why difference between coupe & sedan bumper?
10-18-2013, 07:48 PM
#3
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.
10-19-2013, 09:00 AM
#4
It is kind of dumb when you think about it. But I doubt they spent all the money on separate tooling by accident. The marketplace must drive them to look different even where it seems like it would not matter.
10-21-2013, 12:33 AM
#5
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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.
10-21-2013, 02:44 PM
#6
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.
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.
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.
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10-21-2013, 07:42 PM
#8
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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.
They could easily differentiate the look of the front bumper, and the whole car, but retain an identical width and front chassis setup/mounting points. Just never made sense to me to have different lights, bumper, grill, (essentially the whole front of the car) especially with the whole industry now pushing for the corporate themed car.
06-28-2017, 10:17 PM
#15
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I think the sedan looks more like a bubble butt then the coupe...and the sedan needs a rear lip or skirt (that isnt made) to look better
Maybe someone can cut up a g37 coupe IPL rear bumper to fit the sedan
Maybe someone can cut up a g37 coupe IPL rear bumper to fit the sedan