Where door meets window glass is a straight line, as is the chrome strip below the doors, and everything else is curved. Projector headlamps lend some animal characteristic to the front and step in notches into the front fenders, while the dark chrome grille between has three-dimensional waves rather than two-dimensional slats. In some respects it resembles the old Hyundai Tiburon (aptly named after a shark) and in others the wide swooping grille and multiple layers suggest the lovable tenacity of a drooling bulldog. Whatever you think, you'll get lots of opinion because it doesn't go unnoticed: The fashion statement worked.
Behind the huge front wheels are chrome, arched vertical vents for ducting engine compartment air out and reducing front lift by five percent; door handles are also chrome while mirrors are paint matched. The paint applied to the steel, aluminum and resin body panels is called Scratch Shield clearcoat and it is designed to use sunlight to heat the clearcoat and fill in small scratches over a few days.
Like the front lights, the rear LED lamp housings curl around the body sides, and protrude somewhat to offer better visibility and some aerodynamic downforce at high speeds; this and the front vents are more aimed at Infiniti's European customers rather than American driving habits. If you're concerned about seeing the tail lights in the outside mirrors, don't be; the mirror side view ends around the rear door handles.
The spoiler atop the rear glass is integral with the hatch, void of the seams more common tacked-on pieces do; it may aid downforce and wind noise, too. Large swaths of chrome set off the license plate recess, and a bumper top cover is available to avoid paint scuffs too deep for Scratch Shield to fix.
If you look carefully you will find a camera above the license plate, on the bottom of each (very expensive) rear-view mirror, and one at the top of the grille. Next Page