense to me.

Originally Posted by oliveview (Post 3691088)

Different everything (on the outside). They don't share a single common body panel. But that's exactly the same as every other manufacturer. Coupes and sedans are always different sheet metal.

Originally Posted by oliveview (Post 3691822)

I can assure you that if it made cost-sense, the automotive industry would do it differently. Again, this has zero to do with Nissan, as it's a design decision every single automaker follows. One-time, up-front development and tooling costs are FAR outstripped by actual automotive production, and sales. Obviously, people aren't interested in buying the same exact car, but with either two-doors or four. They want true differentiation for their money.