Different front bumper for S3 Saloon vs Hatch

[naughts4187]

I've only just paid attention to the slight difference in bumpers between the Saloon and Hatch S3.
The hatch seems to have gills to the side, with a flat splitter running the width, whereas the Saloon has no gills and has a much deeper appearance.

Question: will the saloon bumper fit the hatch? And WHY didn't Audi fit this to the hatch, it's so much better.

 

[veeeight]

The Saloon is longer, wider and lower, and has a wider track.

A3 Saloon
4456x1796x1416

A3 SB
4310x1785x1425

All body panels are different.


See:
http://www.audi-sport.net/xf/threads/different-s3-saloon-front-splitter.203307/

 

[Rob2k68]

As V8 says the wheel arches look more flared on the saloon so the bumpers are unlikely to be interchangeable.

 

[Vertigo1]

As V8 said, the Saloon is wider so the wheelarches are more flared out - presumably the "gills" at the side wouldn't work properly or look right on it so they dropped them. Think it looks a bit cleaner myself - the bigger wheel offset alone makes a lot of difference to the looks IMO.